016.056 Y:  And they (even) assign, to things they do not know, a portion out of that which We have bestowed for their sustenance!  By Allah, ye shall certainly be called to account for your false inventions.

P:  And they assign a portion of that which We have given them unto what they know not.  By Allah! but ye will indeed be asked concerning (all) that ye used to invent.

S:  And they set apart for what they do not know a portion of what We have given them.  By Allah, you shall most certainly be questioned about that which you forged.

016.057 Y:  And they assign daughters for Allah! — Glory be to Him! — and for themselves (sons,- the issue) they desire!

P:  And they assign unto Allah daughters — Be He Glorified! — and unto themselves what they desire;

S:  And they ascribe daughters to Allah, glory be to Him; and for themselves (they would have) what they desire.

016.058 Y:  When news is brought to one of them, of (the birth of) a female (child), his face darkens, and he is filled with inward grief!

P:  When if one of them receiveth tidings of the birth of a female, his face remaineth darkened, and he is wroth inwardly.

S:  And when a daughter is announced to one of them his face becomes black and he is full of wrath.

016.059 Y:  With shame does he hide himself from his people, because of the bad news he has had!  Shall he retain it on (sufferance and) contempt, or bury it in the dust?  Ah! what an evil (choice) they decide on?

P:  He hideth himself from the folk because of the evil of that whereof he hath had tidings, (asking himself):  Shall he keep it in contempt, or bury it beneath the dust.  Verily evil is their judgment.

S:  He hides himself from the people because of the evil of that which is announced to him.  Shall he keep it with disgrace or bury it (alive) in the dust?  Now surely evil is what they judge.

016.060 Y:  To those who believe not in the Hereafter, applies the similitude of evil:  to Allah applies the highest similitude:  for He is the Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom.

P:  For those who believe not in the Hereafter is an evil similitude, and Allah’s is the Sublime Similitude.  He is the Mighty, the Wise.

S:  For those who do not believe in the hereafter is an evil attribute, and Allah’s is the loftiest attribute; and He is the Mighty, the Wise.

016.061 Y:  If Allah were to punish men for their wrong-doing, He would not leave, on the (earth), a single living creature:  but He gives them respite for a stated Term:  When their Term expires, they would not be able to delay (the punishment) for a single hour, just as they would not be able to anticipate it (for a single hour).

P:  If Allah were to take mankind to task for their wrong-doing, he would not leave hereon a living creature, but He reprieveth them to an appointed term, and when their term cometh they cannot put (it) off an hour nor (yet) advance (it).