76:1  Has there been a period of time for man when he was not anything worthy of mention?

76:2  Indeed We created man from the drop of a mixed fluid so that We may put him to test, so We endowed with hearing and sight.

76:3  Indeed We have guided him to the way, be he grateful or ungrateful.

76:4  Indeed for the faithless We have prepared chains, iron collars, and a blaze.

76:5  Indeed the pious will drink from a cup seasoned with Kafur,

76:6  a spring where Allah’s servants will drink, making it gush forth as they please.

76:7  They fulfill their vows and fear a day whose ill will be widespread.

76:8  For the love of Him, they feed the needy, the orphan and the prisoner,

76:9  [saying,] ‘We feed you only for the sake of Allah. We desire no reward from you, nor thanks.

76:10  Indeed we fear a frowning and fateful day from our Lord.’

76:11  So Allah saved them from that day’s ills and graced them with freshness [on this faces] and joy [in their hearts].

76:12  He rewarded them for their patience with a garden and [garments of] silk,

76:13  reclining therein on couches, without facing any [scorching] sun, or [biting] cold.

76:14  Its shades will be close over them and its clusters [of fruits] will be hanging low.

76:15  They will be served around with vessels of silver and goblets of crystal

76:16  —crystal of silver— [from] which they will dispense in a precise measure.

76:17  They will be served therein with a cup of a drink seasoned with Zanjabeel,

76:18  from a spring in it named Salsabeel.

76:19  They will be waited upon by immortal youths, whom, were you to see them, you will suppose them to be scattered pearls.

76:20  As you look on, you will see there bliss and a great kingdom.

76:21  Upon them will be cloaks of green silk and brocade and they will be adorned with bracelets of silver. Their Lord will give them to drink a pure drink.

76:22  [They will be told]: ‘This is your reward, and your efforts have been well-appreciated.’

76:23  Indeed We have sent down to you the Quran in a gradual descent.

76:24  So submit patiently to the judgement of your Lord and do not obey any sinner or ingrate from among them,

76:25  and celebrate the Name of your Lord morning and evening,

76:26  and worship Him for a watch of the night and glorify Him the night long.

76:27  Indeed they love this transitory life, and disregard a heavy day that is ahead of them.

76:28  We created them and strengthened their joints, and We will replace them with others like them whenever We like.

76:29  This is indeed a reminder. So let anyone who wishes take the way toward his Lord.

76:30  But you will not wish unless it is willed by Allah. Indeed Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.

76:31  He admits whomever He wishes into His mercy, and He has prepared a painful punishment for the wrongdoers.