— 21 verses
By the night when it enshrouds
and by the day when it breaks in its glory
and by Him Who created the male and the female
surely your strivings are divergent
As for him who gave out his wealth (for Allah´s sake) and abstained (from disobeying Him)
and affirmed the Truth of goodness
We shall facilitate for him the Way to Bliss
As for him who was a miser and behaved with aversion (to Allah)
and denied the Truth of goodness
We shall facilitate for him the way to Hardship
and his wealth shall be of no avail to him when he perishes
Surely it is for Us to show the Right Way
and to Us belong the Next Life and the present
I have now warned you of a Blazing Fire
where none shall burn except the most wicked
who rejected the Truth, calling it falsehood and turned his back on it
But the God-fearing shall be kept away from it
the Godfearing who spends his wealth to purify himself
not as payment for any favours that he received
but only to seek the good pleasure of his Lord Most High
He will surely be well-pleased (with him)