[23.1] Prosperous are the believers,
[23.2] who are humble in their prayers;
[23.3] who turn away from idle talk;
[23.4] who give charity,
[23.5] who guard their privates,
[23.6] except with their wives and what their right hand possess, and then they are not blamed.
[23.7] Those who seek beyond that are transgressors.
[23.8] (Prosperous are those) who preserve their trusts and pledges
[23.9] and those who observe their prayers.
[23.10] Those are the heirs
[23.11] who will inherit Paradise; they shall live there for ever.
[23.12] We created the human from an essence of clay:
[23.13] then We made him, a drop, in a secure receptacle (the womb).
[23.14] Then We created of the drop, a clot (of congealed blood) and We created the clot
into bite-size tissue, then We createdgthe bite-size tissue into bones, then We clothed
the bones with flesh, and then produced it an other creation. Blessed is Allah, the Best of creators!
[23.15] After that you shall surely die,
[23.16] and be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection.
[23.17] We have created seven ways above you; of Our creation, We are never inattentive.
[23.18] We sent down water from the sky in due measure, and lodged it in the earth, and We are able to take it all away.
[23.19] With it, We produced for you gardens of palms and vines, yielding abundant fruit for you to eat.
[23.20] Also, a tree which grows on the Tor of Sinai and gives oil and relish for its eaters.
[23.21] In the cattle, too, is a lesson for you. We let you drink of that which is in their
bellies, and there are many benefits in them for you, and you eat of them,
[23.22] and upon them and on the ships you are carried.
[23.23] We sent Noah to his nation. 'Worship Allah, my nation,' he said, 'for you have no
god except He. Will you not be cautious?'
[23.24] The unbelieving assembly of his nation said: 'This is but a human like you, who
desires to gain superiority over you. Had Allah willed, He could have sent down angels.
We never heard of this among our ancient forefathers.
[23.25] He is nothing else except a man who is mad, so watch him for awhile.
[23.26] He (Noah) said: 'Lord, help me, for they belie me.'
[23.27] We said to him: 'Make the Ark under Our Eye, and Our Revelation, and then when
Our command comes and the oven gushes water, take on-board a pair from every kind
and your family, except him against whom thefdecision has already been passed. Do
not address Me concerning those who have done evil; they shall be drowned.
[23.28] And when you and all those with you are seated in the Ark, say: 'Praise be to
