Surah Faatir

إِنَّٱللَّهَيُمْسِكُٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضَأَنتَزُولَاوَلَئِنزَالَتَآإِنْأَمْسَكَهُمَامِنْأَحَدٍۢمِّنۢبَعْدِهِۦٓإِنَّهُۥكَانَحَلِيمًاغَفُورًۭا

Verily, it is God [alone] who upholds the celestial bodies and the earth, lest they deviate [from their orbits] - for if they should ever deviate, there is none that could uphold them after He will have ceased to do so. [But,] verily, He is ever-forbearing, much-for­giving!

وَأَقْسَمُوا۟بِٱللَّهِجَهْدَأَيْمَٰنِهِمْلَئِنجَآءَهُمْنَذِيرٌۭلَّيَكُونُنَّأَهْدَىٰمِنْإِحْدَىٱلْأُمَمِفَلَمَّاجَآءَهُمْنَذِيرٌۭمَّازَادَهُمْإِلَّانُفُورًا

As it is, they [who are averse to the truth often] swear by God with their most solemn oaths that if a warner should ever come to them, they would follow his guidance better than any of the communities [of old had followed the warner sent to them]: but now that a warner has come unto them, [his call] but increases their aversion,

ٱسْتِكْبَارًۭافِىٱلْأَرْضِوَمَكْرَٱلسَّيِّئِوَلَايَحِيقُٱلْمَكْرُٱلسَّيِّئُإِلَّابِأَهْلِهِۦفَهَلْيَنظُرُونَإِلَّاسُنَّتَٱلْأَوَّلِينَفَلَنتَجِدَلِسُنَّتِٱللَّهِتَبْدِيلًۭاوَلَنتَجِدَلِسُنَّتِٱللَّهِتَحْوِيلًا

their arro­gant behaviour on earth, and their devising of evil [arguments against God’s messages]. Yet [in the end,] such evil scheming will engulf none but its authors: and can they expect anything but [to be made to go] the way of those [sinners] of olden times? Thus [it is]: no change wilt thou ever find in God’s way; yea, no deviation wilt thou ever find in God’s way!

أَوَلَمْيَسِيرُوا۟فِىٱلْأَرْضِفَيَنظُرُوا۟كَيْفَكَانَعَٰقِبَةُٱلَّذِينَمِنقَبْلِهِمْوَكَانُوٓا۟أَشَدَّمِنْهُمْقُوَّةًۭوَمَاكَانَٱللَّهُلِيُعْجِزَهُۥمِنشَىْءٍۢفِىٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَلَافِىٱلْأَرْضِإِنَّهُۥكَانَعَلِيمًۭاقَدِيرًۭا

Have they never journeyed about the earth and beheld what happened in the end to those [deniers of the truth] who lived before their time and were [so much] greater than they in power? And [do they not see that the will of] God can never be foiled by anything whatever in the heavens or on earth, since, verily, He is all-knowing, infinite in His power?

وَلَوْيُؤَاخِذُٱللَّهُٱلنَّاسَبِمَاكَسَبُوا۟مَاتَرَكَعَلَىٰظَهْرِهَامِندَآبَّةٍۢوَلَٰكِنيُؤَخِّرُهُمْإِلَىٰٓأَجَلٍۢمُّسَمًّۭىفَإِذَاجَآءَأَجَلُهُمْفَإِنَّٱللَّهَكَانَبِعِبَادِهِۦبَصِيرًۢا

Now if God were to take men [at once] to task for whatever [wrong] they commit [on earth], He would not leave a single living creature upon its surface. However, He grants them respite for a term set [by Him]: but when their term comes to an end - then, verily, [they come to know that] God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His servants.