043.043 Y:  So hold thou fast to the Revelation sent down to thee; verily thou art on a Straight Way.

P:  So hold thou fast to that which is inspired in thee.  Lo! thou art on a right path.

S:  Therefore hold fast to that which has been revealed to you; surely you are on the right path.

043.044 Y:  The (Qur’an) is indeed the message, for thee and for thy people; and soon shall ye (all) be brought to account.

P:  And lo! it is in truth a Reminder for thee and for thy folk; and ye will be questioned.

S:  And most surely it is a reminder for you and your people, and you shall soon be questioned.

043.045 Y:  And question thou our messengers whom We sent before thee; did We appoint any deities other than (Allah) Most Gracious, to be worshipped?

P:  And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before thee:  Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped beside the Beneficent?

S:  And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before you:  Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped besides the Beneficent Allah?

043.046 Y:  We did send Moses aforetime, with Our Signs, to Pharaoh and his Chiefs:  He said, “I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds.”

P:  And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said:  I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds.

S:  And certainly We sent Musa with Our communications to Firon and his chiefs, so he said:  Surely I am the messenger of the Lord of the worlds.

043.047 Y:  But when he came to them with Our Signs, behold they ridiculed them.

P:  But when he brought them Our tokens, behold! they laughed at them.

S:  But when he came to them with Our signs, lo! they laughed at them.

043.048 Y:  We showed them Sign after Sign, each greater than its fellow, and We seized them with Punishment, in order that they might turn (to Us).

P:  And every token that We showed them was greater than its sister (token), and We grasped them with the torment, that haply they might turn again.

S:  And We did not show them a sign but it was greater than its like, and We overtook them with chastisement that they may turn.

043.049 Y:  And they said, “O thou sorcerer!  Invoke thy Lord for us according to His covenant with thee; for we shall truly accept guidance.”

P:  And they said:  O wizard!  Entreat thy Lord for us by the pact that He hath made with thee.  Lo! we verily will walk aright.

S:  And they said:  O magician! call on your Lord for our sake, as He has made the covenant with you; we shall surely be the followers of the right way.

043.050 Y:  But when We removed the Penalty from them, behold, they broke their word.

P:  But when We eased them of the torment, behold! they broke their word.

S:  But when We removed from them the chastisement, lo! they broke the pledge.