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 wait patiently for the command of your Lord, and do not yield to anyone among them who is sinful or ungrateful; 24 and glorify your Lord morning and evening; 25 Prostrate before Him and glorify Him extensively during the night. 26 Indeed, these love the hasty life, and are heedless and leave behind them a heavy Day. 27 We have created them and strengthened their forms, and when We will, We can change their likenesses with [complete] alteration. 28 This is a reminder. Let whoever wishes, take the right path to his Lord. 29 (The virtuous mentioned in this chapter) want only what God wants. God is All-knowing and All-wise. 30 For He admits into His mercy whomsoever He will; as for the evildoers, He has prepared for them a painful chastisement. 31