If aught that is good befalls you, it grieves them; but if some misfortune overtakes you, they rejoice at it. But if ye are constant and do right, not the least harm will their cunning do to you; for Allah Compasseth round about all that they do.

"Wherever ye are, death will find you out, even if ye are in towers built up strong and high!" If some good befalls them, they say, "This is from Allah"; but if evil, they say, "This is from thee" (O Prophet). Say: "All things are from Allah." But what hath come to these people, that they fail to understand a single fact?

If good befalls thee, it grieves them; but if a misfortune befalls thee, they say, "We took indeed our precautions beforehand," and they turn away rejoicing.

To the righteous (when) it is said, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say, "All that is good." To those who do good, there is good in this world, and the Home of the Hereafter is even better and excellent indeed is the Home of the righteous,-

Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who engages much in the Praise of Allah.

Say: "O ye my servants who believe! Fear your Lord, good is (the reward) for those who do good in this world. Spacious is Allah's earth! those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward without measure!"

There is for you an excellent example (to follow) in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people: "We are clear of you and of whatever ye worship besides Allah: we have rejected you, and there has arisen, between us and you, enmity and hatred for ever,- unless ye believe in Allah and Him alone": But not when Abraham said to his father: "I will pray for forgiveness for thee, though I have no power (to get) aught on thy behalf from Allah." (They prayed): "Our Lord! in Thee do we trust, and to Thee do we turn in repentance: to Thee is (our) Final Goal.

There was indeed in them an excellent example for you to follow,- for those whose hope is in Allah and in the Last Day. But if any turn away, truly Allah is Free of all Wants, Worthy of all Praise.

你们获得福利，他们就忧愁；你们遭遇祸患，他们就快乐。如果你们坚忍而且敬畏，那末，他们的计谋不能伤你们一丝毫。真主确是周知他们的行为的。

你们无论在什么地方，死亡总要追及你们，即使你们在高大的堡垒里。如果他们获得福利，他们就说：“这是真主所降赐的。”如果他们遭遇祸患，他们就说：“这是你所召致的。”你说：“祸福都是真主所降的。”这些民众，怎么几乎一句话都不懂呢？

如果你获得胜利，他们就觉得难过；如果你遭到失败，他们就说：“我们事先早已提防了。”他们洋洋得意地转回去。

有人问敬畏者说：“你们的主曾降示什么？”他们说：“他降示善言。”行善者在今世将享受美满的生活，而后世的住宅确是更好的。敬爱者的住宅真优美。

希望真主和末日，并且多多记念真主者，你们有使者可以作你们的优良模范。

你说：“我的信道的众仆啊！你们当敬畏你们的主。在今世行善者，得享美报。真主的地面是宽广的；惟有坚忍的人，得享受完全的、无量的报酬。”

易卜拉欣和他的教徒，是你们的好模范。当时，他们曾对自己的宗族说：“我们对於你们，和你们舍真主而崇拜的，确是无干的，我们不承认你们。我们彼此间的仇恨，永远存在。直到你们只信仰真主。”但易卜拉欣对他父亲所说的话，不可做你们的模范。他曾说：“我必定为你求饶，我不能为你抵御真主的一些刑罚。”他们曾说：“我们的主啊！我们只信托你，我们只依归你，只有你是最後的归宿。

易卜拉欣和他的教徒，对於你们希望会见真主和末日者，确是好模范。背叛者，无损於真主，因为真主确是无求的，确是可颂的。