DOES THERE not pass over man a space of time when his life is a blank?⁴
We have created man from the union of the two sexes, that We may put him to the proof. We have endowed him with hearing and sigh
and, be he thankful or oblivious of Our favours, We have shown him the right path
For the unbelievers We have prepared chains and fetters, and a Conflagration
But the righteous shall drink of a cup tempered at the Camphor Fountain
a gushing spring at which the worshippers of God refresh themselves
they who keep their vows and dread the far-flung terrors of a certain day;
who, though they hold it dear, give sustenance to the destitute, the orphan, and the captive, saying
We feed you for God‘s sake only; we seek of you no recompense nor thanks
for we fear from our Lord a day of anguish and of woe
God will deliver them from the evil of that day, and make their faces shine with joy
He will reward them for their steadfastness with Paradise and robes of silk
Reclining there upon soft couches, they shall feel neither the scorching heat nor the biting cold
Trees will spread their shade around them, and fruits will hang in clusters over them
They shall be served on silver dishes, and beakers as large as goblets
silver goblets which they themselves shall measure
and cups brim-full with ginger-flavoured water
from a fount called Salsabil
They shall be attended by boys graced with eternal youth, who to the beholder‘s eyes will seem like sprinkled pearls
When you gaze and gaze upon that scene, you shall behold a kingdom blissful and glorious
They shall be arrayed in garments of fine green silk and rich brocade, and adorned with bracelets of silver. Their Lord will give them pure nectar to drink
Thus shall you be rewarded; your endeavours shall earn much thanks
It was We who sent down to you the Koran by gradual revelation
therefore await with patience the judgement of your Lord, and yield to none of them, sinner or blasphemer
Remember the name of your Lord morning and evening
in the night time bow to Him: and praise Him all night long
Surely the unbelievers love this fleeting life too well, and leave behind them a heavy day of doom
We created them, and endowed their limbs and joints with strength; but if We please, We can replace them by others like them
This is indeed an Admonition. Let him that will, take the right path to his Lord
Yet you cannot will, except by the will of God. God is omniscient and wise
He admits into His mercy whom He will: and for the wrongdoers He has prepared a woeful punishment