The Cow
2. Al-Baqarah
البقرة
Page #42
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اللَّهُ
لَا
إِلَهَ
إِلَّا
هُوَ
الْحَيُّ
الْقَيُّومُ
لَا
تَأْخُذُهُ
سِنَةٌ
وَلَا
نَوْمٌ
لَّهُ
مَا
فِي
السَّمَاوَاتِ
وَمَا
فِي
الْأَرْضِ
مَن
ذَا
الَّذِي
يَشْفَعُ
عِندَهُ
إِلَّا
بِإِذْنِهِ
يَعْلَمُ
مَا
بَيْنَ
أَيْدِيهِمْ
وَمَا
خَلْفَهُمْ
وَلَا
يُحِيطُونَ
بِشَيْءٍ
مِّنْ
عِلْمِهِ
إِلَّا
بِمَا
شَاءَ
وَسِعَ
كُرْسِيُّهُ
السَّمَاوَاتِ
وَالْأَرْضَ
وَلَا
يَئُودُهُ
حِفْظُهُمَا
وَهُوَ
الْعَلِيُّ
الْعَظِيمُ
allāhu lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa l-ḥayyu l-qayyūmu lā taʾkhudhuhū sinatun wa-lā nawmun lahū mā fī s-samāwāti wa-mā fī l-ʾarḍi man dhā lladhī yashfaʿu ʿindahū ʾillā bi-ʾidhnihī yaʿlamu mā bayna ʾaydīhim wa-mā khalfahum wa-lā yuḥīṭūna bi-shayʾin min ʿilmihī ʾillā bi-mā shāʾa wasiʿa kursiyyuhu s-samāwāti wa-l-ʾarḍa wa-lā yaʾūduhū ḥifẓuhumā wa-huwa l-ʿaliyyu l-ʿaẓīmu
Allah! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory).
— Abdullah Yusufali
Allah—there is no god except Him—is the Living One, the All-sustainer. Neither drowsiness befalls Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that may intercede with Him except with His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they do not comprehend anything of His knowledge except what He wishes. His seat embraces the heavens and the earth and He is not wearied by their preservation, and He is the All-exalted, the All-supreme.
