39* These are among the (precepts of) wisdom, which thy Lord has revealed to thee. Take not, with Allah, another object of worship, lest thou shouldst be thrown into Hell, blameworthy and rejected.  
| |40* Has then your Lord (O Pagans!) preferred for you sons, and taken for Himself daughters among the angels? Truly ye utter a most dreadful saying!  
| |41* We have explained (things) in various (ways) in this Quran, in order that they may receive admonition, but it only increases their flight (from the Truth)!  
| |42* Say: If there had been (other) gods with Him, as they say,- behold, they would certainly have sought out a way in submitting to the Lord of the Throne!  
| |43* Glory to Him! He is high above all that they say!- Exalted and Great (beyond measure)!  
| |44* The seven heavens and the earth, and all beings therein, declare His glory: there is not a thing but celebrates His praise; And yet ye understand not how they declare His glory! Verily He is Oft-Forbear, Most Forgiving!  
| |45* When thou dost recite the Quran, We put, between thee and those who believe not in the Hereafter, a veil invisible:  
| |46* And We put coverings over their hearts (and minds) lest they should understand the Quran, and deafness into their ears: when thou dost mention thy Lord and Him alone in the Quran, they turn on their backs, fleeing (from the Truth).  
| |47* We know best what it is they listen, when they listen to thee; and when they meet in private, behold, the wicked say, "Ye follow none other than a man bewitched!"  
| |48* See what similes they strike for thee: but they have gone astray, and never can they find a way.  
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