The Night (Al-Layl)
In the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace
By the night when it envelopeth, 1 And [by] the day when it appears 2 Consider the creation of the male and the female! 3 surely your striving is to diverse ends. 4 Thus, as for him who gives [to others] and is conscious of God, 5 for those who spend for the cause of God, 6 observe piety, and believe in receiving rewards from God. 7 But as for him who is niggardly, and thinks that he is self-sufficient, 8 and rejects what is right, 9 We will ease him toward difficulty. 10 And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes. 11 BEHOLD, it is indeed for Us to grace [you] with guidance; 12 And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world). 13 Now I have warned you of a Fire that flames, 14 Which only the most wretched must endure, 15 Who denied (the truth) and turned away. 16 But the God-fearing shall be kept away from it, 17 even he who gives his wealth. to purify himself 18 And who hath no favour from anyone to recompense. 19 seeking only the Face of his Lord, the Most High, 20 and such, indeed, shall in time be well-pleased. 21