P:  He placed therein firm hills rising above it, and blessed it and measured therein its sustenance in four Days, alike for (all) who ask;

S:  And He made in it mountains above its surface, and He blessed therein and made therein its foods, in four periods:  alike for the seekers.

041.011 Y:  Moreover He comprehended in His design the sky, and it had been (as) smoke:  He said to it and to the earth:  “Come ye together, willingly or unwillingly.”  They said:  “We do come (together), in willing obedience.”

P:  Then turned He to the heaven when it was smoke, and said unto it and unto the earth:  Come both of you, willingly or loth.  They said:  We come, obedient.

S:  Then He directed Himself to the heaven and it is a vapor, so He said to it and to the earth:  Come both, willingly or unwillingly.  They both said:  We come willingly.

041.012 Y:  So He completed them as seven firmaments in two Days, and He assigned to each heaven its duty and command.  And We adorned the lower heaven with lights, and (provided it) with guard.  Such is the Decree of (Him) the Exalted in Might, Full of Knowledge.

P:  Then He ordained them seven heavens in two Days and inspired in each heaven its mandate; and We decked the nether heaven with lamps, and rendered it inviolable.  That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Knower.

S:  So He ordained them seven heavens in two periods, and revealed in every heaven its affair; and We adorned the lower heaven with brilliant stars and (made it) to guard; that is the decree of the Mighty, the Knowing.

041.013 Y:  But if they turn away, say thou:  “I have warned you of a stunning Punishment (as of thunder and lightning) like that which (overtook) the ’Ad and the Thamud!”

P:  But if they turn away, then say:  I warn you of a thunderbolt like the thunderbolt (which fell of old upon the tribes) of A’ad and Thamud;

S:  But if they turn aside, then say:  I have warned you of a scourge like the scourge of Ad and Samood.

041.014 Y:  Behold, the messengers came to them, from before them and behind them, (preaching):  “Serve none but Allah.”  They said, “If our Lord had so pleased, He would certainly have sent down angels (to preach).  Now we reject your mission (altogether).”

P:  When their messengers came unto them from before them and behind them, saying:  Worship none but Allah! they said:  If our Lord had willed, He surely would have sent down angels (unto us), so lo! we are disbelievers in that wherewith ye have been sent.

S:  When their messengers came to them from before them and from behind them, saying, Serve nothing but Allah, they said:  If our Lord had pleased He would certainly have sent down angels, so we are surely unbelievers in that with which you are sent.

041.015 Y:  Now the ’Ad behaved arrogantly through the land, against (all) truth and reason, and said:  “Who is superior to us in strength?” What! did they not see that Allah, Who created them, was superior to them in strength?  But they continued to reject Our Signs!