Sura 2 The Cow (Al-Baqarah)
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful.
[2:1] A. L. M.
[2:2] This is the Book in which there is no doubt; a guidance for the reverent
[2:3] who believe in the unseen, observe the Salat, and from what We have provided them, they give.
[2:4] And those who believe in what was brought down to you, and in what was brought down before you, and who are certain of the Hereafter;
[2:5] those are guided by their Lord, and those are the successful ones.
[2:6] As for those who disbelieved, it is the same for them; whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe.
[2:7] God has sealed their hearts and their hearing, and over their sight is a veil. They shall have a great punishment.
[2:8] And among the people are those who say, "We have believed in God and the Last Day," while they are not believers.
[2:9] They attempt to deceive God and those who believe, but they deceive none but themselves, and they do not realize it.
[2:10] In their hearts is sickness. Consequently, God increased their sickness, and they shall have a painful punishment because they used to lie.
[2:11] And when they are told, "Do not corrupt in the earth," they say, "We are but reformers."
Footnote 2:11 - The words 'fi al-ard' translate to 'in the earth' and not 'on the earth'. Considering that the atmosphere is part of the earth, it follows that everything on the surface of the earth is in fact in the earth and not on the earth. This is one of the countless examples of the Quran's very precise scientific content.
[2:12] In fact, they are the corruptors, but they do not realize it.
[2:13] And when it is said to them, "Believe as the people have believed," they say, "Shall we believe as the foolish ones have believed?" In fact, they are the foolish ones, but they know not.
[2:14] When they encounter those who believe, they say, "We believe," but when alone with their devils, they say, "We are with you. We were only mocking."