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11. Qul seeroo fee al-ardi thumma onthuroo kayfa kana AAaqibatu almukaththibeena
11. Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth."
12. Qul liman ma fee alssamawati waal-ardi qul lillahi kataba AAala nafsihi alrrahmata layajmaAAannakum ila yawmi alqiyamati la rayba feehi allatheena khasiroo anfusahum fahum la yu/minoona
12. Say: "To whom belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth?" Say: "To God. He hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy. That He will gather you together for the Day of Judgment, there is no doubt whatever. It is they who have lost t heir own souls, that will not believe.
13. Walahu ma sakana fee allayli waalnnahari wahuwa alssameeAAu alAAaleemu
13. To him belongeth all that dwelleth (or lurketh) in the night and the day. For he is the one who heareth and knoweth all things."
14. Qul aghayra Allahi attakhithu waliyyan fatiri alssamawati waal-ardi wahuwa yutAAimu wala yutAAamu qul innee omirtu an akoona awwala man aslama wala takoonanna mina almushrikeena
14. Say: "Shall I take for my protector any other than God, the Maker of the heavens and the earth? And He it is that feedeth but is not fed." Say: "Nay! but I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to God (in Islam), and be not thou of the company of those who join gods with God."
15. Qul innee akhafu in AAasaytu rabbee AAathaba yawmin AAatheemin
15. Say: "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of the penalty of a Mighty Day.
16. Man yusraf AAanhu yawma-ithin faqad rahimahu wathalika alfawzu almubeenu
16. "On that day, if the penalty is averted from any, it is due to God's mercy; And that would be (Salvation), the obvious fulfilment of all desire.
17. Wa-in yamsaska Allahu bidurrin fala kashifa lahu illa huwa wa-in yamsaska bikhayrin fahuwa AAala kulli shay-in qadeerun
17. "If God touch thee with affliction, none can remove it but He; if He touch thee with happiness, He hath power over all things.
18. Wahuwa alqahiru fawqa AAibadihi wahuwa alhakeemu alkhabeeru
18. "He is the irresistible, (watching) from above over His worshippers; and He is the Wise, acquainted with all things."
19. Qul ayyu shay-in akbaru shahadatan quli Allahu shaheedun baynee wabaynakum waoohiya ilayya hatha alqur-anu li-onthirakum bihi waman balagha a-innakum latashhadoona anna maAAa Allahi alihatan okhra qul la ashhadu qul innama huwa ilahun wahidun wa-innanee baree-on mimma tushrikoona
19. Say: "What thing is most weighty in evidence?" Say: "God is witness between me and you; This Qur'an hath been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you and all whom it reaches. Can ye possibly bear witness that besides God there is an other God?" Say: "Nay! I cannot bear witness!" Say: "But in truth He is the one God, and I truly am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him."
20. Allatheena ataynahumu alkitaba yaAArifoonahu kama yaAArifoona abnaahum allatheena khasiroo anfusahum fahum la yu/minoona
20. Those to whom We have given the Book know this as they know their own sons. Those who have lost their own souls refuse therefore to believe.