Surah Az-Zukhruf

Ha Mim

By the Clear Book,

behold, We have made it an Arabic Koran; haply you will understand;

and behold, it is in the Essence of the Book, with Us; sublime indeed, wise.

Shall We turn away the Remembrance from you, for that you are a prodigal people?

How many a Prophet We sent among the ancients,

but not a Prophet came to them, without they mocked at him;

so We destroyed men stronger in valour than they, and the example of the ancients passed away.

If thou askest them, 'Who created the heavens and earth?' they will say, 'The All-mighty, the All-knowing created them.'

He who appointed the earth to be a cradle for you, and appointed ways for you therein, that haply you may be guided;

and who sent down out of heaven water in measure; and We revived thereby a land that was dead; even so you shall be brought forth;

and who created the pairs, all of them, and appointed for you ships and cattle such as you ride,

that you may be seated on their backs and then remember your Lord's blessing when you are seated on them, and say, 'Glory be to Him, who has subjected this to us, and we ourselves were not equal to it;

surely unto our Lord we are turning.'

Yet they have assigned to Him a part of His own servants! Man is dearly unthankful.