The Night (Al-Layl)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
By the night when it covers the day, 1 By the day when it appeareth in glory, 2 And [by] He who created the male and female, 3 surely your striving is to diverse ends. 4 We shall facilitate the path to bliss 5 and confirms the reward most fair, 6 We will pave his way to ease. 7 But he who does not give and is unconcerned, 8 and he belied the finest 9 We will make smooth for him the path for evil; 10 his wealth shall not avail him when he perishes. 11 Truly! Ours it is (to give) guidance, 12 and, behold, Ours is [the dominion over] the life to come as well as [over] this earlier part [of your life]: 13 So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing. 14 Which only the most wretched must endure, 15 who rejected the Truth, calling it falsehood and turned his back on it. 16 And Al-Muttaqun (the pious and righteous - see V. 2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell). 17 Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification, 18 And none hath with him any favour for reward, 19 but only to seek the good pleasure of his Lord Most High. 20 And he is going to be satisfied. 21