[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving -
Shakir
Who created the seven heavens one above another; you see no incongruity in the creation of the Beneficent Allah; then look again, can you see any disorder?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Who has created the seven heavens one above another; you can see no fault in the creation of the Most Gracious. Then look again: "Can you see any rifts?"
[And] who created seven heavens in layers. You do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return [your] vision [to the sky]; do you see any breaks?
Shakir
Then turn back the eye again and again; your look shall come back to you confused while it is fatigued.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then look again and yet again: your sight will return to you in a state of humiliation and worn out.
Then return [your] vision twice again. [Your] vision will return to you humbled while it is fatigued.
Shakir
And certainly We have adorned this lower heaven with lamps and We have made these missiles for the Shaitans, and We have prepared for them the chastisement of burning.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And indeed We have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps , and We have made such lamps (as) missiles to drive away the Shayatin (devils), and have prepared for them the torment of the blazing Fire.
And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with stars and have made [from] them what is thrown at the devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.
Shakir
And for those who disbelieve in their Lord is the punishment of hell, and evil is the resort.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And for those who disbelieve in their Lord (Allah) is the torment of Hell, and worst indeed is that destination.
It almost bursts with rage. Every time a company is thrown into it, its keepers ask them, "Did there not come to you a warner?"
Shakir
They shall say: Yea! indeed there came to us a warner, but we rejected (him) and said: Allah has not revealed anything, you are only in a great error.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
They will say: "Yes, indeed a warner did come to us, but we belied him and said: 'Allah never sent down anything (of revelation); you are only in great error.'"
And they will admit their sin, so [it is] alienation for the companions of the Blaze.
Shakir
(As for) those who fear their Lord in secret, they shall surely have forgiveness and a great reward.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Verily,, those who fear their Lord unseen (i.e. they do not see Him, nor His punishment in the Hereafter), theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise).
Does He who created not know, while He is the Subtle, the Acquainted?
Shakir
He it is Who made the earth smooth for you, therefore go about in the spacious sides thereof, and eat of His sustenance, and to Him is the return after death.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He it is Who has made the earth subservient to you (i.e. easy for you to walk, to live and to do agriculture on it); so walk in the path thereof and eat of His provision. And to Him will be the Resurrection.
Do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not cause the earth to swallow you and suddenly it would sway?
Shakir
Or are you secure of those in the heaven that He should not send down upon you a punishment? Then shall you know how was My warning.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Or do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven (Allah), will not send against you a violent whirlwind? Then you shall know how (terrible) has been My Warning.
Or do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not send against you a storm of stones? Then you would know how [severe] was My warning.
Shakir
And certainly those before them rejected (the truth), then how was My disapproval.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And indeed those before them belied (the Messengers of Allah), then how terrible was My denial (punishment)?
And already had those before them denied, and how [terrible] was My reproach.
Shakir
Have they not seen the birds above them expanding (their wings) and contracting (them)? What is it that withholds them save the Beneficent Allah? Surely He sees everything.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Do they not see the birds above them, spreading out their wings and folding them in? None upholds them except the Most Gracious (Allah). Verily, He is the All-Seer of everything.
Do they not see the birds above them with wings outspread and [sometimes] folded in? None holds them [aloft] except the Most Merciful. Indeed He is, of all things, Seeing.
Shakir
Or who is it that will be a host for you to assist you besides the Beneficent Allah? The unbelievers are only in deception.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Who is he besides the Most Gracious that can be an army to you to help you? The disbelievers are in nothing but delusion.
Or who is it that could provide for you if He withheld His provision? But they have persisted in insolence and aversion.
Shakir
What! is he who goes prone upon his face better guided or he who walks upright upon a straight path?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Is he who walks prone (without seeing) on his face, more rightly guided, or he who (sees and) walks upright on the Straight Way (i.e. Islamic Monotheism)?
Say, "The knowledge is only with Allah, and I am only a clear warner."
Shakir
But when they shall see it nigh, the faces of those who disbelieve shall be sorry, and it shall be said; This is that which you used to call for.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
But when they will see it (the torment on the Day of Resurrection) approaching, the faces of those who disbelieve will change and turn black with sadness and in grief and it will be said (to them): "This is (the promise) which you were calling for!"
But when they see it approaching, the faces of those who disbelieve will be distressed, and it will be said, "This is that for which you used to call."
Shakir
Say: Have you considered if Allah should destroy me and those with me - - rather He will have mercy on us; yet who will protect the unbelievers from a painful punishment?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Tell me! If Allah destroys me, and those with me, or He bestows His Mercy on us - who can save the disbelievers from a painful torment?"
Say, [O Muhammad], "Have you considered: whether Allah should cause my death and those with me or have mercy upon us, who can protect the disbelievers from a painful punishment?"
Shakir
Say: He is the Beneficent Allah, we believe in Him and on Him do we rely, so you shall come to know who it is that is in clear error.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Say: "He is the Most Gracious (Allah), in Him we believe, and in Him we put our trust. So you will come to know who it is that is in manifest error."