Sura XIII -- (13)
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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
Elif.
Lam. Mim. Ra. These, the signs of the Book! And that which hath been sent down
to thee from thy Lord is the very truth: But
the greater part of men will not believe.
It is
God who hath reared the Heavens without pillars thou canst behold; then mounted
his throne, and imposed laws on the sun and moon:
each travelleth to its appointed goal. He ordereth all things. He maketh his
signs clear, that you may have firm faith in a meeting with your Lord.
And He
it is who hath outstretched the earth, and placed on it the firm mountains, and
rivers: and of every fruit He hath placed on
it tow kinds: He causeth the night to enshroud
the day. Verily in this are signs for those who reflect.
And on
the earth hard by each other are its various portions:
gardens of grapes and corn, and palm trees single or clustered. Though watered
by the same water, yet some make we more excellent as food than other: Verily in all this are signs for those who
understand.
If
ever thou dost marvel, marvellous surely is their saying, "What! when we
have become dust, shall we be restored in a new creation?"
These
are they who in their Lord believe not: these!
the collars shall be on their necks; and these shall be inmates of the fire, to
abide therein for aye.
To
hasten evil rather than good will they challenge thee:
but, before their time have been like examples. Full, truly, of mercy is thy
Lord unto men, despite their sins; but verily, thy Lord is right vehement to
punish.
And
they who believe not say: ":If a sign from his Lord be not sent down to him . .
.!" Thou art a warner only. And every people hath its guide.
God
knoweth the burden of every female, and how much their wombs lessen and enlarge: with Him everything is by measure:
13:10 Knower of the Hidden and the Manifest!
the Great! the Most High!
Alike
to Him is that person among you who concealeth his words, and he that telleth
them abroad: he who hideth him in the night,
and he who cometh forth in the day.
Each
hath a succession of Angels before him and behind him, who watch over him by
God's behest. Verily, God will not change his gifts to men, till they change
what is in themselves: and when God willeth
evil unto men, there is none can turn it away, nor have they any protector
beside Him.
He it
is who maketh the lightning to shine unto you; for fear and hope: and who bringeth up the laden clouds.
And
the Thunder uttereth his praise, and the Angels also, for awe of Him: and he sendeth his bolts and smiteth with them
whom he will while they are wrangling about God! Mighty is he is prowess.
Prayer
is His of right: but these deities to whom
they pray beside Him give them no answer, otherwise than as he is answered who
stretcheth forth his hands to the water that it may reach his mouth, when it
cannot reach it! The prayer of the Infidels only wandereth, and is lost.
And
unto God doth all in the Heavens and on the Earth bow down in worship,
willingly or by constraint: their very shadows
also morn and even!
Say: Who is Lord of the Heavens and of the Earth? Say: God. Say: Why
then have you taken beside Him protectors, who even for their own selves have
no power for help or harm? Say: What! shall
the blind and the seeing be held equal? Shall the darkness and the light be
held equal? Or have they given associates to God who have created as He hath
created, so that their creation appear to them like His? Say: God is the Creator of all things! He is the One!
the Conquering!
He
sendeth down the rain from Heaven: then flow
the torrents in their due measure, and the flood beareth along a swelling foam.
And from the metals which are molten in the fire for the sake of ornaments or
utensils, a like scum ariseth. In this way doth God depict (set forth) truth
and falsehood. As to the foam, it is quickly gone:
and as to what is useful to man, it remaineth on the earth,. Thus doth God set
forth comparisons! To those who respond to their Lord shall be an excellent
reward; but those who respond not to his call, had they all that the earth
containeth twice over, they would surely give it for their ransom. Evil their
reckoning! and Hell their home! And wretched the bed!
Shall
he then who knoweth that what hath been sent down to thee from thy Lord is the
truth, act like him who is blind? Men of insight only will bear this in mind,
13:20 Who fulfil their pledge to God, and
break not their compact:
And
who join together what God hath bidden to be joined, and who fear their Lord,
and dread an ill reckoning;
And
who, from desire to see the face of their Lord, are constant amid trials, and
observe prayer and give alms, in secret and openly, out of what we have
bestowed upon them, and turn aside evil by good:
for these is the recompense of that abode.
Gardens
of
"Peace
be with you!" say they, "because you have endured all things!"
charming the recompense of their abode!
But
those who, after having contracted it, break their covenant with God, and cut
asunder what God hath bidden to be united, and commit misdeeds on the earth,
these, a curse awaiteth them, and an ill abode!
God is
open-handed with supplies to whom he will, or is sparing. They rejoice in the life
that now is, but this present life is but a passing good, in respect of the
life to come!
And
they who believe not say, "Unless a sign be sent down to him from his
Lord. . . ." Say: God truly will mislead
whom he will; and He will guide to Himself him who turneth to Him,
Those
who believe, and whose hearts rest securely on the thought of God. What! Shall
not men's hearts repose in the thought of God? They who believe and do the
things that be right -- blessedness awaiteth them, and a goodly home.
Thus
have we sent thee to a people whom other peoples have preceded, that thou
mightest rehearse to them our revelations to thee. Yet they believe not on the
God of Mercy. Say: He is my Lord. There is no
God but He. In Him do I put my trust. To Him must I return.
13:30 If there were a Koran by which the
mountains could be set in motion, or the earth cleft, or the dead be made to
speak. . .! But all sovereignty is in the hands of God. Do then believers doubt
that had He pleased God would certainly have guided all men aright?
Misfortune
shall not cease to light on the unbelievers for what they have done, or to take
up its abode hard by their dwellings, until the threat of God come to pass.
Verily, God will not fail his plighted word.
Before
thee indeed have apostles been mocked at; but though I bore long with the
unbelievers, at last I seized upon them; -- and how severe was my punishment!
Who is
it then that is standing over every soul to mark its actions? Yet have they set
up associates with God. Say: Name them. What!
Would you inform God of that which He knoweth not on the Earth? Or are they not
a mere empty name? But prepared of old for the infidels was this fraud of
theirs; and they are turned aside from the path; and whom God causeth to err,
no guide shall there be for him!
Chastisement
awaiteth them in this present life, and more grievous shall be the chastisement
of the next: and one shall screen them from
God.
A
picture of the
They
to whom we have given the Book rejoice in what hath been sent down to thee; yet
some are banded together who deny a part of it. Say:
I am commanded to worship God, and not to associate any creature with Him. On
Him do I call, and to Him shall I return.
Thus,
then, as a code in the Arabic tongue have we sent down the Koran; and truly, if
after the knowledge that hath reached thee thou follow their desires, thou
shalt have no guardian or protector against God.
Apostles
truly have we already sent before thee, and wives and offspring have we given
them. Yet no apostle had come with miracles unless by leave of God. To each age
its Book.
What
He pleaseth will God abrogate or confirm: for
with Him is the source of revelation.
13:40 Moreover, whether we cause thee to see
the fulfilment of part of our menaces, or whether we take thee hence, verily,
thy work is preaching only, and ours to take account.
See
they not that we come into their land and cut short its borders? God
pronounceth a doom, and there is none to reverse his doom. And swift is He to
take account.
Those
who lived before them made plots: but all plotting
is controlled by God: He knoweth the works of
every one, and the infidels shall know whose will be the recompense of the
abode.
The
infidels, moreover, will say; Thou art not sent of God. Say: God is witness enough betwixt me and you, and,
whoever hath knowledge of the Book.