Indeed We have sent down the Qur’an upon you, in stages. 23 Wherefore persevere thou with the commandment of thy Lord, and obey not thou of them, any sinner or ingrate. 24 And celebrate the name of thy Lord morning and evening, 25 And prostrate for Him in a part of the night, and proclaim His purity into the long night. 26 Surely these love the transitory and neglect a grievous day before them. 27 We created them and strengthened their joints; and whenever We wish, We can change their faces entirely. 28 This is an admonition: Whosoever will, let him take a (straight) Path to his Lord. 29 But ye will not, except as Allah wills; for Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom. 30 He is Merciful to whom He will; but, for the harmdoers He has prepared for them a painful punishment. 31