The Believers

Successful indeed are the believers:

those who humble themselves in prayer;

those who avoid idle talk;

those who pay alms-tax;

those who guard their chastity

except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession, for then they are free from blame

but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors;

˹the believers are also˺ those who are true to their trusts and covenants;

and those who are ˹properly˺ observant of their prayers.

These are the ones who will be awarded

Paradise as their own. They will be there forever.

And indeed, We created humankind from an extract of clay

then placed each ˹human˺ as a sperm-drop in a secure place

then We developed the drop into a clinging clot ˹of blood˺, then developed the clot into a lump ˹of flesh˺, then developed the lump into bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, then We brought it into being as a new creation. So Blessed is Allah, the Best of Creators.

After that you will surely die

then on the Day of Judgment you will be resurrected.

And indeed, We created above you seven levels ˹of heaven˺. We are never unmindful of ˹Our˺ creation.

We send down rain from the sky in perfect measure, causing it to soak into the earth. And We are surely able to take it away.

With it We produce for you gardens of palm trees and grapevines, in which there are abundant fruits, and from which you may eat

as well as ˹olive˺ trees which grow at Mount Sinai, providing oil and a condiment to eat.