P:  And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play.

S:  And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them in sport.

044.039 Y:  We created them not except for just ends:  but most of them do not understand.

P:  We created them not save with truth; but most of them know not.

S:  We did not create them both but with the truth, but most of them do not know.

044.040 Y:  Verily the Day of sorting out is the time appointed for all of them,-

P:  Assuredly the Day of Decision is the term for all of them,

S:  Surely the day of separation is their appointed term, of all of them

044.041 Y:  The Day when no protector can avail his client in aught, and no help can they receive,

P:  A day when friend can in naught avail friend, nor can they be helped,

S:  The day on which a friend shall not avail (his) friend aught, nor shall they be helped,

044.042 Y:  Except such as receive Allah’s Mercy:  for He is Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

P:  Save him on whom Allah hath mercy.  Lo!  He is the Mighty, the Merciful.

S:  Save those on whom Allah shall have mercy; surely He is the Mighty the Merciful.

044.043 Y:  Verily the tree of Zaqqum

P:  Lo! the tree of Zaqqum,

S:  Surely the tree of the Zaqqum,

044.044 Y:  Will be the food of the Sinful,-

P:  The food of the sinner!

S:  Is the food of the sinful

044.045 Y:  Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.

P:  Like molten brass, it seetheth in their bellies

S:  Like dregs of oil; it shall boil in (their) bellies,

044.046 Y:  Like the boiling of scalding water.

P:  As the seething of boiling water.

S:  Like the boiling of hot water.

044.047 Y:  (A voice will cry:) “Seize ye him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing Fire!”

P:  (And it will be said):  Take him and drag him to the midst of hell,

S:  Seize him, then drag him down into the middle of the hell;

044.048 Y:  “Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water,”

P:  Then pour upon his head the torment of boiling water.

S:  Then pour above his head of the torment of the boiling water: 

044.049 Y:  “Taste thou (this)!  Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour!”

P:  (Saying):  Taste!  Lo! thou wast forsooth the mighty, the noble!

S:  Taste; you forsooth are the mighty, the honorable: 

044.050 Y:  “Truly this is what ye used to doubt!”

P:  Lo! this is that whereof ye used to doubt.

S:  Surely this is what you disputed about.

044.051 Y:  As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security,

P:  Lo! those who kept their duty will be in a place secured.