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 Therefore wait patiently for the command of your Lord, and obey not from among them a sinner or an ungrateful one. 24 And remember 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 As to these, they love the fleeting life, and put away behind them a Day (that will be) hard. 27 We created them and strengthened their joints; and whenever We wish, We can change their faces entirely. 28 This chapter is a reminder. Let those who want, seek guidance from their Lord. 29 But ye will not, except as Allah wills; for Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom. 30 For He admits into His mercy whomsoever He will; as for the evildoers, He has prepared for them a painful chastisement. 31