⁵⁰ They fear their Lord above them, and do what they are commanded.

⁵¹ And God said: “Take not two gods. He is but One God; and Me — be you in fear of Me.”

⁵³ And whatever you have of favour, it is from God; then when affliction touches you, then to Him do you cry out.

⁵⁴ Then when He has removed the affliction from you, then a faction among you ascribes a partnership¹ to their Lord,

⁵⁵ That they might deny what We have given them. So enjoy yourselves ­— and you will come to know.

⁵⁶ And they assign to what they know not a portion of what We have provided them.¹ By God, you will be questioned about what you invented!

⁵⁷ And they appoint for God daughters — glory¹ be to Him! — but they have what they desire;²

⁵⁸ And when one of them receives tidings of a female, his face darkens and he suppresses grief.

⁵⁹ He hides himself from the people because of the evil¹ of that whereof he had tidings — whether to hold it in contempt, or bury it in the dust. In truth,² evil is what they judge.

⁶⁰ For those who believe not in¹ the Hereafter is the likeness of evil. And for God is the highest likeness; and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.²

⁶¹ And were God to take men to task for their injustice, He would not leave upon it¹ any creature; but He delays them to a stated term. And when their term comes, they will not defer an hour, nor will they advance.

⁶² And they assign to God what they dislike;¹ and their tongues describe the lie that they will have the best. Without doubt, they will have the Fire, and they will be rushed in.²

⁶³ By God, We sent messengers to communities before thee! But the satan¹ made their deeds fair to them; and he is their ally this day, and they have a painful punishment.

⁶⁴ And We sent down the Writ¹ upon thee only that thou make plain² to them that wherein they differ, and as guidance, and as a mercy for people who believe.

⁶⁵ And God sends down from the sky water and gives life thereby to the earth after its death. In that is a proof¹ for people who hear.

⁶⁶ And you have in the cattle a lesson: We give you to drink of what is in its bellies¹ — between excreta and blood — pure milk, palatable to the drinkers.

⁶⁷ And of the fruits of the date-palms and grapevines: you take therefrom an intoxicant, and goodly provision. In that is a proof¹ for people who reason.

⁶⁸ And thy Lord instructed¹ the bee: “Take thou houses of the mountains, and of the trees, and of what they construct.

⁶⁹ “Then eat thou of every¹ fruit, and follow thou the ways of thy Lord gently.” There comes out of their bellies a drink differing in its hues wherein is healing for men. In that is a proof² for people who reflect.

⁷⁰ And God created you; then will He take you.¹ And among you is he who is sent back to the most abject age, so that he knows not, after knowledge, anything. God is knowing and powerful.

⁷¹ And God has favoured some of you over others in provision, but those favoured will not give over their provision to those whom their right hands possess,¹ that they be equal therein;² is it then the favour of God they reject?

⁷² And God has appointed for you from yourselves wives, and has appointed for you from your wives sons and grandsons, and has provided you of good things. Is it then in vanity that they believe, and the favour of God they deny

⁷³ And serve rather than¹ God what possesses no provision for them among the heavens or the earth at all, and can do nothing?²

⁷⁴ So strike not similitudes for God;¹ God knows, and you know not.

⁷⁵ God strikes a similitude: — a slave owned, not having power over anything, and him whom We provided with goodly provision from Us and he spends thereof secretly and openly. Are they equal? Praise belongs to God! But¹ most of them know not.

⁷⁶ And God strikes a similitude: — two men: one of them¹ dumb, not having power over anything, and a burden on his master:² wherever he directs him, he brings no good. Is he equal with one who enjoins justice, and is on a straight path?

⁷⁷ And to God belongs the unseen of the heavens and the earth. And the matter of the Hour is only as the twinkling of the eye, or even¹ nearer; God is over all things powerful.

⁷⁸ And God brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers not knowing anything, and appointed for you hearing and sight and hearts,¹ that you might be grateful.

⁷⁹ Have they not considered the birds made subject in the air of the sky? There holds them only God; in that are proofs¹ for people who believe.

⁸⁰ And God made for you from your houses a place of rest; and He made for you from the hides of cattle houses which you find light on the day of your journey and on the day of your sojourn; and of their wool and their fur and their hair furnishing and enjoyment¹ for a time.

⁸¹ And God appointed for you of what He has created shades,¹ and made for you of the mountains places of refuge, and made for you garments to protect you from the heat, and garments to protect you from your might. Thus does He complete His favour upon you, that you might submit.

⁸² And if they turn away, upon thee is only the clear notification.

⁸³ They recognise the favour of God, then they deny it; and most of them are false claimers of guidance.¹

⁸⁴ And the day We raise up from every community a witness, then no leave will be given those who ignore warning¹ nor will they be allowed to make amends.

⁸⁵ And when those who do wrong see the punishment, it will not be lightened for them, nor will they be granted respite.

⁸⁶ And when those who ascribe a partnership¹ see their partners,² they will say: “Our Lord: these are our partners³ to whom we called, rather than⁴ to Thee.” But they will cast at them the word: “You are liars!”

⁸⁷ And they will offer God submission, that day, but strayed from them will be what they invented.

⁸⁸ Those who ignore warning¹ and turn away from² the path of God, We will increase them in punishment over the punishment for what they wrought of corruption.

⁸⁹ And the day We raise in every community a witness against them from themselves, and We bring thee as a witness against these[...].¹ And We sent down the Writ² upon thee as a clarification of all things, and as guidance, and as a mercy, and as glad tidings for those submitting.³

⁹⁰ God commands justice, and good conduct, and giving to relatives, and forbids sexual immorality,¹ and perversity,² and sectarian zealotry.³ He admonishes you, that you might take heed.

⁹¹ And fulfil the covenant of God¹ when you make a covenant; then break not oaths after their confirmation when you have made God your surety;² God knows what you do.

⁹² And be not like her who breaks her thread after it was strong into fibres, taking your oaths¹ as a deception between you because one community is more numerous than another community.² God but tries you thereby; and He will make plain³ to you on the Day of Resurrection that wherein you differed.

⁹³ And had God willed, He would have made you one community; but He sends whom He wills astray, and guides whom He wills;¹ and you will be questioned about what you did.

⁹⁴ And take not your oaths as a deception between you lest a foot slip after its being firm and you taste evil for turning away from¹ the path of God, and for you there be a great punishment.

⁹⁵ And sell not the covenant of God¹ at a cheap price; what is with God is better for you, if you would know.

⁹⁶ What is with you has an end, and what is with God remains; and We will pay those who are patient their reward according to the best of what they did.

⁹⁷ Whoso works righteousness, whether male or female, and is a believer:¹ him will We make live a good life; and We will reward them according to the best of what they did.

⁹⁸ And when thou recitest the Qur’an,¹ seek thou refuge in God from the accursed satan²

⁹⁹ (He has no authority over those who heed warning¹ and in their Lord place their trust;