Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation (2005)

just as He made those who were before them successors,
and He will surely establish for them
their religion which He has approved for them,
and that He will surely change their state
to security after their fear,
while they worship Me,
not ascribing any partners to Me.
And whoever is ungrateful after that
— it is they who are the transgressors.
56 Maintain the prayer and give the zakāt,
and obey the Apostle
so that you may receive [Allah’s] mercy.
57 Do not suppose that those who are faithless
can thwart [Allah] on the earth.
Their refuge shall be the Fire,
and it is surely an evil destination.

58 O you who have faith!
Let your permission be sought by your slaves
and those of you who have not reached puberty
three times:
before the dawn prayer,
and when you put off your garments at noon,
and after the night prayer.
These are three times of privacy for you.
Apart from these, it is not sinful of you or them
to frequent one another [freely].
Thus does Allah clarify the signs for you,
and Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.
59 When your children reach puberty,

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Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation, Islamic College for Advance Studies Press (ICAS), London (Distributed by The Centre for Translation of the Holy Qur’ān, Qom, Iran), Consulted online at “Quran Archive - Texts and Studies on the Quran” on 04 May. 2024: http://quran-archive.org/explorer/ali-quli-qarai/2005?page=530