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Say: God is my Lord. He createth what He willeth by His command, “Be”, and it is.

Unto Him belongeth the wondrous origination of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and He is the All-Merciful, the Compassionate, the Exalted.

He it is Who hath created the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them by His command; verily, He is the Strong, the All-Powerful.

His is the creation and the command, in the beginning and in the end; and He is the Creator, the Inaccessible.

Verily, all prostrate themselves before Him. Verily, all worship Him. Verily, all are unto Him devoutly obedient. Verily, all labour in His path. Verily, all fall down in adoration before Him. Verily, all are before Him humble and submissive.

Unto God belongeth the whole of mercy in the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and then, beyond them, in all the worlds; such is the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them—the Lord of all worlds.

Unto God belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God hath ever been powerful over all things.

Such is the Ordainer and Originator of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God hath ever been, of all things, all-knowing.

Unto God belong the oceans of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God hath ever been the Sustainer of all things.

Unto God belongeth the realm of might (jabarut) of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God hath ever been the Sustainer of all things.

Unto God appertain the fourfold seals of the Lord—say: of them shall all be questioned.

Unto God belong the keys of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God hath ever been All-Bounteous, All-Knowing.

Unto God belong the treasuries and clasps (maqalid) of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God hath ever been, over all things, a Guardian.

Unto God belong the measures of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God hath ever been, of all things, fully aware.

Unto God belong the hosts of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God hath ever been mighty, all-wise.

Unto God belongeth the splendour of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God is, in very truth, all-glorious, all-glorious.

Unto God belongeth the majesty of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God is, in very truth, beautiful, beautiful.

Unto God belongeth all greatness in the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God is, in very truth, most great, most great.

Unto God belongeth the light of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God is, in very truth, all-luminous, all-luminous.

Unto God belongeth the whole of mercy in the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God is, in very truth, merciful, merciful.

Unto God belongeth the radiance of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God is, in very truth, all-illuminating, all-illuminating.

Unto God belong the Most Excellent Names in the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God is, in very truth, the Possessor of a Name most glorious.

Unto God belong the loftiest similitudes in the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and He is the Possessor of an Exalted Similitude.

Unto God belongeth all might and honour in the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God is, in very truth, mighty, mighty.

Unto God appertaineth the whole of the Cause, in the beginning and in the end, and God hath ever been the Possessor of a Cause tremendous.

Unto God belongeth the knowledge of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God hath ever been, of all things, all-knowing.

Unto God belongeth the whole of power in the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God is, in very truth, all-powerful, all-powerful.

Unto God belongeth the utterance of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God is, in very truth, well-pleased, well-pleased.

Unto God belong the entreaties and the honour, in the beginning and in the end, and God is, in very truth, the Well-Beloved, the All-Glorious.

Unto God belongeth sovereignty and exaltation, in the beginning and in the end, and God is, in very truth, an Ancient Sovereign.

Unto God belongeth dominion and bounty, in the beginning and in the end, and God is, in very truth, the Munificent, the Most Generous.