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)

hope for pardon of my sins at the day of Judgment: Lord give me the knowledg of thy will, grant that my tongue and words may be credited as true, by posterity; put me into the number of the heirs of Paradise; pardon my father, who hath been in the number of the erroneous, and make me not ashamed at the day of the Resurrection; at the day, when riches and children shall be unprofitable, except to such as shall have an heart estranged from impiety; God shall make the righteous to approach to Paradise, and the wicked to see hell: they shall say, can the Idols that ye adore save you? Can they save themselves? They shall be, with you, their adherents, and the devils, thrown headlong into the fire of hell: the Idolaters shall dispute in hell, with them whom they have worshipped, and shall say, by God, we were abused when we adored you, the wicked seduced us, we have none this day to intercede for us, neither friend to protect us; could we return into the world, we would believe in the Law of God; this discourse shall be for example to the wicked that believe not that thy Lord is the Omnipotent and mercifull. The people of Noahs time slandered the Apostles and Prophets that were sent to them; Noah their brother said unto them, fear God, I am his Messenger, sent to preach unto you, fear God, and obey him, I require no recompence for my instructions, God the sole Lord of the world shall reward my labours, fear and obey him; They said, shall we believe in thee, and thy followers, who are infamous? He said, I know not what they do, my Lord keepeth accompt of their actions; if ye knew the right way, ye would not worship Idols; I drive not true believers from my society, I am sent only to preach the torments of hell. They said, O Noah! if thou quit not this discourse thou shalt be stoned; Noah said, Lord, this people is impious, judge our difference, deliver me from their malice, and all true believers that are with me; We preserved him, and those that were with him in the Ark, and destroyed them that remained on the earth: This is an evidence of our Omnipotencie, yet the greatest part of Infidels believe not that God is omnipotent and merciful. The people of