[31.1] AlifLaamMeem.
[31.2] Those are the verses of the Wise Book,
[31.3] a guidance and a mercy to those who do good,
[31.4] who establish the prayer, pay the obligatory charity, and firmly believe in the Everlasting Life.
[31.5] Those are guided by their Lord and will surely prosper.
[31.6] There are some people who
would purchase distracting talk, to
lead astray from the Path of Allah without knowledge, and take it in mockery; for those isaa humiliating punishment.
[31.7] When Our verses are recited
to him, he turns his back in pride,
as though he never heard them, and in his ears was heaviness. Give glad tidings to him of a painful punishment!
[31.8] But for those who believe and do good works are Gardens of Bliss,
[31.9] where they shall live for ever. The promise of Allah is the truth; He is the Almighty, the Wise.
[31.10] He created the heavens
