Rowwad Translation Center — 251

13:14 To Him alone should all supplication be addressed[1]. But those whom they supplicate besides Him do not respond to them in any way, except like one who stretches out his hands for water to reach his mouth, but it will never reach it[2]. The supplication of the disbelievers is all in vain.

13:15 To Allah prostrates[1] whoever is in the heavens and on earth, willingly or unwillingly, and so do their shadows in the morning and evening.

13:16 Say, “Who is the Lord of the heavens and earth?” Say, “Allah.” Say, “Have you taken besides Him protectors, those who have no power to benefit or harm themselves[1]?” Say, “Can the blind person be equal to the seeing[2], or can the darkness be equal to the light?” Or do they ascribe to Allah partners who created the like of His creation[3], so they are confused between two creations? Say, “Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Subjugator.”

13:17 He sends down rain from the sky, causing the valleys to flow, each according to its capacity, and the torrent carries along rising foam, similar to the slag produced from metal that people melt in the fire to make ornaments or tools. This is how Allah compares truth to falsehood: as for the residue, it is then cast away, but that which benefits people remains on the earth[1]. This is how Allah sets forth comparisons.

13:18 Those who respond to their Lord will have the best reward[1]. As for those who do not respond to Him, even if they were to possess all that is on earth and the likes thereof, they would surely offer it to ransom themselves; they will have the worst reckoning[2], and their abode will be Hell. What a terrible resting place!