Whether you speak secretly or openly—He surely knows best what is ˹hidden˺ in the heart.
67:13
How could He not know His Own creation? For He ˹alone˺ is the Most Subtle, All-Aware.
67:14
He is the One Who smoothed out the earth for you, so move about in its regions and eat from His provisions. And to Him is the resurrection ˹of all˺.
67:15
Do you feel secure that the One Who is in heaven will not cause the earth to swallow you up as it quakes violently?
67:16
Or do you feel secure that the One Who is in heaven will not unleash upon you a storm of stones. Only then would you know how ˹serious˺ My warning was!
67:17
And certainly those before them denied ˹as well˺, then how severe was My response!
67:18
Have they not seen the birds above them, spreading and folding their wings? None holds them up except the Most Compassionate. Indeed, He is All-Seeing of everything.
67:19
Also, which ˹powerless˺ force will come to your help instead of the Most Compassionate? Indeed, the disbelievers are only ˹lost˺ in delusion.
67:20
Or who is it that will provide for you if He withholds His provision? In fact, they persist in arrogance and aversion ˹to the truth˺.
67:21
Who is ˹rightly˺ guided: the one who crawls facedown or the one who walks upright on the Straight Path?
67:22
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “He is the One Who brought you into being and gave you hearing, sight, and intellect. ˹Yet˺ you hardly give any thanks.”
67:23
˹Also˺ say, “He is the One Who has dispersed you ˹all˺ over the earth, and to Him you will ˹all˺ be gathered.”
67:24
˹Still˺ they ask ˹the believers˺, “When will this threat come to pass, if what you say is true?”
67:25
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “That knowledge is with Allah alone, and I am only sent with a clear warning.”
67:26