It is We Who have sent down the Qur'an to thee by stages. 23 So persevere with the command of your Lord and do not pay any heed to the wicked and the unbelieving, 24 Meditate upon the name of your Lord morning and evening; 25 And bow in homage part of the night, and glorify Him far into the night. 26 Those people [who are unmindful of God] aspire for immediate gains, and put behind them a Heavy 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 is indeed a Reminder, so that he who will, takes a path to his Lord. 29 But you will not desire except as God wills. Verily He 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