1 | O People! There is no other deity but Allah! |
2 | The Compassionate, the Beneficent, the Gracious; |
3 | All glory and honor be to Allah and no other! |
4 | The willing ignorance; |
5 | The ones who stuff their ears with wool and shield their eyes; |
6 | Lest they hear the words of truth; |
7 | Or the true wonders of a loving and divine Creator. |
8 | They disavow the miracle of creation, |
9 | And believe in nothing. |
10 | This is the stupidity of unbelief. |
11 | That one who can see can see; |
12 | And one who hears can hear; |
13 | But a mind so full of mischief and ill intentions; |
14 | Must pluck out its eyes to ward itself against wisdom; |
15 | And the power of Allah to forgive. |
16 | Thus the deceiver preaches the weak not to see or to hear; |
17 | But to chant, to pray like birds snapping at insects. |
18 | Without thinking, without feeling. |
19 | Therefore you yourself do not need to be told what is wicked and that which is true. |
20 | If a man tells you to kill those who abandon the faith of Islam; |
21 | If they tell you this is demanded by Allah, |
22 | Then the gifts given to you by Allah should be enough to see through such evil and false scripture. |
23 | The greatest transgression, above all others is to kill in the name of Allah. |
24 | If a man or woman chooses to abandon the faith of Islam, |
25 | To turn their back on Allah then let them be. |
26 | Allah will be reminded of the error of their actions in good time. |
27 | Do not be so blasphemous as to assume the role of judge of apostates, |
28 | As this is a position reserved only for Allah. |
29 | A grave transgression it is to display such arrogance. |