Sura Xxvii. Naml, Or The Ants. Section 5 * "The Holy Quran", tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934 ], Sra Xxvii.: Naml, Or The Ants.Section 5 59. Quli alhamdu lillahi wasalamun AAala AAibadihi allatheena istafa allahu khayrun amma yushrikoonA 59. Say: Praise be to God, And Peace on His servants Whom He has chosen (For His Message ). (Who) Is better?--God or The false gods they associate (With Him)? 60. Amman khalaqa aLssamawati waAl-arda waanzala lakum mina aLssama-i maan faanbatna bihi hada-iqa thata bahjatin ma kana lakum an tunbitoo shajaraha a-ilahun maAAa Allahi bal hum qawmun yaAAdiloonA 60. Or, who has created The heavens and the earth, And who sends you down Rain from the sky? Yea, with it We cause To grow well-planted orchards Full of beauty and delight: It is not in your power To cause the growth Of the trees in them. (Can there be Another ) god besides God? Nay, they are a people Who swerve from justice. 61. Amman jaAAala al-arda qararan wajaAAala khilalaha anharan wajaAAala laha rawasiya wajaAAala bayna albahrayni hajizan a-ilahun maAAa Allahi bal aktharuhum la yaAAlamoonA 61. Or, who has made the earth Firm to live in; made Rivers in its midst; set Thereon mountains immovable; And made a separating bar Between the two bodies Of flowing water? (Can there be another ) god Besides God? Nay, most Of them know not. 62. Amman yujeebu almudtarra itha daAAahu wayakshifu aLssoo-a wayajAAalukum khulafaa al-ardi a-ilahun maAAa Allahi qaleelan ma tathakkaroonA 62. Or, who listens to the (soul) Distressed when it calls On Him, and who relieves Its suffering, and makes you (Mankind) inheritors of the earth?' (Can there be another ) god Besides God? Little it is That ye heed! 63. Amman yahdeekum fee "th"ulumati albarri waAlbahri waman yursilu aLrriyaha bushran bayna yaday rahmatihi a-ilahun maAAa Allahi taAAala Allahu AAamma yushrikoonA 63. Or, who guides you Through the depths of darkness On land and sea, and who Sends the winds as heralds Of glad tidings, going before His Mercy? (Can there be Another ) god besides God?-- High is God above what They associate with Him! 64. Amman yabdao alkhalqa thumma yuAAeeduhu waman yarzuqukum mina aLssama-i waAl-ardi a-ilahun maAAa Allahi qul hatoo burhanakum in kuntum sadiqeenA 64. Or, who originates Creation, Then repeats it, And who gives you sustenance From heaven and earth? (Can there be another ) god Besides God? Say, "Bring forth Your argument, if ye Are telling the truth! " 65. Qul la yaAAlamu man fee aLssamawati waAl-ardi alghayba illa Allahu wama yashAAuroona ayyana yubAAathoonA 65. Say: None in the heavens Or on earth, except God, Knows what is hidden: Nor can they perceive When they shall be raised Up (for Judgment ). 66. Bali iddaraka AAilmuhum fee al-akhirati bal hum fee shakkin minha bal hum minha AAamoonA 66. Still less can their knowledge Comprehend the Hereafter: nay, They are in doubt and uncertainty Thereanent; nay, they are blind Thereunto!
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