God, there is no god but He, the Living, the Sustainer. No slumber or sleep overtakes Him; to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth. Who will intercede with Him except by His leave? He knows their present and their future, and they do not have any of His knowledge except for what He wishes. His throne encompasses all of the heavens and the earth and it is easy for Him to preserve them. He is the High, the Great.
Translation endnotes
[2:255] The verse rejects the distortion seeped into the Old Testament depicting God as resting or sleeping (Genesis 2:2; Exodus 31:17; Psalms 78:65; 44:23). See 7:180.