Has there come upon man a span of time in which he was a thing unremembered
Truly We created man from a drop of mixed fluid that We may test him, and We endowed him with hearing, seeing
Truly We guided him upon the way, be he grateful or ungrateful
We have surely prepared for the disbelievers chains, shackles, and a blazing flame
Truly the pious drink of a cup mixed with camphor
a fountain whereof drink the servants of God, while they make it gush forth abundantly
They fulfill their vows and fear a day whose evil is widespread
and give food, despite loving it, to the indigent, the orphan, and the captive
“We feed you only for the Face of God. We do not desire any recompense or thanks from you
Truly we fear from our Lord a grim, calamitous day.
So God has shielded them from the evil of that Day, bestowed upon them radiance and joy
and rewarded them for having been patient with a Garden and with silk
Therein they recline upon couches, seeing neither sun nor bitter cold
Its shade shall be close above them, and its clusters shall be made to hang low
And vessels of silver and goblets of crystal are brought round for them
silvern crystal that they have measured out with due measure
Therein they are given to drink of a cup mixed with ginger
a spring therein named Salsabil
Immortal youths wait upon them; when you see them you would suppose them to be scattered pearls
And when thou seest, there thou wilt see bliss and a great kingdom
Upon them are garments of fine green silk and rich brocade. They are adorned with silvern bracelets and their Lord shall give them to drink of a drink most pure
Truly this is a reward for you, and your endeavoring is held in gratitude
Truly We have sent down the Quran upon thee as a revelation
So be patient with thy Lord’s judgment and obey neither sinner nor disbeliever among them
And invoke the Name of thy Lord morning and evening
prostrate unto Him during the night, and glorify Him by night at length
Truly they love the ephemeral and put a weighty day behind them
We created them and made firm their frames; and whensoever We will, We shall exchange them for others like them
Truly this is a reminder; so let him who will, take a way unto his Lord
And you do not will but that God wills. Truly God is Knowing, Wise
He causes whomsoever He will to enter into His Mercy. And as for the wrongdoers, He has prepared for them a painful punishment