M. H. Shakir, The Holy Quran; Arabic Text and English Translation; Foot-notes by M. H. Shakir (1974)

13. And to him belongs whatever dwells in the night and the day; and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

14. Say: Shall I take a guardian besides Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and He feeds (others) and is not (Himself) fed. Say: I am commanded to be the first who submits himself, and you should not be of the polytheists.

15. Say: Surely I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the chastisement of a grievous day.

16. He from whom it is averted on that day, Allah indeed has shown mercy to him; and this is a manifest achievement.

17. And if Allah touch you with affliction, there is none to take it off but He; and if He visit you with good, then He has power over all things.

18. And He is the Supreme, above His servants; and He is the Wise, the Aware.

19. Say: What thing is the weightiest in testimony? Say: Allah is witness between you

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M. H. Shakir, The Holy Quran; Arabic Text and English Translation; Foot-notes by M. H. Shakir, R. A. Juma, 1615 Pech Rd., Apt. 26C, Houston, Texas 77055. Presented by World Organization for Islamic Services (WOFIS), P.O. Box No. 2245, Tehran, Iran, 1974 Edition, Consulted online at “Quran Archive - Texts and Studies on the Quran” on 02 Dec. 2025: http://quran-archive.org/explorer/m-h-shakir/1974?page=232