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Sura 79
Aya 40
40
وَأَمّا مَن خافَ مَقامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفسَ عَنِ الهَوىٰ

Yusuf Ali

And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before1 their Lord?s (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires,
  • The contrast is complete and parallel: the persistent rebels against God’s Law, who preferred the lower life, are to dwell in the Fire of Punishment, while those who humbly feared the punishment of sin and believing in their Lord’s warnings restrained their lower desires, will dwell in the Garden. See last note.