7 Preface وَالأَرضَ مَدَدناها وَأَلقَينا فيها رَواسِيَ وَأَنبَتنا فيها مِن كُلِّ زَوجٍ بَهيجٍYusuf AliAnd the earth- We have spread it out,1 and set thereon mountains standing firm, and produced therein every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs)- 2Cf. 13:3; and 15:19 and n. 1955. The earth is round, and yet it appears stretched out as a vast expanse, like a carpet kept steady with the weight of the mountains.Cf. 22:5, and n. 2777. Sex in plants may be hinted at: see n. 1804 to 13:3.