1 . Blessed is He in Whose hand is the Sovereignty , and He is Able to do all things .
2 . Who hath created life and death that He may try you , which of you is best in conduct ; and He is the Mighty , Forgiving ,
3 . Who hath created seven heavens in harmony . Thou ( Muhammad ) canst see no fault in the Beneficent One ' s creation ; then look again : Canst thou see any rifts?
4 . Then look again and yet again , thy sight will return unto thee weakened and made dim .
5 . And verily We have beatified the world ' s heaven with lamps , and We have made them missiles for the devils , and for them We have prepared the doom of flame .
6 . And for those who disbelieve in their Lord there is the doom of hell , a hapless journey ' s end!
7 . When they are flung therein they hear its roaring as it boileth up ,
8 . As it would burst with rage . Whenever a ( fresh ) host flung therein the wardens thereof ask them : Came there unto you no warner?
9 . They say : Yea , verily , a warner came unto us ; but we denied and said : Allah hath naught revealed ; ye are in ought but a great error .
10 . And they say : Had we been wont to listen or have sense , we had not been among the dwellers in the flames .
11 . So they acknowledge their sins ; but far removed ( from mercy ) are the dwellers in the flames .
12 . Lo! those who fear their Lord in secret , theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward .
13 . And keep your opinion secret or proclaim it , lo! He is Knower of all that is in the breasts ( of men ) .
14 . Should He not know what He created? And He is the Subtile , the Aware .
15 . He it is Who hath made the earth subservient unto you , so walk in the paths thereof and eat of His providence . And unto Him will be the resurrection ( of the dead ) .
16 . Have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not cause the earth to swallow you when lo! it is convulsed?
17 . Or have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not let loose on you a hurricane? But ye shall know the manner of My warning .
18 . And verily those before them denied , then ( see ) the manner of My wrath ( with them ) !
19 . Have they not seen the birds above them spreading out their wings and closing them? Naught upholdeth them save the Beneficent . Lo! He is Seer of all things .
20 . Or who is he that will be an army unto you to help you instead of the Beneficent? The disbelievers are in naught but illusion .
21 . Or who is he that will provide for you if He should withhold His providence? Nay , but they are set in pride and frowardness .
22 . Is he who goeth groping on his face more rightly guided , or he who walketh upright on a beaten road?
23 . Say ( unto them , O Muhammad ) : He it is Who gave you being , and hath assigned unto you ears and eyes and hearts . Small thanks give ye!
24 . Say , He it is Who multiplieth you in the earth , and unto Whom ye will be gathered .
25 . And they say : When ( will ) this promise ( be fulfilled ) , if ye are truthful?
26 . Say : The knowledge is with Allah only , and I am but a plain warner ;
27 . But when they see it nigh , the faces of those who disbelieve will be awry , and it will be said ( unto them ) : This is that for which ye used to call .
28 . Say ( O Muhammad ) : Have ye thought : Whether Allah causeth me ( Muhammad ) and those with me to perish or hath mercy on us , still , who will protect the disbelievers from a painful doom?
29 . Say : He is the Beneficent . In Him we believe and in Him we put our trust . And ye will soon know who it is that is in error manifest .
30 . Say : Have ye thought : If ( all ) your water were to disappear into the earth , who then could bring you gushing water?
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