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

11. Except those who are patient and do good, they shall have forgiveness and a great reward.

12. Then, may it be that you will give up part of what is revealed to you and your breast will become straitened by it because they say: Why has not a treasure been sent down upon him or an angel come with him? You are only a warner; and Allah is custodian over all things.

13. Or, do they say: He has forged it. Say: Then bring ten forged chapters like it* and call upon whom you can besides Allah, if you are truthful.

14. But if they do not answer you, then know that it is revealed by Allah’s knowledge and that there is no god but He; will you then submit?

15. Whoever desires this world’s life and its finery, We will pay them in full their deeds therein, and they shall not be made to suffer loss in respect of them.

16. These are they for whom there is nothing but fire in the hereafter, and what they

* An open challenge, which has not been accepted for about 1400 years.

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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 12 May. 2025: http://quran-archive.org/explorer/m-h-shakir/1974?page=377