Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side Part 130

017.055 Y: And it is your Lord that knoweth best all beings that are in the heavens and on earth: We did bestow on some prophets more (and other) gifts than on others: and We gave to David (the gift of) the Psalms.

P: And thy Lord is Best Aware of all who are in the heavens and the earth. And we preferred some of the prophets above others, and unto David We gave the Psalms.

S: And your Lord best knows those who are in the heavens and the earth; and certainly We have made some of the prophets to excel others, and to Dawood We gave a scripture.

017.056 Y: Say: "Call on those - besides Him - whom ye fancy: they have neither the power to remove your troubles from you nor to change them."

P: Say: Cry unto those (saints and angels) whom ye a.s.sume (to be G.o.ds) beside Him, yet they have no power to rid you of misfortune nor to change.

S: Say: Call on those whom you a.s.sert besides Him, so they shall not control the removal of distress from you nor (its) transference.

017.057 Y: Those whom they call upon do desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord, - even those who are nearest: they hope for His Mercy and fear His Wrath: for the Wrath of thy Lord is something to take heed of.

P: Those unto whom they cry seek the way of approach to their Lord, which of them shall be the nearest; they hope for His mercy and they fear His doom. Lo! the doom of thy Lord is to be shunned.

S: Those whom they call upon, themselves seek the means of access to their Lord-- whoever of them is nearest-- and they hope for His mercy and fear His chastis.e.m.e.nt; surely the chastis.e.m.e.nt of your Lord is a thing to be cautious of.

017.058 Y: There is not a population but We shall destroy it before the Day of Judgment or punish it with a dreadful Penalty: that is written in the (eternal) Record.

P: There is not a towns.h.i.+p but We shall destroy it ere the Day of Resurrection, or punish it with dire punishment. That is set forth in the Book (of Our decrees).

S: And there is not a town but We will destroy it before the day of resurrection or chastise it with a severe chastis.e.m.e.nt; this is written in the Divine ordinance.

017.059 Y: And We refrain from sending the signs, only because the men of former generations treated them as false: We sent the she-camel to the Thamud to open their eyes, but they treated her wrongfully: We only send the Signs by way of terror (and warning from evil).

P: Naught hindereth Us from sending portents save that the folk of old denied them. And We gave Thamud the she-camel - a clear portent save to warn.

S: And nothing could have hindered Us that We should send signs except that the ancients rejected them; and We gave to Samood the she-camel-- a manifest sign-- but on her account they did injustice, and We do not send signs but to make (men) fear.

017.060 Y: Behold! We told thee that thy Lord doth encompa.s.s mankind round about: We granted the vision which We showed thee, but as a trial for men,- as also the Cursed Tree (mentioned) in the Qur'an: We put terror (and warning) into them, but it only increases their inordinate transgression!

P: And (it was a warning) when we told thee: Lo! thy Lord encompa.s.seth mankind, and We appointed the sight which We showed thee as an ordeal for mankind, and (likewise) the Accursed Tree in the Qur'an. We warn them, but it increaseth them in naught save gross impiety.

S: And when We said to you: Surely your Lord encompa.s.ses men; and We did not make the vision which We showed you but a trial for men and the cursed tree in the Quran as well; and We cause them to fear, but it only adds to their great inordinacy.

017.061 Y: Behold! We said to the angels: "Bow down unto Adam": They bowed down except Iblis: He said, "Shall I bow down to one whom Thou didst create from clay?"

P: And when We said unto the angels: Fall down prostrate before Adam and they fell prostrate all save Iblis, he said: Shall I fall prostrate before that which Thou hast created of clay?

S: And when We said to the angels: Make obeisance to Adam; they made obeisance, but Iblis (did it not). He said: Shall I make obeisance to him whom Thou hast created of dust?

017.062 Y: He said: "Seest Thou? this is the one whom Thou hast honoured above me! If Thou wilt but respite me to the Day of Judgment, I will surely bring his descendants under my sway - all but a few!"

P: He said: Seest Thou this (creature) whom Thou hast honoured above me, if Thou give me grace until the Day of Resurrection I verily will seize his seed, save but a few.

