Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of The Glorious Koran. An Explanatory Translation (1930)
Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, who feedeth and is never fed? Say: I am ordered to be the first to surrender (unto Him). And be not thou (O Muhammad) of the idolaters.
15. Say: I fear, if I rebel against my Lord, the retribution of an Awful Day.
16. He from whom (such retribution) is averted on that day, (Allah) hath in truth had mercy on him. That will be the signal triumph.
17. If Allah touch thee with affliction, there is none that can relieve therefrom save Him, and if He touch thee with good fortune (there is none that can impair it); for He is Able to do all things.
18. He is the Omnipotent over His slaves, and He is the Wise, the Knower.
19. Say (O Muhammad): What thing is of most weight in testimony? Say: Allah is witness between you and me. And this Qur’ân. hath been inspired in me, that I may warn therewith you and whomsoever it may reach. Do ye in sooth bear witness that there are gods beside Allah? Say: I bear no such witness. Say: He is only One God. Lo! I am innocent of that which ye associate (with Him).
20. Those unto whom We gave the Scripture recognise (this Revelation) as they recognise their sons. Those who ruin their own souls will not believe.
21. Who doth greater wrong than he who iriventeth a lie against Allah and denieth His revelations? Lo! the wrongdoers will not be successful.
22. And on the day We gather them together We shall say unto those who ascribed partners (unto Allah): Where are (now) those partners of your make-believe?
23. Then will they have no contention save that they will say: By Allah, our Lord, we never were idolaters.