The Night (Al-Layl)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
CONSIDER the night as it veils [the earth] in darkness, 1 and the day as it rises bright! 2 By Him Who hath created the male and the female, 3 That your endeavour is for different ends. 4 As for one who gives [to others] and fears [God], 5 And believes in Al-Husna. 6 We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss. 7 And as for him who stinteth and is heedless, 8 And denies the best [reward], 9 We shall facilitate the path to affliction 10 And what will his wealth avail him when he falls? 11 Truly! Ours it is (to give) guidance, 12 and to Us belongs the Hereafter as well as the present world -- 13 I have now warned you of a Blazing Fire, 14 None shall roast therein but the most wretched, 15 who denied [the truth], and turned away. 16 But the God-fearing shall be kept away from it, 17 Who gives his wealth in order to be pure. 18 And is under no one's obligation to return his favour, 19 only seeking the Face of his Lord the Most High; 20 surely, he shall be satisfied. 21