2.11 . And when it is said unto them : Make not mischief in the earth , they say : We are peacemakers only .
2. 2.12 . Are not they indeed the mischief makers? But they perceive not .
2. 2.13 . And when it is said unto them : Believe as the people believe , they say : Shall we believe as the foolish believe? Are not they indeed the foolish? But they know not .
2. 2.14 . And when they fall in with those who believe , they say : We believe ; but when they go apart to their devils they declare : Lo! we are with you ; verily we did but mock .
2. 2.15 . Allah ( Himself ) doth mock them , leaving them to wander blindly on in their contumacy .
2. 2.16 . These are they who purchase error at the price of guidance , so their commerce doth not prosper , neither are they guided .
2. 2.17 . Their likeness is as the likeness of one who kindleth fire , and when it sheddeth its light around him Allah taketh away their light and leaveth them in darkness , where they cannot see ,
2. 2.18 . Deaf , dumb and blind ; and they return not
2. 2.19 . Or like a rainstorm from the sky , wherein is darkness , thunder and the flash of lightning . They thrust their fingers in their ears by reason of the thunder-claps , for fear of dead Allah encompasseth the disbelievers ( in His guidance ) .
2. 2.20 . The lightning almost snatcheth away their sight from them . As often as it flasheth forth for them they walk therein , and when it darkeneth against them they stand still . If Allah willed , He could destroy their hearing and their sight Lo! Allah is Able to do all things .
