١THE MOST GRACIOUS
٢has imparted this Qur’an [unto man].
٣He has created man:
٤He has imparted unto him articulate thought and speech.
٥[At His behest] the sun and the moon run their appointed courses;
٦[before Him] prostrate themselves the stars and the trees.
٧And the skies has He raised high, and has devised [for all things] a measure,
٨so that you [too, O men,] might never transgress the measure [of what is right]:
٩weigh, therefore, [your deeds] with equity, and cut not the measure short!
١٠And the earth has He spread out for all living beings,
١١with fruit thereon, and palm trees with sheathed clusters [of dates],
١٢and grain growing tall on its stalks, and sweet-smelling plants.
١٣Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
١٤He has created man out of sounding clay, like pottery,
١٥whereas the invisible beings He has created out of a confusing flame of fire.
١٦Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?