:13. And whether ye hide your word or publish it, He certainly has (full) knowledge, of the secrets of (all) hearts.
:14. Should He not know,- He that created? and He is the One that understands the finest mysteries (and) is well-acquainted (with them).
:15. It is He Who has made the earth manageable for you, so traverse ye through its tracts and enjoy of the Sustenance which He furnishes: but unto Him is the Resurrection.
:16. Do ye feel secure that He Who is in heaven will not cause you to be swallowed up by the earth when it shakes (as in an earthquake)?
:17. Or do ye feel secure that He Who is in Heaven will not send against you a violent tornado (with showers of stones), so that ye shall know how (terrible) was My warning?
:18. But indeed men before them rejected (My warning): then how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)?
:19. Do they not observe the birds above them, spreading their wings and folding them in? None can uphold them except (Allah) Most Gracious: Truly (Allah) Most Gracious: Truly it is He that watches over all things.
:20. Nay, who is there that can help you, (even as) an army, besides (Allah) Most Merciful? In nothing but delusion are the Unbelievers.
:21. Or who is there that can provide you with Sustenance if He were to withhold His provision? Nay, they obstinately persist in insolent impiety and flight (from the Truth).
:22. Is then one who walks headlong, with his face grovelling, better guided,- or one who walks evenly on a Straight Way?
:23. Say: "It is He Who has created you (and made you grow), and made for you the faculties of hearing, seeing, feeling and understanding: little thanks it is ye give.
:24. Say: "It is He Who has multiplied you through the earth, and to Him shall ye be gathered together."
:25. They ask: When will this promise be (fulfilled)? - If ye are telling the truth.
:26. Say: "As to the knowledge of the time, it is with Allah alone: I am (sent) only to warn plainly in public."
