Alexander Ross, The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated out of Arabick into French, by the Sieur Du Ryer, Lord of Malezair, and resident for the French king, at Alexandria. And newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish vanities. (1649)

when God hath commanded to destroy them: Thus hath God surprized the inhabitants of Mecca, he hath chastised them, because they were unjust; this shall serve for example to them that fear the day of Judgment; all men shall there be gathered together, all the world shall see it; I will retard it until the time appointed, that day shall no man speak without my permission; there be that shall be miserable, and others who shall be happy; the miserable shall dwell in the fire of hell, they shall cry and complain so long as the earth and the heavens shall endure, and so long as it shall please God, who doth as seemeth good to himself. The happy shall enjoy Paradise, where they shall abide eternally, so long as earth and heaven shall endure, and so long as it shall please God. Dount not what the unbelievers worship, they adore but the Idols which their Fathers worshipped; assuredly I will chastise them as their Fathers were chastised. Moses preached the Old Testament, yet did the wicked contradict his Precepts; had not God said that he will not punish them, until the day of Judgment, he had already destroyed them, because they are in an exceeding great error; thy Lord shall reward every one according to his works, he knoweth all their actions. Observe exactly what hath been commanded you, with them that are converted; transgress not the Law of God, he beholdeth whatsoever you do. Incline not to the affections of the unjust, lest the fire of hell surprize you, and you be deprived of protection. Pray to God evening and morning, and a part of the night; prayers blot out sins; it is the doctrin of Preachers; be patient, and persevere, God will not deprive the righteous of their reward: He prohibited your Predecessors and their posterity to defile the earth; nevertheless there were few among them that abstained; the unjust acted whatsoever pleased them, and were guilty before God: He shall not destroy Mecca, if the Inhabitants thereof obey his Commandments; and if it pleased him, the whole world should be of one Religion; they to whom he giveth his grace, transgress not his Will, his Word shall be accomplished, and hell shall be filled with devills, and the wicked of all Nations. They have recounted to thee, and thou understandest, whatsoever things are