يا أَيُّهَا النّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌ فَاستَمِعوا لَهُ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذينَ تَدعونَ مِن دونِ اللَّهِ لَن يَخلُقوا ذُبابًا وَلَوِ اجتَمَعوا لَهُ ۖ وَإِن يَسلُبهُمُ الذُّبابُ شَيئًا لا يَستَنقِذوهُ مِنهُ ۚ ضَعُفَ الطّالِبُ وَالمَطلوبُ
O people, a parable is presented; listen to it attentively: those you call upon besides God can’t even create a fly, even if they combined their efforts. And if a fly were to snatch something away from them, they would be unable to retrieve it. Both the seeker and the sought are weak.
ما قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدرِهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزيزٌ
They don’t appreciate God as He ought to be appreciated. God is Powerful and Mighty.
اللَّهُ يَصطَفي مِنَ المَلائِكَةِ رُسُلًا وَمِنَ النّاسِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَميعٌ بَصيرٌ
God chooses messengers from among angels and humans. God is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
يَعلَمُ ما بَينَ أَيديهِم وَما خَلفَهُم ۗ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ تُرجَعُ الأُمورُ
He knows their past and their future. All matters will return to God.
يا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنُوا اركَعوا وَاسجُدوا وَاعبُدوا رَبَّكُم وَافعَلُوا الخَيرَ لَعَلَّكُم تُفلِحونَ ۩
O you who believe, bow and prostrate yourselves, and worship your Lord, and do good, so that you may succeed.
وَجاهِدوا فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهادِهِ ۚ هُوَ اجتَباكُم وَما جَعَلَ عَلَيكُم فِي الدّينِ مِن حَرَجٍ ۚ مِلَّةَ أَبيكُم إِبراهيمَ ۚ هُوَ سَمّاكُمُ المُسلِمينَ مِن قَبلُ وَفي هـٰذا لِيَكونَ الرَّسولُ شَهيدًا عَلَيكُم وَتَكونوا شُهَداءَ عَلَى النّاسِ ۚ فَأَقيمُوا الصَّلاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكاةَ وَاعتَصِموا بِاللَّهِ هُوَ مَولاكُم ۖ فَنِعمَ المَولىٰ وَنِعمَ النَّصيرُ
Strive for God with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you and imposed no difficulty upon you in religion—the way of your forefather Abraham. He named you ‘Submitters’ from before, and in this, so that the Messenger may bear witness over you, and you may bear witness over the people. Therefore, establish prayers, give charity, and hold fast to God. He is your Protector—a splendid Guardian and a superb Helper.