(Muhammad), We have revealed the Quran to you in gradual steps. 23 therefore be patient under the Judgement of your Lord, and do not obey either the sinner or the unbeliever. 24 Mention the Name of your Lord, mornings and evenings. 25 and during the night prostrate ourself before Him, and extol His glory for a long part of 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 Lo! this is an Admonishment, that whosoever will may choose a way unto his Lord. 29 But you cannot will it unless God wills [to show you that way] -- God is indeed all-knowing and wise -- 30 He maketh whom He will to enter His mercy, and for evil-doers hath prepared a painful doom. 31