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 remember the name of your Lord, morning and evening; 25 And part of the night, prostrate thyself to Him; and glorify Him a long night through. 26 Surely these love the transitory and neglect a grievous day before them. 27 We have created them and have given them strength. Had We wanted, We could have replaced them with another people like them. 28 Lo! this is an Admonishment, that whosoever will may choose a way unto his Lord. 29 Yet you will not unless Allah wills; surely, Allah is the Knower, the Wise. 30 He admits whom He wills into His mercy; but the wrongdoers - He has prepared for them a painful punishment. 31