[This was our] custom with our apostles whom we sent before thee, and thou shalt find no changing in our custom.
Perform prayer from the setting of the sun till the fall of night, and the recital at dawn,—verily the recital at dawn is witnessed:
And watch thou part of the night as a voluntary service; it may be that thy Lord will raise thee to a place of praise:
And say: O my Lord, cause me to enter with a right entry, and to come forth with a right forthcoming, and grant me from thyself a power of defence.
And say: Truth is come and falsehood is fled away: verily falsehood is a fleeting thing.
And we send down from the Korān healing and mercy to the faithful; but it shall only add to the ruin of the wicked.
And when we are gracious to man, he turneth away and standeth aloof; but when evil touches him he is in despair.
Say: Every one doeth after his own fashion, but your Lord knoweth perfectly who is best guided on the road.
And they will ask thee of the Spirit; Say: The Spirit cometh at my Lord’s behest, and ye are given but scant knowledge.
And assuredly, if we pleased we could take away what we have revealed to thee: then wouldst thou not find for thyself a defender against us,