The Night (Al-Layl)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
I swear by the night when it draws a veil, 1 and by the day when it breaks in its glory, 2 And the creating of the male and the female, 3 Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse. 4 Yet he who gives to others and has fear, 5 and believes in the finest, 6 We shall surely ease him to the Path of Easing; 7 But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient, 8 and calls the ultimate good a lie 9 for him shall We make easy the path towards hardship: 10 And what will his wealth avail him when he falls? 11 Surely upon Us rests the guidance, 12 And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former. 13 I therefore warn you of the fire that is ablaze. 14 Which only the most wretched must endure, 15 who belied and turned away, 16 But the God-fearing shall be kept away from it, 17 [He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself 18 And have in his mind no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return, 19 But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High; 20 surely, he shall be satisfied. 21