[14:19]
Hast thou not seen that Allah hath created the
heavens and the earth with truth ? If He will, He can
remove you and bring (in) some new creation;
[14:20]
And that is no great matter for Allah.
[14:21]
They all come forth unto their Lord. Then those
who were despised say unto those who were scornful: We were unto you a
following, can ye then avert from us aught of Allah’s doom ?
They say: Had Allah guided us, we should have guided you. Whether we rage or
patiently endure is (now) all one for us; we have no place of refuge.
[14:22]
And Satan saith, when the matter hath been
decided: Lo! Allah promised you a promise of truth; and I promised you, then failed you. And I had no power over you save that
I called unto you and ye obeyed me. So blame not, but blame yourselves. I
cannot help you, nor can ye help me, Lo! I disbelieved
in that which ye before ascribed to me. Lo! for wrong-
doers is a painful doom.
[14:23]
And those who believed and did good works are
made to enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow, therein abiding by
permission of their Lord, their greeting therein: Peace!
[14:24]
Seest thou not how Allah coineth a similitude: A
goodly saying, as a goodly tree, its root set firm, its branches reaching into
heaven,