The Originator is He of the heavens and the earth: and when He wills a thing to be, He but says unto it, 'Be' -and it is. (asad) Audio ⟶
And He it is who has created the heavens and the earth in accordance with [an inner] truth - and whenever He says, 'Be,' His word comes true; and His will be the dominion on the Day when the trumpet [of resurrection] is blown. He knows all that is beyond the reach of a created being's perception, as well as all that can be witnessed by a creature's senses or mind: for He alone is truly wise, all-aware. (asad) Audio ⟶
[Thus,] God grants firmness unto those who have attained to faith through the word that is unshakably true in the life of this world as well as in the life to come; but the wrongdoers He lets go astray: for God does whatever He wills. (asad) Audio ⟶
It is not conceivable that God should have taken unto Himself a son: limitless is He in His glory! When He wills a thing to be, He but says unto it 'Be' -and it is! (asad) Audio ⟶
His Being alone is such that when He wills a thing to be, He but says unto it, “Be” — and it is. (asad) Audio ⟶