S:  And there came not to them a prophet but they mocked at him.

043.008 Y:  So We destroyed (them)- stronger in power than these;- and (thus) has passed on the Parable of the peoples of old.

P:  Then We destroyed men mightier than these in prowess; and the example of the men of old hath gone (before them).

S:  Then We destroyed those who were stronger than these in prowess, and the case of the ancients has gone before,

043.009 Y:  If thou wert to question them, ’Who created the heavens and the earth?’ They would be sure to reply, ’they were created by (Him), the Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge’;-

P:  And if thou (Muhammad) ask them:  Who created the heavens and the earth, they will surely answer:  The Mighty, the Knower created them;

S:  And if you should ask them, Who created the heavens and the earth? they would most certainly say:  The Mighty, the Knowing One, has created them;

043.010 Y:  (Yea, the same that) has made for you the earth (like a carpet) spread out, and has made for you roads (and channels) therein, in order that ye may find guidance (on the way);

P:  Who made the earth a resting-place for you, and placed roads for you therein, that haply ye may find your way;

S:  He Who made the earth a resting-place for you, and made in it ways for you that you may go aright;

043.011 Y:  That sends down (from time to time) rain from the sky in due measure;- and We raise to life therewith a land that is dead; even so will ye be raised (from the dead);-

P:  And Who sendeth down water from the sky in (due) measure, and We revive a dead land therewith.  Even so will ye be brought forth;

S:  And He Who sends down water from the cloud according to a measure, then We raise to life thereby a dead country, even thus shall you be brought forth;

043.012 Y:  That has created pairs in all things, and has made for you ships and cattle on which ye ride,

P:  He Who created all the pairs, and appointed for you ships and cattle whereupon ye ride.

S:  And He Who created pairs of all things, and made for you of the ships and the cattle what you ride on,

043.013 Y:  In order that ye may sit firm and square on their backs, and when so seated, ye may celebrate the (kind) favour of your Lord, and say, “Glory to Him Who has subjected these to our (use), for we could never have accomplished this (by ourselves),”

P:  That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord’s favour when ye mount thereon, and may say:  Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them);

S:  That you may firmly sit on their backs, then remember the favor of your Lord when you are firmly seated thereon, and say:  Glory be to Him Who made this subservient to us and we were not able to do it,

043.014 Y:  “And to our Lord, surely, must we turn back!”