And patiently stick with those who call upon their Lord morning and evening, seeking His pleasure.1 Do not let your eyes look beyond them, desiring the luxuries of this worldly life. And do not obey those whose hearts We have made heedless of Our remembrance, who follow ˹only˺ their desires and whose state is ˹total˺ loss.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “˹This is˺ the truth from your Lord. Whoever wills let them believe, and whoever wills let them disbelieve.” Surely We have prepared for the wrongdoers a Fire whose walls will ˹completely˺ surround them. When they cry for aid, they will be aided with water like molten metal, which will burn ˹their˺ faces. What a horrible drink! And what a terrible place to rest!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
As for those who believe and do good, We certainly never deny the reward of those who are best in deeds.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
It is they who will have the Gardens of Eternity, with rivers flowing under their feet. There they will be adorned with bracelets of gold, and wear green garments of fine silk and rich brocade, reclining there on ˹canopied˺ couches. What a marvellous reward! And what a fabulous place to rest!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Give them ˹O Prophet˺ an example of two men. To ˹the disbelieving˺ one We gave two gardens of grapevines, which We surrounded with palm trees and placed ˹various˺ crops in between.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Each garden yielded ˹all˺ its produce, never falling short. And We caused a river to flow between them.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And he had other resources1 ˹as well˺. So he boasted to a ˹poor˺ companion of his, while conversing with him, “I am greater than you in wealth and superior in manpower.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And he entered his property, while wronging his soul, saying, “I do not think this will ever perish,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
nor do I think the Hour will ˹ever˺ come. And if in fact I am returned to my Lord, I will definitely get a far better outcome than ˹all˺ this.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
His ˹believing˺ companion replied, while conversing with him, “Do you disbelieve in the One Who created you from dust,1 then ˹developed you˺ from a sperm-drop, then formed you into a man?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But as for me: He is Allah, my Lord, and I will never associate anyone with my Lord ˹in worship˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran