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Rowwad Translation Center — 268

16:7 And they carry your heavy loads to lands that you could not reach without great hardship. Indeed, your Lord is Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

16:8 And [He created] the horses, mules and donkeys for you to ride and for adornment, and He creates other things that you do not know.

16:9 It is upon Allah to show the straight path, while other ways are deviant. If He had willed, He could have guided you all.

16:10 It is He Who sends down rain from the sky, from it you drink, and by it plants thrive on which you pasture your livestock.

16:11 He causes to grow therewith crops, olives, palm trees, grapevines and all kinds of fruits[1] for you. Indeed, there is a sign in this for people who reflect.

16:12 And He has subjected for you the night and day, the sun and moon, and the stars[1] are made subservient by His command. Indeed, there are signs in this for people of understanding.

16:13 And He has created for you various kinds of things on earth[1]. Indeed, there are signs in this for people who take heed.

16:14 It is He Who has subjected the sea, so that you may eat from it tender meat and extract ornaments to wear. And you see the ships cleaving their way through its waves[1], so that you may seek His bounty and so that you may give thanks.