Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side Part 277

044.036 Y: "Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"

P: Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!

S: So bring our fathers (back), if you are truthful.

044.037 Y: What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before them? We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin.

P: Are they better, or the folk of Tubb'a and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.

S: Are they better or the people of Tubba and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.

044.038 Y: We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle) sport:

P: And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play.

S: And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them in sport.

044.039 Y: We created them not except for just ends: but most of them do not understand.

P: We created them not save with truth; but most of them know not.

S: We did not create them both but with the truth, but most of them do not know.

044.040 Y: Verily the Day of sorting out is the time appointed for all of them,-

P: a.s.suredly the Day of Decision is the term for all of them,

S: Surely the day of separation is their appointed term, of all of them

044.041 Y: The Day when no protector can avail his client in aught, and no help can they receive,

P: A day when friend can in naught avail friend, nor can they be helped,

S: The day on which a friend shall not avail (his) friend aught, nor shall they be helped,

044.042 Y: Except such as receive Allah's Mercy: for He is Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

P: Save him on whom Allah hath mercy. Lo! He is the Mighty, the Merciful.

S: Save those on whom Allah shall have mercy; surely He is the Mighty the Merciful.

044.043 Y: Verily the tree of Zaqqum

P: Lo! the tree of Zaqqum,

S: Surely the tree of the Zaqqum,

044.044 Y: Will be the food of the Sinful,-

P: The food of the sinner!

S: Is the food of the sinful

044.045 Y: Like molten bra.s.s; it will boil in their insides.

P: Like molten bra.s.s, it seetheth in their bellies

S: Like dregs of oil; it shall boil in (their) bellies,

044.046 Y: Like the boiling of scalding water.

P: As the seething of boiling water.

S: Like the boiling of hot water.

044.047 Y: (A voice will cry:) "Seize ye him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing Fire!"

P: (And it will be said): Take him and drag him to the midst of h.e.l.l,

S: Seize him, then drag him down into the middle of the h.e.l.l;

044.048 Y: "Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water,"

P: Then pour upon his head the torment of boiling water.

S: Then pour above his head of the torment of the boiling water:

044.049 Y: "Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour!"

P: (Saying): Taste! Lo! thou wast forsooth the mighty, the n.o.ble!

S: Taste; you forsooth are the mighty, the honorable:

044.050 Y: "Truly this is what ye used to doubt!"

P: Lo! this is that whereof ye used to doubt.

S: Surely this is what you disputed about.

044.051 Y: As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security,

P: Lo! those who kept their duty will be in a place secured.

S: Surely those who guard (against evil) are in a secure place,

044.052 Y: Among Gardens and Springs;

P: Amid gardens and watersprings,