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Sura Xcii. Lail, Or The Night

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"The Holy Quran", tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934],

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Sra Xcii.

\"LAIL," Or The Night.

In the name of God, Most Gracious,

Most Merciful.

1.
By the Night as it

Conceals (the light);

2.
By the Day as it

Appears in glory;

3.
By (the mystery of)

The creation of male

And female;--

4.
Verily, (the ends) ye

Strive for are diverse.

5.
o he who gives

(In charity) and fears (God),

6.
And (in all sincerity)

Testifies to the Best,--

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7.
We will indeed

Make smooth for him

The path to Bliss,

8.
But he who is

A greedy miser

And thinks himself

Self-sufficient,

9.
And gives the lie

To the Best,--

10.
We will indeed

Make smooth for him

The Path to Misery;

11.
Nor will his wealth

Profit him when he

Falls headlong (into the Pit).

12.
Verily We take

Upon Ourselves to guide,

13.
And verily unto Us

(Belong) the End

And the Beginning,

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14.
Therefore do I warn you

Of a Fire blazing fiercely;

15.
None shall reach it

But those most unfortunate ones

16.
Who give the lie to Truth

And turn their backs.

17.
But those most devoted

To God shall be

Removed far from it,--

18.
Those who spend their wealth

For increase in self-purification,

19.
And have in their minds

No favour from anyone

For which a reward

Is expected in return,

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20.
But only the desire

To seek for the Countenance

Of their Lord Most High;

21.
And soon will they

Attain (complete) satisfaction.

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