31. Surah Luqman

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

أَلَمْ تَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ...

31:20 [ Do ye not see that Allah has subjected to your (use) all things in the heavens and on earth,

C3605. Allah's Creation is independent of man. But Allah, in His infinite mercy, has given man the faculty to subdue the forces of nature and to penetrate through high mysteries with his powers of reason and insight.

But this is not merely a question of power. For in His Universal Plan, all are safeguarded. But man's destiny, as far as we can see, is noble to the highest degree.

...وَأَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهُ ظَاهِرَةً وَبَاطِنَةً ...

and has made His bounties flow to you in exceeding measure, (both) seen and unseen?

Asad’s Version:

31:20

ARE YOU NOT aware that God has made subservient to you all 18 that is in the heavens and all that is on earth, and has lavished upon you His blessings, both outward and inward?" And yet, among men there is many a one that argues about God without having any knowledge [of Him], without any guidance, and without any light-giving revelation;