أَوَلَم يَنظُروا في مَلَكوتِ السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضِ وَما خَلَقَ اللَّهُ مِن شَيءٍ وَأَن عَسىٰ أَن يَكونَ قَدِ اقتَرَبَ أَجَلُهُم ۖ فَبِأَيِّ حَديثٍ بَعدَهُ يُؤمِنونَ

Didn’t they contemplate the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and what God created, and that their term might be near? In what statement after this will they believe?

مَن يُضلِلِ اللَّهُ فَلا هادِيَ لَهُ ۚ وَيَذَرُهُم في طُغيانِهِم يَعمَهونَ

Whomever God misguides—there is no guide for him. And He leaves them in their transgression, wandering blindly.

يَسأَلونَكَ عَنِ السّاعَةِ أَيّانَ مُرساها ۖ قُل إِنَّما عِلمُها عِندَ رَبّي ۖ لا يُجَلّيها لِوَقتِها إِلّا هُوَ ۚ ثَقُلَت فِي السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضِ ۚ لا تَأتيكُم إِلّا بَغتَةً ۗ يَسأَلونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِيٌّ عَنها ۖ قُل إِنَّما عِلمُها عِندَ اللَّهِ وَلـٰكِنَّ أَكثَرَ النّاسِ لا يَعلَمونَ

They ask you about the Hour, “When will it arrive?” Respond, “The knowledge of it lies only with my Lord. Only He will reveal it when its time comes. It hangs heavily in the heavens and the earth, and it will come upon you only unexpectedly.” They ask you as if you are privy to it. Say, “Only God possesses knowledge of it, yet most people are unaware.”

قُل لا أَملِكُ لِنَفسي نَفعًا وَلا ضَرًّا إِلّا ما شاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ وَلَو كُنتُ أَعلَمُ الغَيبَ لَاستَكثَرتُ مِنَ الخَيرِ وَما مَسَّنِيَ السّوءُ ۚ إِن أَنا إِلّا نَذيرٌ وَبَشيرٌ لِقَومٍ يُؤمِنونَ

Say, “I have no power to benefit or harm myself, except as God wills. If I knew the unseen, I would’ve acquired much good, and no harm would’ve touched me. I am only a warner and a bearer of good news to those who believe.”

هُوَ الَّذي خَلَقَكُم مِن نَفسٍ واحِدَةٍ وَجَعَلَ مِنها زَوجَها لِيَسكُنَ إِلَيها ۖ فَلَمّا تَغَشّاها حَمَلَت حَملًا خَفيفًا فَمَرَّت بِهِ ۖ فَلَمّا أَثقَلَت دَعَوَا اللَّهَ رَبَّهُما لَئِن آتَيتَنا صالِحًا لَنَكونَنَّ مِنَ الشّاكِرينَ

It is He who created you from a single person, and made its spouse from it, so he might find comfort in her. When he mates with her, she carries a light burden that she can hardly feel. When it becomes heavy, they pray to God, their Lord, “If You grant us a healthy child, we will surely be among the grateful.”

أَيُشرِكونَ ما لا يَخلُقُ شَيئًا وَهُم يُخلَقونَ

Do they ascribe to Him partners who create nothing, yet are themselves created?

وَلا يَستَطيعونَ لَهُم نَصرًا وَلا أَنفُسَهُم يَنصُرونَ

They can’t help them, nor can they help themselves.

وَإِن تَدعوهُم إِلَى الهُدىٰ لا يَتَّبِعوكُم ۚ سَواءٌ عَلَيكُم أَدَعَوتُموهُم أَم أَنتُم صامِتونَ

And if you invite them for guidance, they won’t follow you. It is the same whether you call them or you remain silent.

إِنَّ الَّذينَ تَدعونَ مِن دونِ اللَّهِ عِبادٌ أَمثالُكُم ۖ فَادعوهُم فَليَستَجيبوا لَكُم إِن كُنتُم صادِقينَ

Those whom you call upon besides God are servants like you. So call upon them, and let them respond to you, if you are truthful.

أَلَهُم أَرجُلٌ يَمشونَ بِها ۖ أَم لَهُم أَيدٍ يَبطِشونَ بِها ۖ أَم لَهُم أَعيُنٌ يُبصِرونَ بِها ۖ أَم لَهُم آذانٌ يَسمَعونَ بِها ۗ قُلِ ادعوا شُرَكاءَكُم ثُمَّ كيدونِ فَلا تُنظِرونِ

Do they have legs with which they walk? Or hands with which they strike? Or eyes with which they see? Or ears with which they hear? Say, “Call upon your ‘associates’, then scheme against me, and give me no respite.”