The Believers · Surah 23

Successful indeed are the believers

Who are humble in their prayers

And who shun vain conversation

And who are payers of the poor-due

And who guard their modesty

Save from their wives or the (slaves) that their right hands possess, for then they are not blameworthy

But whoso craveth beyond that, such are transgressors

And who are shepherds of their pledge and their covenant

And who pay heed to their prayers

These are the heirs

Who will inherit paradise. There they will abide

Verily We created man from a product of wet earth

Then placed him as a drop (of seed) in a safe lodging

Then fashioned We the drop a clot, then fashioned We the clot a little lump, then fashioned We the little lump bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, and then produced it as another creation. So blessed be Allah, the Best of creators

Then lo! after that ye surely die

Then lo! on the Day of Resurrection ye are raised (again)

And We have created above you seven paths, and We are never unmindful of creation

And we send down from the sky water in measure, and We give it lodging in the earth, and lo! We are Able to withdraw it

Then We produce for you therewith gardens of date-palms and grapes, wherein is much fruit for you and whereof ye eat

And a tree that springeth forth from Mount Sinai that groweth oil and relish for the eaters

And lo! in the cattle there is verily a lesson for you. We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies, and many uses have ye in them, and of them do ye eat

And on them and on the ship ye are carried

And We verily sent Noah unto his folk, and he said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other Allah save Him. Will ye not ward off (evil)

But the chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved, said: This is only a mortal like you who would make himself superior to you. Had Allah willed, He surely could have sent down angels. We heard not of this in the case of our fathers of old

He is only a man in whom is a madness, so watch him for a while

He said: My Lord! Help me because they deny me

Then We inspired in him, saying: Make the ship under Our eyes and Our inspiration. Then, when Our command cometh and the oven gusheth water, introduce therein of every (kind) two spouses, and thy household save him thereof against whom the Word hath already gone forth. And plead not with Me on behalf of those who have done wrong. Lo! they will be drowned

And when thou art on board the ship, thou and whoso is with thee, then say: Praise be to Allah Who hath saved us from the wrongdoing folk

And say: My Lord! Cause me to land at a blessed landing-place, for Thou art Best of all who bring to land

Lo! herein verily are portents, for lo! We are ever putting (mankind) to the test

Then, after them, We brought forth another generation

And we sent among them a messenger of their own, saying: Serve Allah, Ye have no other Allah save Him. Will ye not ward off (evil)

And the chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter, and whom We had made soft in the life of the world, said: This is only a mortal like you, who eateth of that whereof ye eat and drinketh of that ye drink

If ye were to obey a mortal like yourselves, then, lo! ye surely would be losers

Doth he promise you that you, when ye are dead and have become dust and bones, will (again) be brought forth

Begone, begone, with that which ye are promised

There is naught but our life of the world; we die and we live, and we shall not be raised (again)

He is only a man who hath invented a lie about Allah. We are not going to put faith in him

He said: My Lord! Help me because they deny me

He said: In a little while they surely will become repentant