ye be men of
understanding! Whensoever We revealed Our clear verses unto such men, they
rejected them, and whensoever they beheld that which the combined forces
of the earth are powerless to produce, they pronounced it sorcery.

55 What aileth this people that they speak of that which they understand
not? They raise the same objections as did the followers of the Qur'an
when their Lord came unto them with His Cause. They, verily, are a
rejected people. They hindered others from appearing before Him Who is the
Ancient Beauty, and from sharing the bread of His loved ones. "Approach
them not," one was even heard to say, "for they cast a spell upon the
people and lead them astray from the path of God, the Help in Peril, the
Self-Subsisting." By the righteousness of the one true God! He who is
incapable of speaking in Our presence hath uttered such words as none
among the former generations hath ever spoken, and hath committed such
acts as none of the unbelievers of bygone ages hath ever committed.

56 The very words and deeds of these men bear eloquent testimony to the
truth of My words, if ye be of them that judge with fairness. Whosoever
attributeth the verses of God to sorcery hath not believed in any of His
Messengers, hath lived and laboured in vain, and is accounted of those who
speak that of which they have no knowledge. Say: O servant! Fear God, thy
Creator and thy Fashioner, and transgress not against Him, but judge with
fairness and act with justice. Those whom the Lord hath endued with
knowledge shall find, in the very objections raised by the unbelievers,
conclusive proofs to invalidate their claims and vindicate the truth of
this manifest Light. Say: Would ye repeat that which the unbelievers
uttered when a Message came unto them from their Lord? Woe betide you, O
assemblage of foolish ones, and blighted be your works!

57 O Ancient Beauty! Turn aside from the unbelievers and that which they
possess, and waft over all created things the sweet savours of the
remembrance of Thy Beloved, the Exalted, the Great. This remembrance
quickeneth the world of being and reneweth the temples of all created
things. Say: He, verily, hath established Himself upon the Throne of might
and glory. Whosoever desireth to gaze upon His countenance, lo, behold Him
standing before thee! Blessed be the Lord Who hath revealed Himself in
this shining and luminous Beauty. Whosoever desireth to hearken unto His
melodies, lo, hear them ris