Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side Part 355

P: Nay, but they will come to know!

S: Nay! they shall soon come to know

078.005 Y: Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!

P: Nay, again, but they will come to know!

S: Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.

078.006 Y: Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,

P: Have We not made the earth an expanse,

S: Have We not made the earth an even expanse?

078.007 Y: And the mountains as pegs?

P: And the high hills bulwarks?

S: And the mountains as projections (thereon)?

078.008 Y: And (have We not) created you in pairs,

P: And We have created you in pairs,

S: And We created you in pairs,

078.009 Y: And made your sleep for rest,

P: And have appointed your sleep for repose,

S: And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),

078.010 Y: And made the night as a covering,

P: And have appointed the night as a cloak,

S: And We made the night to be a covering,

078.011 Y: And made the day as a means of subsistence?

P: And have appointed the day for livelihood.

S: And We made the day for seeking livelihood.

078.012 Y: And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,

P: And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),

S: And We made above you seven strong ones,

078.013 Y: And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?

P: And have appointed a dazzling lamp,

S: And We made a s.h.i.+ning lamp,

078.014 Y: And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,

P: And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,

S: And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,

078.015 Y: That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,

P: Thereby to produce grain and plant,

S: That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,

078.016 Y: And gardens of luxurious growth?

P: And gardens of thick foliage.

S: And gardens dense and luxuriant.

078.017 Y: Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,

P: Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,

S: Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:

078.018 Y: The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;

P: A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in mult.i.tudes,

S: The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,

078.019 Y: And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,

P: And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,

S: And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,

078.020 Y: And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.

P: And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.

S: And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.