And the two seas (kinds of water) are not alike, this is fresh
sweet, and pleasant to drink, and that is salt and bitter. And from them both
you eat fresh tender meat (fish), and derive the ornaments that you wear. And
you see the ships cleaving (the sea¬water as they sail through it), that you
may seek of His Bounty, and that you may give thanks. (12) He merges the night
into the day (i.e. the decrease in the hours of the night are added to the
hours of the day), and He merges the day into the night (i.e. the decrease in
the hours of the day are added to the hours of the night). And He has subjected
the sun and the moon, each runs its course for a term appointed. Such is Allâh
your Lord; His is the kingdom. And those, whom you invoke or call upon instead
of Him, own not even a Qitmîr (the thin membrane over the date¬stone). (13) If you invoke (or
call upon) them, they hear not your call, and if (in case) they were to hear,
they could not grant it (your request) to you. And on the Day of Resurrection,
they will disown your worshipping them. And none can inform you (O Muhammad
SAW) like Him Who is the All¬Knower (of everything).[]
(14) O mankind! it is you who stand in need of Allâh, But Allâh is Rich
(Free of all needs), Worthy of all praise. (15) If He willed, He
could destroy you and bring about a new creation. (16) And that is not hard
for Allâh. (17) And no bearer of burdens shall bear another's burden, and if one
heavily laden calls another to (bear) his load, nothing of it will be lifted
even though he be near of kin. You (O Muhammad SAW) can warn only those who
fear their Lord unseen, and perform As-Salât (Iqâmat¬as¬Salât). And he who
purifies himself (from all kinds of sins), then he purifies only for the
benefit of his ownself. And to Allâh is the (final) Return (of all). (18)