13:14

ﱁTo Himﱂ(is) supplicationﱃﱄ(of) the truthﱅAnd those whomﱆthey invokeﱇbesides Himﱈbesides Himﱉnotﱊthey respondﱋto themﱌwith a thingﱍexceptﱎlike one who stretchesﱏhis handsﱐtowardsﱑwaterﱒto reachﱓhis mouthﱔbut notﱕitﱖﱗreaches itﱘAnd notﱙ(is) the supplicationﱚ(of) the disbelieversﱛbutﱜinﱝerrorﱞ(14)

Calling upon Him ˹alone˺ is the truth. But those ˹idols˺ the pagans invoke besides Him ˹can˺ never respond to them in any way. ˹It is˺ just like someone who stretches out their hands to water, ˹asking it˺ to reach their mouths, but it can never do so. The calls of the disbelievers are only in vain.

13:15

ﱟﱠAnd to Allahﱡﱢprostratesﱣwhoeverﱤ(is) inﱥthe heavensﱦand the earthﱧwillinglyﱨor unwillinglyﱩand (so do) their shadowsﱪin the morningsﱫﱬand in the afternoonsﱭ(15)

To Allah ˹alone˺ bow down ˹in submission˺1 all those in the heavens and the earth—willingly or unwillingly—as do their shadows, morning and evening.

13:16

ﱮSayﱯWhoﱰ(is) the Lordﱱ(of) the heavensﱲand the earthﱳSayﱴﱵAllahﱶSayﱷHave you then takenﱸfromﱹbesides Himﱺprotectorsﱻnotﱼthey have powerﱽfor themselvesﱾ(to) benefitﱿand notﲀﲁ(to) harmﲂSayﲃIsﲄequalﲅthe blindﲆand the seeingﲇOrﲈisﲉequalﲊthe darkness[es]ﲋﲌand the lightﲍOrﲎthey attributeﲏto Allahﲐpartnersﲑwho createdﲒlike His creationﲓso that seemed alikeﲔthe creationﲕﲖto themﲗSayﲘAllahﲙ(is) the Creatorﲚof allﲛthingsﲜand Heﲝ(is) the Oneﲞthe Irresistibleﲟ(16)

Ask ˹them, O  Prophet˺, “Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?” Say, “Allah!” Ask ˹them˺, “Why ˹then˺ have you taken besides Him lords who cannot even benefit or protect themselves?” Say, “Can the blind and the sighted be equal? Or can darkness and light be equal?”1 Or have they associated with Allah partners who ˹supposedly˺ produced a creation like His, leaving them confused between the two creations? Say, “Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Supreme.”

13:17

ﲠHe sends downﲡfromﲢthe skyﲣwaterﲤand flowsﲥthe valleysﲦaccording to their measureﲧand carriesﲨthe torrentﲩa foamﲪﲫrisingﲬAnd from whatﲭthey heatﲮ[on] itﲯinﲰthe fireﲱin order to makeﲲornamentsﲳorﲴutensilsﲵa foamﲶﲷlike itﲸThusﲹsets forthﲺAllahﲻthe truthﲼﲽand the falsehoodﲾThen as forﲿthe foamﳀit passes awayﳁﳂ(as) scumﳃand as forﳄwhatﳅbenefitsﳆthe mankindﳇremainsﳈinﳉﳊthe earthﳋThusﳌAllah sets forthﳍAllah sets forthﳎthe examplesﳏ(17)

He sends down rain from the sky, causing the valleys to flow, each according to its capacity. The currents then carry along rising foam, similar to the slag produced from metal that people melt in the fire for ornaments or tools. This is how Allah compares truth to falsehood. The ˹worthless˺ scum is then cast away, but what benefits people remains on the earth. This is how Allah sets forth parables.

13:18

ﳐFor those whoﳑrespondedﳒto their Lordﳓﳔ(is) the blissﳕAnd for those whoﳖ(did) notﳗrespondﳘto Himﳙifﳚthatﳛthey hadﳜwhateverﳝ(is) inﳞthe earthﳟallﳠand like of itﳡwith itﳢsurely they would offer ransomﳣﳤwith itﳥThoseﳦfor themﳧ(is) a terribleﳨreckoningﳩand their abodeﳪﳫ(is) Hellﳬand wretchedﳭ(is) the resting placeﳮ(18)

Those who respond to ˹the call of˺ their Lord will have the finest reward. As for those who do not respond to Him, even if they were to possess everything in the world twice over, they would certainly offer it to ransom themselves. They will face strict judgment, and Hell will be their home. What an evil place to rest!