قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ١
The believers must (eventually) win through,-
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
23:2
الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ ٢
Those who humble themselves in their prayers;
23:3
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنِ اللَّغْوِ مُعْرِضُونَ ٣
Who avoid vain talk;
23:4
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِلزَّكَاةِ فَاعِلُونَ ٤
Who are active in deeds of charity;
23:5
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ ٥
Who abstain from sex,
23:6
إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ ٦
Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (in their case) they are free from blame,
23:7
فَمَنِ ابْتَغَىٰ وَرَاءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ ٧
But those whose desires exceed those limits are transgressors;-
23:8
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُونَ ٨
Those who faithfully observe their trusts and their covenants;
23:9
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ ٩
And who (strictly) guard their prayers;-
23:10
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْوَارِثُونَ ١٠
These will be the heirs,
23:11
الَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ ١١
Who will inherit Paradise: they will dwell therein (for ever).
23:12
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ سُلَالَةٍ مِنْ طِينٍ ١٢
Man We did create from a quintessence (of clay);
23:13
ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاهُ نُطْفَةً فِي قَرَارٍ مَكِينٍ ١٣
Then We placed him as (a drop of) sperm in a place of rest, firmly fixed;
23:14
ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا النُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْعَلَقَةَ مُضْغَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْمُضْغَةَ عِظَامًا فَكَسَوْنَا الْعِظَامَ لَحْمًا ثُمَّ أَنْشَأْنَاهُ خَلْقًا آخَرَ ۚ فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ ١٤
Then We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood; then of that clot We made a (foetus) lump; then we made out of that lump bones and clothed the bones with flesh; then we developed out of it another creature. So blessed be Allah, the best to create!
23:15
ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَيِّتُونَ ١٥
After that, at length ye will die
23:16
ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ تُبْعَثُونَ ١٦
Again, on the Day of Judgment, will ye be raised up.
23:17
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعَ طَرَائِقَ وَمَا كُنَّا عَنِ الْخَلْقِ غَافِلِينَ ١٧
And We have made, above you, seven tracts; and We are never unmindful of (our) Creation.
23:18
وَأَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً بِقَدَرٍ فَأَسْكَنَّاهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ ذَهَابٍ بِهِ لَقَادِرُونَ ١٨
And We send down water from the sky according to (due) measure, and We cause it to soak in the soil; and We certainly are able to drain it off (with ease).