Say this: "He alone is God,
God who endures forever.
He neither fathers nor was he fathered,
nor, indeed, is there anyone like him."
Commentary
This seems almost creed-like: an eternal, singular notion of the divine. There may be some anti-Trinitarian polemic, although just possibly the surah could be read as a rejection of a pagan pantheon. Different Arabic titles are given, including 'Unity'. I've chosen 'unmixed/pure' with the hint in English of a rejection of other divine relationships.
There is some end-rhyme: wahad / Samad (one / eternal).
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