and expect to be praised for what they have not done; think not, O prophet, that they shall escape from punishment, for they shall suffer a painful punishment; and unto God belongeth the kingdom of heaven and earth; God is almighty.  Now in the creation of heaven and earth, and the vicissitude of night and day, are signs unto those who are endued with understanding; who remember God standing, and sitting, and lying on their sides; and meditate on the creation of heaven and earth, saying, O Lord, thou hast not created this in vain; far be it from thee:  therefore deliver us from the torment of hell fire.  O Lord, surely whom thou shalt throw into the fire, thou wilt also cover with shame; nor shall the ungodly have any to help them.  O Lord, we have heard of a preacher[62] inviting us to the faith, and saying, Believe in your Lord:  and we believed.  O Lord, forgive us therefore our sins, and expiate our evil deeds from us, and make us to die with the righteous.  O Lord, give us also the reward which thou hast promised by thy apostles; and cover us not with shame on the day of resurrection; for thou art not contrary to the promise.  Their Lord therefore answereth them, saying, I will not suffer the work of him among you who worketh to be lost, whether he be male or female:  the one of you is from the other.  They therefore who have left their country, and have been turned out of their houses, and have suffered for my sake, and have been slain in battle; verily I will expiate their evil deeds from them, and I will surely bring them into gardens watered by rivers; a reward from God:  and with God is the most excellent reward.  Let not the prosperous dealing of the unbelievers in the land deceive thee:  it is but a slender provision; and then their receptacle shall be hell; an unhappy couch shall it be.  But they who fear their Lord shall have gardens through which rivers flow, they shall continue therein forever:  this is the gift of God; for what is with God shall be better for the righteous than short-lived worldly prosperity.  There are some of those who have received the scriptures, who believe in God, and that which hath been sent down unto you, and that which hath been sent down to them, submitting themselves unto God; they tell not the signs of God for a small price:  these shall have their reward with their Lord; for God is swift in taking an account.  O true believers, be patient, and strive to excel in patience, and be constant-minded, and fear God, that ye may be happy.

[Footnote 46:  This name is given in the Koran to the father of the Virgin Mary.]

[Footnote 47:  The word Koran, derived from the verb Karaa, i.e., to read, signifies in Arabic “the reading,” or rather “that which is to be read.”  The syllable Al, in the words Al Koran, is only the Arabic article signifying “the,” and ought to be omitted when the English article is prefixed.]