The Night (Al-Layl)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
By the night as it envelops; 1 And the day when it shines in all its glory, 2 And Him Who hath created male and female, 3 surely your strivings are divergent. 4 As for he who gives and fears Allah 5 And accepts the best, 6 observe piety, and believe in receiving rewards from God. 7 But as for one who is miserly and unheeding, 8 And gives the lie to the best,- 9 We shall pave his way to hardship, 10 His wealth will not avail him when he falls into ruin. 11 Indeed guiding is upon Us. 12 and to Us belong the Last and the First. 13 Now I have warned you of a Fire that flames, 14 in which none shall be roasted except the most wretched sinner, 15 He who denieth and turneth away. 16 But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it,- 17 Who giveth away his substance that he may be cleansed, 18 And none hath with him any favour for reward, 19 but only out of a longing for the countenance of his Sustainer, the All-Highest: 20 and he shall surely be satisfied. 21