Rowwad Translation Center — 254

13:35 The likeness of Paradise, which is promised to the righteous is that under it rivers flow; its fruit is eternal, so is its shade. Such is the end of those who fear Allah, but the end of the disbelievers is Fire!

13:36 Those whom We gave the Scripture[1] rejoice at that which is sent down to you [O Prophet], but there are some factions who deny part of it. Say, “I have only been commanded to worship Allah, and associate none with Him. To Him I call and to Him is my return.”

13:37 Thus We have sent it down as a commandment in Arabic. If you were to follow their[1] desires after the knowledge that has come to you, you would have no supporter or protector against Allah.

13:38 We have sent messengers before you and gave them wives and offspring[1]. It was not for any messenger to bring a sign except with Allah’s permission. Every matter has a destined time.

13:39 Allah eliminates what He wills or affirms it[1], and with Him is the Master Book[2].

13:40 Whether We show you [O Prophet] part of what We warn them or cause you to die [before that], your duty is only to convey the message, and the reckoning is for Us.

13:41 Do they not see that We advance to the land, diminishing it from its sides[1]? It is Allah Who decrees; there is none to reverse His decree, and He is swift in reckoning.

13:42 Those who came before them did devise plans, but Allah has the ultimate plan. He knows what every soul does, and the disbelievers will come to know who will have the final abode.