P:  And the cornlands and the goodly sites

S:  And cornfields and noble places!

044.027 Y:  And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight!

P:  And pleasant things wherein they took delight!

S:  And goodly things wherein they rejoiced;

044.028 Y:  Thus (was their end)!  And We made other people inherit (those things)!

P:  Even so (it was), and We made it an inheritance for other folk;

S:  Thus (it was), and We gave them as a heritage to another people.

044.029 Y:  And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them:  nor were they given a respite (again).

P:  And the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.

S:  So the heaven and the earth did not weep for them, nor were they respited.

044.030 Y:  We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment,

P:  And We delivered the Children of Israel from the shameful doom;

S:  And certainly We delivered the children of Israel from the abasing chastisement,

044.031 Y:  Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.

P:  (We delivered them) from Pharaoh.  Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton ones.

S:  From Firon; surely he was haughty, (and) one of the extravagant.

044.032 Y:  And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,

P:  And We chose them, purposely, above (all) creatures.

S:  And certainly We chose them, having knowledge, above the nations.

044.033 Y:  And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial.

P:  And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial.

S:  And We gave them of the communications wherein was clear blessing.

044.034 Y:  As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth: 

P:  Lo! these, forsooth, are saying: 

S:  Most surely these do say: 

044.035 Y:  “There is nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised again.”

P:  There is naught but our first death, and we shall not be raised again.

S:  There is naught but our first death and we shall not be raised again.

044.036 Y:  “Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!”

P:  Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!

S:  So bring our fathers (back), if you are truthful.

044.037 Y:  What!  Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before them?  We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin.

P:  Are they better, or the folk of Tubb’a and those before them?  We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.

S:  Are they better or the people of Tubba and those before them?  We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.

044.038 Y:  We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle) sport: