The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

3: 200 The Family of Imran 49
power over everything. 190 There truly are signs in the creation of the
heavens and earth, and in the alternation of night and day, for those
with understanding, 191 who remember God standing, sitting, and
lying down, who reflect on the creation of the heavens and earth:
‘Our Lord! You have not created all this without purpose – You are
far above that! – so protect us from the torment of the Fire. 192 Our
Lord! You will truly humiliate those You commit to the Fire. The
evildoers have no one to help them. 193 Our Lord! We have heard
someone calling us to faith –“ Believe in your Lord”– and we have
believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, wipe out our bad deeds, and
grant that we join the righteous when we die. 194 Our Lord! Bestow
upon us all that You have promised us through Your messengers –
do not humiliate us on the Day of Resurrection – You never break
Your promise.’ 195 Their Lord has answered them: ‘I will not allow
the deeds of any one of you to be lost, whether you are male or
female, each is like the other [in rewards]. a I will certainly wipe out
the bad deeds of those who emigrated and were driven out of their
homes, who suffered harm for My cause, who fought and were
killed. I will certainly admit them to Gardens graced with flowing
streams, as a reward from God: the best reward is with God.’
196 [Prophet], do not be deceived by the disbelievers’ [lucrative]
trading to and fro in the land: 197 this is only a brief enjoyment, after
which Hell will be their home – a miserable resting place! 198 But
those who were mindful of their Lord will have Gardens graced with
flowing streams where they will stay as a reward from God. What
God has is best for those who are truly good.
199 Some of the People of the Book believe in God, in what has
been sent down to you and in what was sent down to them: humbling
themselves before God, they would never sell God’s revelation for a
small price. These people will have their rewards with their Lord:
God is swift in reckoning. 200 You who believe, be steadfast, more
steadfast than others; be ready; b always be mindful of God, so that
you may prosper.
a Literally ‘you come from each other’, i.e. you are equal.
b ‘For prayer’ or ‘to ward off an attack’.