Quran — Page 604

SAY: "He is the One God:

"God the Eternal, the Uncaused Cause of All Being.

"He begets not, and neither is He begotten;

"and there is nothing that could be compared with Him.

SAY: "I seek refuge with the Sustainer of the rising dawn,

"from the evil of aught that He has created,

"and from the evil of the black darkness whenever it descends,

"and from the evil of all human beings bent on occult endeavours,

"and from the evil of the envious when he envies."

SAY: "I seek refuge with the Sustainer of men,

"the Sovereign of men,

"the God of men,

"from the evil of the whispering, elusive tempter

"who whispers in the hearts of men

"from all [temptation to evil by] invisible forces as well as men,"