Surah “The Night”

as rendered by Syed Vickar Ahamed — 21 verses

By the night when it becomes dark
By the day as it appears in glory
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female—
Surely, you seek diverse (goals)
So, he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah)
And (in all sincerity) accepts and follows the best—
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to happiness
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself to be self-sufficient
And gives the lie to the best—
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to misery
(All of) his wealth will not profit him when he falls headlong (into the pit of Fire)
Surely, We take upon Ourselves to guide
And surely to Us (belong both) the end and the beginning
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire flaming fiercely
None shall reach it except the most unfortunate ones
Who give the lie to truth and turn their backs
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it—
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification
And have in their minds no favor from anyone for which a reward is expected in return
But only the desire to seek the Approval of their Lord Most High (Rab-Al-A'la)
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction