1. Alif. Lam. Mim. Ra. These are verses of the Scripture. That which is revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the Truth, but most of mankind believe not.

2. God it is Who raised up the heavens without visible supports, then mounted the Throne, and compelled the sun and the moon to be of service, each runneth unto an appointed term; He ordereth the course; He detaileth the revelations, that haply ye may be certain of the meeting with your Lord.

3. And He it is Who spread out the earth and placed therein firm hills and flowing streams, and of all fruits He placed therein two spouses male and female. He covereth the night with the day. Lo! herein verily are portents for people who take thought.

4. And in the Earth are neighbouring tracts, vineyards and ploughed lands, and date-palms, like and unlike, which are watered with one water. And we have made some of them to excel others in fruit. Lo! herein verily are portents for people who have sense.

5. And if thou wonderest, then wondrous is their saying: When we are dust, are we then forsooth to be raised in a new creation? Such are they who disbelieve in their Lord; such have carcans on their necks; such are rightful owners of the Fire, they will abide therein.

6. And they bid thee hasten on the evil rather than the good, when exemplary punishments have indeed occurred before them. But lo! thy Lord is rich in pardon for mankind despite their wrong, and lo! thy Lord is strong in punishment.

7. Those who disbelieve say: If only some portent were sent down upon him from his Lord! Thou art a warner only, and for every folk a guide.

8. God knoweth that which every female beareth and that which the wombs absorb and that which they grow. And everything with Him is measured.

9. He is the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, the Great, the High Exalted.

10. Alike of you is he who hideth the saying and he who noiseth it abroad, he who lurketh in the night and he who goeth freely in the daytime.

11. For him are angels ranged before him and behind him, who guard him by God's command. Lo! God changeth not the condition of a folk until they first change that which is in their hearts; and if God willeth misfortune for a folk there is none that can repel it, nor have they a defender beside Him.

12. He it is Who showeth you the lightning, a fear and a hope, and raiseth the heavy clouds.

13. The thunder hymneth His praise and so do the angels for awe of Him. He launcheth the thunderbolts and smiteth with them whom He will while they dispute in doubt concerning God, and He is mighty in wrath.

14. Unto Him is the real prayer. Those unto whom they pray beside God respond to them not at all, save as is the response to one who stretcheth forth his hands toward water asking that it may come unto his mouth, and it will never reach it. The prayer of disbelievers goeth far astray.

15. And unto God falleth prostrate whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, as do their shadows in the morning and the evening hours.

16. Say O Mohammed: Who is Lord of the heavens and the earth? Say: God. Say: Take ye then others beside Him for protectors, which, even for themselves, have neither benefit nor hurt? Say: Is the blind man equal to the seer, or is darkness equal to light? Or assign they unto God partners who created the like of His creation so that the creation which they made and His creation seemed alike to them? Say: God is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Almighty.

17. He sendeth down water from the sky, so that valleys flow according to their measure, and the flood beareth on its surface swelling foam - from that which they smelt in the fire in order to make ornaments and tools riseth a foam like unto it - thus God coineth the similitude of the true and the false. Then, as for the foam, it passeth away as scum upon the banks, while, as for that which is of use to mankind, it remaineth in the earth. Thus God coineth the similitudes.

18. For those who answered God's call is bliss; and for those who answered not His call, if they had all that is in the earth, and therewith the like thereof, they would proffer it as ransom. Such will have a woeful reckoning, and their habitation will be hell, a dire abode.

19. Is he who knoweth that what is revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the truth like him who is blind? But only men of understanding heed;

20. Such as keep the pact of God, and break not the covenant;

21. Such as unite that which God hath commandeth should be joined, and fear their Lord, and dread a woeful reckoning;

22. Such as persevere in seeking their Lord's Countenance and are regular in prayer and spend of that which We bestow upon them secretly and openly, and overcome evil with good. Theirs will be the sequel of the heavenly Home,

23. Gardens of Eden which they enter, along with all who do right of their fathers and their helpmeets and their seed. The angels enter unto them from every gate,

24. Saying: Peace be unto you because ye persevered. Ah, passing sweet will be the sequel of the heavenly Home.

25. And those who break the covenant of God after ratifying it, and sever that which God hath commanded should be joined, and make mischief in the earth: theirs is the curse and theirs the ill abode.

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