أَأَنتُم تَخلُقونَهُ أَم نَحنُ الخالِقونَ

Is it you who creates it, or are We the Creator?

نَحنُ قَدَّرنا بَينَكُمُ المَوتَ وَما نَحنُ بِمَسبوقينَ

We have decreed death among you, and We are not to be outdone

عَلىٰ أَن نُبَدِّلَ أَمثالَكُم وَنُنشِئَكُم في ما لا تَعلَمونَ

In that We will change your likenesses and produce you in that [form] which you do not know.

وَلَقَد عَلِمتُمُ النَّشأَةَ الأولىٰ فَلَولا تَذَكَّرونَ

And you have already known the first creation, so will you not remember?

أَفَرَأَيتُم ما تَحرُثونَ

And have you seen that [seed] which you sow?

لَو نَشاءُ لَجَعَلناهُ حُطامًا فَظَلتُم تَفَكَّهونَ

If We willed, We could make it [dry] debris, and you would remain in wonder,

إِنّا لَمُغرَمونَ

[Saying], "Indeed, we are [now] in debt;

بَل نَحنُ مَحرومونَ

Rather, we have been deprived."

أَفَرَأَيتُمُ الماءَ الَّذي تَشرَبونَ

And have you seen the water that you drink?

أَأَنتُم أَنزَلتُموهُ مِنَ المُزنِ أَم نَحنُ المُنزِلونَ

Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?