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honour.
021.027 They speak not before He speaks, and they act (in all things) by His Command.
021.028 He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they offer no intercession except for those who
are acceptable, and they stand in awe and reverence of His (Glory).
021.029 If any of them should say, "I am a god besides Him", such a one We should reward with Hell: thus do We
reward those who do wrong.
021.030 Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of creation),
before we clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?
021.031 And We have set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with them, and We have made
therein broad highways (between mountains) for them to pass through: that they may receive Guidance.
021.032 And We have made the heavens as a canopy well guarded: yet do they turn away from the Signs which these
things (point to)!
021.033 It is He Who created the Night and the Day, and the sun and the moon: all (the celestial bodies) swim along,
each in its rounded course.
021.034 We granted not to any man before thee permanent life (here): if then thou shouldst die, would they live
permanently?
021.035 Every soul shall have a taste of death: and We test you by evil and by good by way of trial. to Us must ye
return.
021.036 When the Unbelievers see thee, they treat thee not except with ridicule. "Is this," (they say), "the one who talks
of your gods?" and they blaspheme at the mention of (God) Most Gracious!
021.037 Man is a creature of haste: soon (enough) will I show you My Signs; then ye will not ask Me to hasten them!
021.038 They say: "When will this promise come to pass, if ye are telling the truth?"
021.039 If only the Unbelievers knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the fire from their faces, nor
yet from their backs, and (when) no help can reach them!
021.040 Nay, it may come to them all of a sudden and confound them: no power will they have then to avert it, nor will
they (then) get respite.
021.041 Mocked were (many) apostle before thee; But their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked.
021.042 Say: "Who can keep you safe by night and by day from (the Wrath of) (God) Most Gracious?" Yet they turn
away from the mention of their Lord.
021.043 Or have they gods that can guard them from Us? They have no power to aid themselves, nor can they be
defended from Us.
021.044 Nay, We gave the good things of this life to these men and their fathers until the period grew long for them;
See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders? Is it then they who will win?
021.045 Say, "I do but warn you according to revelation": But the deaf will not hear the call, (even) when they are
warned!
021.046 If but a breath of the Wrath of thy Lord do touch them, they will then say, "Woe to us! we did wrong indeed!"
021.047 We shall set up scales of justice for the Day of Judgment, so that not a soul will be dealt with unjustly in the
least, and if there be (no more than) the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it (to account): and enough are We
to take account.
021.048 In the past We granted to Moses and Aaron the criterion (for judgment), and a Light and a Message for those
who would do right,-
021.049 Those who fear their Lord in their most secret thoughts, and who hold the Hour (of Judgment) in awe.
021.050 And this is a blessed Message which We have sent down: will ye then reject it?
021.051 We bestowed aforetime on Abraham his rectitude of conduct, and well were We acquainted with him.
021.052 Behold! he said to his father and his people, "What are these images, to which ye are (so assiduously)
devoted?"
021.053 They said, "We found our fathers worshipping them."
021.054 He said, "Indeed ye have been in manifest error - ye and your fathers."
021.055 They said, "Have you brought us the Truth, or are you one of those who jest?"