[16.1] The Command of Allah will surely come; do not seek to hasten it. Highly exalted is
He above that they associate with Him.
[16.2] He sends down the angels with the Spirit (Gabriel) by His command to those of
His worshipers whom He chooses, (saying:) 'Warn, there is no god except Me, therefore fear Me.'
[16.3] He created the heavens and the earth with truth. Exalted is He above what they associate (with Him)!
[16.4] He created mankind from a sperm drop, yet he is a clear adversary.
[16.5] And the cattle He created for you. In them, you have warmth and other uses, and of them you eat.
[16.6] In them there is beauty for you when you bring them home and when you lead them to pasture.
[16.7] They carry your loads to a land which you could not otherwise reach except by
painful toil to oneself. Your Lord is the Clement, the Most Merciful.
[16.8] (He has created for you) horses, mules, and donkeys, which you ride and as an
adornment; and He creates what you do not know.
[16.9] It is for Allah to show the way. Some swerve from it, but had He willed, He would have guided all of you.
[16.10] It is He who sends down water from heaven, which provides drink for you and
brings forth trees on which your herds feed.
[16.11] And thereby He brings forth crops and olives, palms and vines, and all the fruits.
Surely, in this there is a sign for a nation who think.
[16.12] He has subjected to you the night, the day, the sun and the moon. The stars are
subjected by His Command. Surely, in that there is a sign for a nation who understands.
[16.13] And what He has multiplied for you in the earth is of various hues; surely, in that
there is a sign for a nation who remember.
[16.14] It is He who has subjected the sea to you, so that you eat of its soft flesh and
bring up from it ornaments which you wear. And you see the ships plowing their course
through it in order that you seek His bounty and give thanks.
[16.15] He set firm mountains upon the earth lest it should shake with you; and rivers,
and roads, in order that you are guided.
[16.16] And waymarks; and by the star they are guided.
[16.17] Is He who creates as he who does not create? Will you not remember?
[16.18] If you count the favors of Allah, you could not number them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and the Most Merciful.
[16.19] Allah has knowledge of all that you hide and all that you reveal.
[16.20] But those whom you invoke, other than Allah do not create anything - they are themselves created.
[16.21] They are dead, not living; and they do not know when they will be raised (to life).
[16.22] Your God is One God. Those who do not believe in the Everlasting Life their
hearts disbelieve, and are puffed up with pride.
[16.23] Allah knows without doubt what they hide and what they make known. He does not love the proud.
[16.24] And if they are asked: 'What has your Lord revealed?' they say: 'Tales of the ancients, fairy-tales!'
[16.25] They shall carry their sins completely on the Day of Resurrection, and some of
