English - Chapter 76 - Al-Insan

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 sight

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

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