Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side Part 348

075.014 Y: Nay, man will be evidence against himself,

P: Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,

S: Nay! man is evidence against himself,

075.015 Y: Even though he were to put up his excuses.

P: Although he tender his excuses.

S: Though he puts forth his excuses.

075.016 Y: Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.

P: Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.

S: Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,

075.017 Y: It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:

P: Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.

S: Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.

075.018 Y: But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):

P: And when We read it, follow thou the reading;

S: Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.

075.019 Y: Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):

P: Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.

S: Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.

075.020 Y: Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,

P: Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now

S: Nay! But you love the present life,

075.021 Y: And leave alone the Hereafter.

P: And neglect the Hereafter.

S: And neglect the hereafter.

075.022 Y: Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty);-

P: That day will faces be resplendent,

S: (Some) faces on that day shall be bright,

075.023 Y: Looking towards their Lord;

P: Looking toward their Lord;

S: Looking to their Lord.

075.024 Y: And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,

P: And that day will other faces be despondent,

S: And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,

075.025 Y: In the thought that some back-breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;

P: Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.

S: Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.

075.026 Y: Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar-bone (in its exit),

P: Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat

S: Nay! When it comes up to the throat,

075.027 Y: And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"

P: And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now)?

S: And it is said: Who will be a magician?

075.028 Y: And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;

P: And he knoweth that it is the parting;

S: And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting

075.029 Y: And one leg will be joined with another:

P: And agony is heaped on agony;

S: And affliction is combined with affliction;

075.030 Y: That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!

P: Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.