The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

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upper hand.’ 27 We shall certainly give the disbelievers a taste of
severe punishment. We shall repay them according to their worst
deeds – 28 that is the reward of the enemies of God – the Fire will be
their lasting home, a payment for their rejection of Our revelations.
29 The disbelievers will say, ‘Our Lord, show us those jinn and men
who misled us and we shall trample them underfoot, so that they
may be among the lowest of the low.’ 30 As for those who say, ‘Our
Lord is God,’ and take the straight path towards Him, the angels
come down to them and say, ‘Have no fear or grief, but rejoice in the
good news of Paradise, which you have been promised. 31 We are your
allies in this world and in the world to come, where you will have
everything you desire and ask for 32 as a welcoming gift from the
Most Forgiving, Most Merciful One.’
33 Who speaks better than someone who calls people to God, does
what is right, and says, ‘I am one of those devoted to God’? 34 Good
and evil cannot be equal. [Prophet], repel evil with what is better and
your enemy will become as close as an old and valued friend, 35 but
only those who are steadfast in patience, only those who are blessed
with great righteousness, will attain to such goodness. 36 If a prompting
from Satan should stir you, seek refuge with God: He is the All
Hearing and the All Knowing.
37 The night, the day, the sun, the moon, are only a few of His
signs. Do not bow down in worship to the sun or the moon, but bow
down to God who created them, if it is truly Him that you worship.
38 If the disbelievers are too arrogant, [remember, Prophet, that]
those who are with your Lord glorify Him tirelessly night and day.
39 Another of His signs is this: you see the earth lying desolate, but
when We send water down on to it, it stirs and grows. He who gives it
life will certainly give life to the dead. He has power over everything.
40 Those who distort the meaning of Our message are not hidden
from Us. Is he who is hurled into the Fire better, or he who comes
through safely on the Day of Resurrection? Do whatever you want,
God certainly sees everything you do. 41 Those who reject the Quran
when it comes to them – though it is an unassailable Scripture
42 which falsehood cannot touch from any angle, a Revelation
sent down from the Wise One, Worthy of All Praise – 43 [should
remember that] you [Prophet] are not told anything that the
previous messengers were not told: your Lord is a Lord of forgiveness,
but also of painful punishment. 44 If We had made it a foreign