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Him do not own so much as the are not equal, 20 nor are the
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skin of a date stone; 14 if you darkness and the light; shade
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invoke them, they do not hear and heat are not alike, nor are
your call; and even if they could the living and the dead. God
hear, they would not respond to causes whom He will to hear
you. And on the Day of Him, but you cannot make those
Resurrection they will disown who are in their graves hear you.
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your having associated them with 23 You are but a warner— We
God. No one can tell you [the have sent you with the truth as a
Truth] like the One who is all bearer of good news and a
knowing. warner—there is no community
15 O men! It is you who stand to which a warner has not come.
in need of God—God is self- 25 If they reject you, so did their
sufficient, and praiseworthy— predecessors. Messengers came
16 if He so wished, He could take to them with clear signs, with
you away and replace you with a scriptures, and with the
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new creation; 17 that is not enlightening Book, but in the
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difficult for God. No burden- end I seized those who were bent
bearer shall bear another’s on denying the truth and how
burden, and if some over-laden terrible was My punishment.
soul should call out for someone 27 Did you not see how God
else to carry his load, not the sent down water from the sky
least portion of it will be borne with which We bring forth fruit
for him, even though he were a of diverse colours. In the
near relative. You can only warn mountains there are streaks of
those who fear their Lord in the various shades of white and red,
unseen, and pray regularly. and jet-black rocks; 28 in like
Anyone who purifies himself manner, men, beasts, and cattle
will benefit greatly from doing have their diverse hues too. Only
so. To God all shall return. those of His servants, who
19 The blind and the sighted possess knowledge, fear God.