Selected Quranic verses

﴿ فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ﴾

So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.

﴿ ۞ فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ ﴾

I do swear[10] by the positions of the stars –

﴿ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٞ لَّوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ ﴾

and this is indeed a great oath, if only you knew...

﴿ إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرۡءَانٞ كَرِيمٞ ﴾

that this is indeed a noble Qur’an,

﴿ فِي كِتَٰبٖ مَّكۡنُونٖ ﴾

in a well-preserved Record[11],

﴿ لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُطَهَّرُونَ ﴾

that none can touch except the purified ones[12] –

﴿ تَنزِيلٞ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﴾

a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.

﴿ أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدۡهِنُونَ ﴾

Do you take this discourse lightly,

﴿ وَتَجۡعَلُونَ رِزۡقَكُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ تُكَذِّبُونَ ﴾

and instead [of thanking Allah] for the provision...

﴿ فَلَوۡلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلۡحُلۡقُومَ ﴾

Then why [are you helpless] when the soul reaches...

﴿ وَأَنتُمۡ حِينَئِذٖ تَنظُرُونَ ﴾

while you are looking on,

﴿ وَنَحۡنُ أَقۡرَبُ إِلَيۡهِ مِنكُمۡ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبۡصِرُونَ ﴾

when We are closer[13] to him than you, but you do...