005.029 Y:  “For me, I intend to let thee draw on thyself my sin as well as thine, for thou wilt be among the companions of the fire, and that is the reward of those who do wrong.”

P:  Lo!  I would rather thou shouldst bear the punishment of the sin against me and thine own sin and become one of the owners of the fire.  That is the reward of evil-doers.

S:  Surely I wish that you should bear the sin committed against me and your own sin, and so you would be of the inmates of the fire, and this is the recompense of the unjust.

005.030 Y:  The (selfish) soul of the other led him to the murder of his brother:  he murdered him, and became (himself) one of the lost ones.

P:  But (the other’s) mind imposed on him the killing of his brother, so he slew him and became one of the losers.

S:  Then his mind facilitated to him the slaying of his brother so he slew him; then he became one of the losers.

005.031 Y:  Then Allah sent a raven, who scratched the ground, to show him how to hide the shame of his brother.  “Woe is me!” said he; “Was I not even able to be as this raven, and to hide the shame of my brother?” then he became full of regrets-

P:  Then Allah sent a raven scratching up the ground, to show him how to hide his brother’s naked corpse.  He said:  Woe unto me!  Am I not able to be as this raven and so hide my brother’s naked corpse?  And he became repentant.

S:  Then Allah sent a crow digging up the earth so that he might show him how he should cover the dead body of his brother.  He said:  Woe me! do I lack the strength that I should be like this crow and cover the dead body of my brother?  So he became of those who regret.

005.032 Y:  On that account:  We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person — unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land — it would be as if he slew the whole people:  and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people.  Then although there came to them Our messengers with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land.

P:  For that cause We decreed for the Children of Israel that whosoever killeth a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind.  Our messengers came unto them of old with clear proofs (of Allah’s Sovereignty), but afterwards lo! many of them became prodigals in the earth.

S:  For this reason did We prescribe to the children of Israel that whoever slays a soul, unless it be for manslaughter or for mischief in the land, it is as though he slew all men; and whoever keeps it alive, it is as though he kept alive all men; and certainly Our messengers came to them with clear arguments, but even after that many of them certainly act extravagantly in the land.