Sura 26, al-Shuaraa(The Poets), Mecca 47

The Quranic text and Ali’s Translation

يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ ﴿٨٨﴾

26:88. The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,

إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ ﴿٨٩﴾

26:89 . "But only he (will prosper) that brings to God a sound heart;

Asad’s translation:

(26:89)

[and when] only he [will be happy] who comes before God with a heart free of evil!

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Ali’s comments:

3180. Now we have a vision of the Day of Judgment.

Nothing will then avail except a pure heart; all sorts of the so-called "good deeds" of this world, without the motive of purity, will be useless.

The contrast of the Garden of Bliss with the Fire of Misery will be plainly visible. Evil will be shown in its true colours,-isolated, helpless, cursing and despairing; and all chances will then have been lost.