So when ye have accomplished your holy rites, celebrate the praises of Allah, as ye used to celebrate the praises of your fathers,- yea, with far more Heart and soul. There are men who say: "Our Lord! Give us (Thy bounties) in this world!" but they will have no portion in the Hereafter.

The other said: "If then thou wouldst follow me, ask me no questions about anything until I myself speak to thee concerning it."

They ask thee concerning Zul-qarnain. Say, "I will rehearse to you something of his story."

Thus do We relate to thee some stories of what happened before: for We have sent thee a Message from Our own Presence.

Thus have We sent this down - an arabic Qur'an - and explained therein in detail some of the warnings, in order that they may fear Allah, or that it may cause their remembrance (of Him).

O ye who believe! Celebrate the praises of Allah, and do this often;

And thus proclaim the Message (of Allah)!

"If only we had had before us a Message from those of old,

Allah has prepared for them a severe Punishment (in the Hereafter). Therefore fear Allah, O ye men of understanding - who have believed!- for Allah hath indeed sent down to you a Message,-

Then spread abroad a Message,

你们在举行朝觐的典礼之後，当记念真主，犹如记念你们的祖先一样，或记念得更多些。有人说：“我们的主啊！求你在今世赏赐我们。”他在後世，绝无福分。

他说：“如果你追随我，那末，（遇事）不要问我什么道理，等我自己讲给你听。”

他们询问左勒盖尔奈英的故事，你说：我将对你们叙述有关他的一个报告。

我这样对你叙述这些以往者的故事，我已赐给你从我发出的记念；

我这样降示阿拉伯文的《古兰经》，我在其中申述警告， 以便他们敬畏，或使他们记忆。

信士们啊！你们应当常常记念真主，

以诵读教诲者发誓，

“假若我们有古人所遗留的教诲，

真主已为他们预备了严厉的刑罚。信道的有理智的人们啊！你们当敬畏真主。真主确已降示你们一种教训，

乃传授教训者，