S: He said: Tell me, is this he whom Thou hast honored above me? If Thou shouldst respite me to the day of resurrection, I will most certainly cause his progeny to perish except a few.

017.063 Y: (Allah) said: "Go thy way; if any of them follow thee, verily h.e.l.l will be the recompense of you (all)- an ample recompense."

P: He said: Go, and whosoever of them followeth thee - lo! h.e.l.l will be your payment, ample payment.

S: He said: Be gone! for whoever of them will follow you, then surely h.e.l.l is your recompense, a full recompense:

017.064 Y: "Lead to destruction those whom thou canst among them, with thy (seductive) voice; make a.s.saults on them with thy cavalry and thy infantry; mutually share with them wealth and children; and make promises to them." But Satan promises them nothing but deceit.

P: And excite any of them whom thou canst with thy voice, and urge thy horse and foot against them, and be a partner in their wealth and children, and promise them. Satan promiseth them only to deceive.

S: And beguile whomsoever of them you can with your voice, and collect against them your forces riding and on foot, and share with them in wealth and children, and hold out promises to them; and the Shaitan makes not promises to them but to deceive:

017.065 Y: "As for My servants, no authority shalt thou have over them:" Enough is thy Lord for a Disposer of affairs.

P: Lo! My (faithful) bondmen - over them thou hast no power, and thy Lord sufficeth as (their) guardian.

S: Surely (as for) My servants, you have no authority over them; and your Lord is sufficient as a Protector.

017.066 Y: Your Lord is He That maketh the s.h.i.+p go smoothly for you through the sea, in order that ye may seek of his Bounty. For he is unto you most Merciful.

P: (O mankind), your Lord is He Who driveth for you the s.h.i.+p upon the sea that ye may seek of His bounty. Lo! He was ever Merciful toward you.

S: Your Lord is He Who speeds the s.h.i.+ps for you in the sea that you may seek of His grace; surely He is ever Merciful to you.

017.067 Y: When distress seizes you at sea, those that ye call upon - besides Himself - leave you in the lurch! but when He brings you back safe to land, ye turn away (from Him). Most ungrateful is man!

P: And when harm toucheth you upon the sea, all unto whom ye cry (for succour) fail save Him (alone), but when He bringeth you safe to land, ye turn away, for man was ever thankless.

S: And when distress afflicts you in the sea, away go those whom you call on except He; but when He brings you safe to the land, you turn aside; and man is ever ungrateful.

017.068 Y: Do ye then feel secure that He will not cause you to be swallowed up beneath the earth when ye are on land, or that He will not send against you a violent tornado (with showers of stones) so that ye shall find no one to carry out your affairs for you?

P: Feel ye then secure that He will not cause a slope of the land to engulf you, or send a sand-storm upon you, and then ye will find that ye have no protector?

S: What! Do you then feel secure that He will not cause a tract of land to engulf you or send on you a tornado? Then you shall not find a protector for yourselves.

017.069 Y: Or do ye feel secure that He will not send you back a second time to sea and send against you a heavy gale to drown you because of your ingrat.i.tude, so that ye find no helper. Therein against Us?

P: Or feel ye secure that He will not return you to that (plight) a second time, and send against you a hurricane of wind and drown you for your thanklessness, and then ye will not find therein that ye have any avenger against Us?

S: Or, do you feel secure that He will (not) take you back into it another time, then send on you a fierce gale and thus drown you on account of your ungratefulness? Then you shall not find any aider against Us in the matter.

017.070 Y: We have honoured the sons of Adam; provided them with transport on land and sea; given them for sustenance things good and pure; and conferred on them special favours, above a great part of our creation.

P: Verily we have honoured the Children of Adam. We carry them on the land and the sea, and have made provision of good things for them, and have preferred them above many of those whom We created with a marked preferment.

S: And surely We have honored the children of Adam, and We carry them in the land and the sea, and We have given them of the good things, and We have made them to excel by an appropriate excellence over most of those whom We have created.

017.071 Y: One day We shall call together all human beings with their (respective) Imams: those who are given their record in their right hand will read it (with pleasure), and they will not be dealt with unjustly in the least.

P: On the day when We shall summon all men with their record, whoso is given his book in his right hand - such will read their book and they will not be wronged a shred.