الليل

[1]CONSIDER the night as it veils [the earth] in darkness,

[2]and the day as it rises bright!

[3]Consider the creation of the male and the female!

[4]Verily, [O men,] you aim at most divergent ends!

[5]Thus, as for him who gives [to others] and is conscious of God,

[6]and believes in the truth of the ultimate good

[7]for him shall We make easy the path towards [ultimate] ease.

[8]But as for him who is niggardly, and thinks that he is self-sufficient,

[9]and calls the ultimate good a lie –

[10]for him shall We make easy the path towards hardship: