M. H. Shakir, The Holy Quran; Arabic Text and English Translation; Foot-notes by M. H. Shakir (1974)

hereafter is, better; and certainly most excellent is the abode of those who guard (against evil);

31. The gardens of perpetuity, they shall enter them, rivers flowing beneath them; they shall have in them what they please. Thus does Allah reward those who guard (against evil),

32. Those whom the angels cause to die in a good state, saying: Peace be on you, enter the garden for what you did.

33. They do not wait aught but that the angels should come to them or that the commandment of your Lord should come to pass. Thus did those before them; and Allah was not unjust to them, but they were unjust to themselves.

34. So the evil (consequences) of what they did shall afflict them and that which they mocked shall encompass them.

Section 5

35. And they who give associates (to Allah) say: If Allah had pleased, we would not have served any thing besides Allah, (neither) we nor our fathers, nor would we have prohibited any thing without (order from) Him. Thus did those before them; is

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M. H. Shakir, The Holy Quran; Arabic Text and English Translation; Foot-notes by M. H. Shakir, R. A. Juma, 1615 Pech Rd., Apt. 26C, Houston, Texas 77055. Presented by World Organization for Islamic Services (WOFIS), P.O. Box No. 2245, Tehran, Iran, 1974 Edition, Consulted online at “Quran Archive - Texts and Studies on the Quran” on 13 May. 2025: http://quran-archive.org/explorer/m-h-shakir/1974?page=451