The Speeches & Table-Talk of the Prophet Mohammad · Prophet Muhammad
THE NIGHT.
_In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful._ By the NIGHT when she spreadeth her veil, By the DAY when it is manifested, By what made the male and the female: Verily your aims are diverse. Then as for him who giveth alms and feareth God, And putteth his faith in the Best, We will speed him onward to ease. And as for him who is covetous and desirous of riches, And denieth the Best, We will speed him onward to trouble; And his riches shall not avail him when he falleth down into Hell. Verily ours is the guiding, And ours the latter and the former life. And I have warned you of a flaming fire: None shall be burned in it but the wretch, Who hath called it a lie and turned his back. But the righteous shall be guided away from it-- He that giveth his substance in charity, And doeth no man a kindness in hope of reward, But only in seeking the face of his Lord the Most High; And in the end he shall surely be well pleased. (xcii.)
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