21وَإِن مِن شَيءٍ إِلّا عِندَنا خَزائِنُهُ وَما نُنَزِّلُهُ إِلّا بِقَدَرٍ مَعلومٍMuhammad AsadFor, no single thing exists that does not have its source with Us;1 and nought do We bestow from on high unless it be in accordance with a measure well-defined.2Lit., "but with Us are its storehouses".Lit., "and We do not send it down [i.e., "create it"] otherwise than according to a measure known [to Us]": that is, in accordance with the exigencies of God's plan as such and with the function which any particular thing or phenomenon is to have within that plan.