In the name of God, the Almighty,¹ the Merciful.

¹ Successful are the believers:¹

³ And those who from vain speech turn away,

⁴ And those who act¹ upon the purity.²

⁵ And those who preserve their chastity¹

⁶ Save with their wives¹ or what their right hands possess,² then are they not blameworthy;

⁷ — But whoso seeks beyond that: it is they who are the transgressors —

⁸ And those who attend to their trusts and their covenant,

⁹ And those who preserve their duties:¹

¹⁰ It is they who are the heirs,

¹¹ Those who inherit Paradise;¹ therein will they abide eternally.

¹² And We created man from an extract¹ of clay;

¹³ Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a secure fixed lodging;

¹⁴ Then We created the sperm-drop a clinging thing,¹ and created the clinging thing² a fleshy lump, and created the fleshy lump bones, and clothed the bones with flesh; then We produced it as another creation — and blessed be God, the best of creators!

¹⁵ Then after that will you die;

¹⁶ Then on the Day of Resurrection will you be raised.

¹⁷ And We have created above you seven paths, and We are not heedless of the creation.

¹⁸ And We sent down from the sky water in measure, and gave it lodging in the earth — and We are able to take it away —

¹⁹ And We produced for you therewith gardens of date-palms and grapevines — for you therein is much fruit, and thereof you eat —

²⁰ And a tree that comes forth from Mount¹ Saynā’² yielding oil and a seasoning³ for the eaters.

²¹ And for you in the cattle is a lesson: We give you drink of what is in their bellies,¹ and for you therein are many benefits; and of them you eat,

²² And upon them, and upon the ships,¹ are you carried.

²³ And We sent Noah to his people, and he said: “O my people: serve God; you have no god but He. Will you then not¹ be in prudent fear!”

²⁴ Then said the eminent ones who disbelieved¹ among his people: “This is only a mortal like you, desiring to take precedence over you. And had God willed, He would have sent down angels. We heard not of this among our fathers of old.

²⁵ “He is only a man possessed;¹ so wait for him for a time.”²

²⁶ He said: “My Lord: help Thou me because they have denied me.”

²⁷ And We instructed¹ him: “Make thou the ship under Our eyes and Our instruction;² then when Our command comes and the oven³ boils over, load thou therein of each kind two, and thy household save him against whom the word has gone forth among them. And address thou Me not on behalf of those who do wrong; they will be drowned.

²⁸ “And when thou art seated — thou and whoso is with thee — upon the ship, say thou: ‘Praise belongs to God who has delivered us from the wrongdoing¹ people.’”

²⁹ “And say thou: ‘My Lord: set Thou me down at a blessed landing-place; and Thou art the best of those who set down.’”

³⁰ In that are proofs;¹ and We are testing.

³¹ Then We produced, after them, another generation.

³² And We sent among them a messenger from among them: “Serve God; you have no god but He. Will you then not¹ be in prudent fear!”

³³ And said the eminent ones of his people, those who ignored warning¹ and denied the meeting of the Hereafter and to whom We had given opulence in the life of this world: “This is only a mortal like you: he eats of that whereof you eat, and drinks of that you drink.

³⁴ “And if you obey a mortal like yourselves, you will then be the losers.

³⁵ “Does he promise you that when you are dead, and are dust and bones, you will be brought forth?

³⁶ “Far-fetched!¹ Far-fetched is what you are promised!

³⁷ “There is only our life of this world: we die, and we live; and we will not be raised up.

³⁸ “He is only a man who invented a lie about God, and we will not believe him.”

³⁹ He said: “My Lord: help Thou me because they have denied me.”

⁴⁰ Said He: “In a little while will they become remorseful.”

⁴¹ Then the Blast seized them with justice,¹ and We made them as decaying herbage:² — “Then away with the wrongdoing³ people!”

⁴² Then We produced, after them, other generations.

⁴³ No community outstrips its term, nor will they defer.

⁴⁴ Then We sent Our messengers in succession. Every time its messenger came to a community, they denied him; and We caused some of them to follow¹ others, and made them legends:² — “Then away with a people who do not believe!”³

⁴⁵ Then sent We Moses and his brother Aaron with Our proofs¹ and a clear authority

⁴⁶ To Pharaoh¹ and his eminent ones; but they had waxed proud, and they were a self-exalting people.

⁴⁷ And they said: “Shall we believe two mortals like ourselves, and whose people serve us?”

⁴⁸ Then they denied them,¹ and were among those destroyed.

⁴⁹ And We gave Moses the Writ,¹ that they might be guided.