The Magnificence of God’s Creation according to Islam

In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
It is the Merciful who has taught the Koran.
He created man and taught him articulate speech. The sun and the moon pursue their ordered course. The plants and the trees bow down in adoration.
He raised the heaven on high and set the balance of all things, that you might not transgress it. Give just weight and full measure.
He laid the earth for His creatures, with all its fruits and blossom-bearing palm, chaff-covered grain and scented herbs. Which of your Lord’s blessings would you deny?
He created man from potter’s clay and the jinn from smokeless fire. Which of your Lord’s blessings would you deny?
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All who live on earth are doomed to die. But the face of your Lord will abide forever, in all its majesty and glory. Which of your Lord’s blessings would you deny?

Part of ‘The Merciful’ (Al-Rahman), Sura (Chapter) 55 of the Qur’an
Translated by N J Dawood, published in Penguin Classics.