P:  They said:  Thou art but one of the bewitched;

S:  They said:  You are only of the deluded ones;

026.154 Y:  “Thou art no more than a mortal like us:  then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth!”

P:  Thou art but a mortal like us.  So bring some token if thou art of the truthful.

S:  You are naught but a mortal like ourselves; so bring a sign if you are one of the truthful.

026.155 Y:  He said:  “Here is a she-camel:  she has a right of watering, and ye have a right of watering, (severally) on a day appointed.”

P:  He said:  (Behold) this she-camel.  She hath the right to drink (at the well), and ye have the right to drink, (each) on an appointed day.

S:  He said:  This is a she-camel; she shall have her portion of water, and you have your portion of water on an appointed time;

026.156 Y:  “Touch her not with harm, lest the Penalty of a Great Day seize you.”

P:  And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day.

S:  And do not touch her with evil, lest the punishment of a grievous day should overtake you.

026.157 Y:  But they ham-strung her:  then did they become full of regrets.

P:  But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent.

S:  But they hamstrung her, then regretted;

026.158 Y:  But the Penalty seized them.  Verily in this is a Sign:  but most of them do not believe.

P:  So the retribution came on them.  Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.

S:  So the punishment overtook them.  Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.

026.159 Y:  And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

P:  And lo! thy Lord!  He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

S:  And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.

026.160 Y:  The people of Lut rejected the messengers.

P:  The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah),

S:  The people of Lut gave the lie to the messengers.

026.161 Y:  Behold, their brother Lut said to them:  “Will ye not fear (Allah)?”

P:  When their brother Lot said unto them:  Will ye not ward off (evil)?

S:  When their brother Lut said to them:  Will you not guard (against evil)?

026.162 Y:  “I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.”

P:  Lo!  I am a faithful messenger unto you,

S:  Surely I am a faithful messenger to you;

026.163 Y:  “So fear Allah and obey me.”

P:  So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

S:  Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me: 

026.164 Y:  “No reward do I ask of you for it:  my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.”

P:  And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the
Lord of the Worlds.