VERILY, [O believer,] it is We who have bestowed from on high this Qur'an upon thee, step by step - truly a bestowal from on high! 23 so be thou patient under the judgment of thy Lord, and obey not one of them, sinner or unbeliever. 24 And mention the name of your Lord [in prayer] morning and evening 25 and during the night prostrate ourself before Him, and extol His glory for a long part of the night. 26 Behold, they [who are unmindful of God] love this fleeting life, and leave behind them [all thought of] a grief-laden Day. 27 We have created them and have given them strength. Had We wanted, We could have replaced them with another people like them. 28 This surely is a reminder: Therefore whosoever desires may take the way to his Lord. 29 And what will you wish, except if Allah wills; indeed Allah is All Knowing, Wise. 30 He will admit to His Mercy whom He will; But the wrong-doers,- for them has He prepared a grievous Penalty. 31