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12. Huwa allathee yureekumu albarqa khawfan watamaAAan wayunshi-o a
l
ssahaba
a
l
ththiqal
a
12. It is He Who doth show you the lightning, by way both of fear and of hope: It is He
Who doth raise up the clouds, heavy with (fertilising) rain!
13. Wayusabbihu a
l
rraAAdu bihamdihi wa
a
lmala-ikatu min kheefatihi wayursilu
a
l
ssawaAAiqa fayuseebu biha man yashao wahum yujadiloona fee Allahi wahuwa
shadeedu almihal
i
13. Nay, thunder repeateth His praises, and so do the angels, with awe: He flingeth the
loud-voiced thunder-bolts, and therewith He striketh whomsoever He will..yet these (are
the men) who (dare to) dispute about Allah, with the strength of His power (supreme)!
14. Lahu daAAwatu alhaqqi wa
a
llatheena yadAAoona min doonihi la yastajeeboona
lahum bishay-in illa kabasiti kaffayhi ila alma-i liyablugha fahu wama huwa bibalighihi
wama duAAao alkafireena illa fee dalal
in
14. For Him (alone) is prayer in Truth: any others that they call upon besides Him hear
them no more than if they were to stretch forth their hands for water to reach their mouths
but it reaches them not: for the prayer of those without Faith is nothing but (futile)
wandering (in the mind).
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