| 1. Blessed be He in 
												Whose hands is Dominion; and He 
												over all things hath Power;-
 2. He Who created Death and 
												Life, that He may try which of 
												you is best in deed: and He is 
												the Exalted in Might, 
												Oft-Forgiving;-
 
 3. He Who created the seven 
												heavens one above another: No 
												want of proportion wilt thou see 
												in the Creation of ((Allah)) 
												Most Gracious. So turn thy 
												vision again: seest thou any 
												flaw?
 
 4. Again turn thy vision a 
												second time: (thy) vision will 
												come back to thee dull and 
												discomfited, in a state worn 
												out.
 
 5. And we have, (from of old), 
												adorned the lowest heaven with 
												Lamps, and We have made such 
												(Lamps) (as) missiles to drive 
												away the Evil Ones, and have 
												prepared for them the Penalty of 
												the Blazing Fire.
 
 6. For those who reject their 
												Lord (and Cherisher) is the 
												Penalty of Hell: and evil is 
												(such), Destination.
 
 7. When they are cast therein, 
												they will hear the (terrible) 
												drawing in of its breath even as 
												it blazes forth,
 
 8. Almost bursting with fury: 
												Every time a Group is cast 
												therein, its Keepers will ask, 
												"Did no Warner come to you?"
 
 9. They will say: "Yes indeed; a 
												Warner did come to us, but we 
												rejected him and said, '(Allah) 
												never sent down any (Message): 
												ye are nothing but an egregious 
												delusion!'"
 
 10. They will further say: "Had 
												we but listened or used our 
												intelligence, we should not 
												(now) be among the Companions of 
												the Blazing Fire!"
 
 11. They will then confess their 
												sins: but far will be 
												(Forgiveness) from the 
												Companions of the Blazing Fire!
 
 12. As for those who fear their 
												Lord unseen, for them is 
												Forgiveness and a great Reward.
 
 13. And whether ye hide your 
												word or publish it, He certainly 
												has (full) knowledge, of the 
												secrets of (all) hearts.
 
 14. Should He not know,- He that 
												created? and He is the One that 
												understands the finest mysteries 
												(and) is well-acquainted (with 
												them).
 
 15. It is He Who has made the 
												earth manageable for you, so 
												traverse ye through its tracts 
												and enjoy of the Sustenance 
												which He furnishes: but unto Him 
												is the Resurrection.
 
 16. Do ye feel secure that He 
												Who is in heaven will not cause 
												you to be swallowed up by the 
												earth when it shakes (as in an 
												earthquake)?
 
 17. Or do ye feel secure that He 
												Who is in Heaven will not send 
												against you a violent tornado 
												(with showers of stones), so 
												that ye shall know how 
												(terrible) was My warning?
 
 18. But indeed men before them 
												rejected (My warning): then how 
												(terrible) was My rejection (of 
												them)?
 
 19. Do they not observe the 
												birds above them, spreading 
												their wings and folding them in? 
												None can uphold them except 
												((Allah)) Most Gracious: Truly 
												((Allah)) Most Gracious: Truly 
												it is He that watches over all 
												things.
 
 20. Nay, who is there that can 
												help you, (even as) an army, 
												besides ((Allah)) Most Merciful? 
												In nothing but delusion are the 
												Unbelievers.
 
 21. Or who is there that can 
												provide you with Sustenance if 
												He were to withhold His 
												provision? Nay, they obstinately 
												persist in insolent impiety and 
												flight (from the Truth).
 
 22. Is then one who walks 
												headlong, with his face 
												grovelling, better guided,- or 
												one who walks evenly on a 
												Straight Way?
 
 23. Say: "It is He Who has 
												created you (and made you grow), 
												and made for you the faculties 
												of hearing, seeing, feeling and 
												understanding: little thanks it 
												is ye give.
 
 24. Say: "It is He Who has 
												multiplied you through the 
												earth, and to Him shall ye be 
												gathered together."
 
 25. They ask: When will this 
												promise be (fulfilled)? - If ye 
												are telling the truth.
 
 26. Say: "As to the knowledge of 
												the time, it is with Allah 
												alone: I am (sent) only to warn 
												plainly in public."
 
 27. At length, when they see it 
												close at hand, grieved will be 
												the faces of the Unbelievers, 
												and it will be said (to them): 
												"This is (the promise 
												fulfilled), which ye were 
												calling for!"
 
 28. Say: "See ye?- If Allah were 
												to destroy me, and those with 
												me, or if He bestows His Mercy 
												on us,- yet who can deliver the 
												Unbelievers from a grievous 
												Penalty?"
 
 29. Say: "He is ((Allah)) Most 
												Gracious: We have believed in 
												Him, and on Him have we put our 
												trust: So, soon will ye know 
												which (of us) it is that is in 
												manifest error."
 
 30. Say: "See ye?- If your 
												stream be some morning lost (in 
												the underground earth), who then 
												can supply you with 
												clear-flowing water?"
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