They shall say, "Came not your apostles to you with the tokens?" They shall say, "Yes." They shall say, "Cry ye then aloud for help:" but the cry of the unbelievers shall be only in vain. Assuredly, in this present life will we succour our apostles and those who shall have believed, and on the day when the witnesses shall stand forth; A day whereon the plea of the evil doers shall not avail them; but theirs shall be a curse, and theirs the woe of the abode in Hell. And of old gave we Moses the guidance, and we made the children of Israel the heritors of the Book,–a guidance and warning to men endued with understanding. Therefore be steadfast thou and patient; for true is the promise of God: and seek pardon for thy fault,9 and celebrate the praise of thy Lord at evening and at morning. As to those who cavil at the signs of God without authority having reached them, nought is there but pride in their breasts: but they shall not succeed. Fly thou for refuge then to God, for He is the Hearer, the Beholder. Greater surely than the creation of man is the creation of the heavens and of the earth: but most men know it not. Moreover, the blind and the seeing, and the evil doer and they who believe and do the things that are right, shall not be deemed equal. How few ponder this! Aye, "the Hour" will surely come: there is no doubt of it: but most men believe it not. And your Lord saith, "Call upon me–I will hearken unto you: but they who turn in disdain from my service shall enter Hell with shame." It is God who hath ordained the night for your rest, and the day to give you light: verily God is rich in bounties to men: but most men render not the tribute of thanks. This is God your Lord, Creator of all things: no god is there but He: why then do ye turn away from Him? Yet thus are they turned aside who gainsay the signs of God. It is God who hath given you the earth as a sure foundation, and over it built up the Heaven, and formed you, and made your forms beautiful, and feedeth you with good things. This is God your Lord. Blessed then be God the Lord of the Worlds! He is the Living One. No God is there but He. Call then upon Him and offer Him a pure worship. Praise be to God the Lord of the Worlds! SAY: Verily I am forbidden to worship what ye call on beside God, after that the clear tokens have come to me from my Lord, and I am bidden to surrender myself to the Lord of the Worlds. He it is who created you of the dust, then of the germs of life, then of thick blood, then brought you forth infants: then he letteth you reach your full strength, and then become old men (but some of you die first), and reach the ordained term. And this that haply ye may understand. It is He who giveth life and death; and when He decreeth a thing, He only saith of it, "Be," and it is. Seest thou not those who cavil at the signs of God? how are they turned aside!