P:  Noble and righteous.

S:  Noble, virtuous.

080.017 Y:  Woe to man!  What hath made him reject Allah;

P:  Man is (self-)destroyed:  how ungrateful!

S:  Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!

080.018 Y:  From what stuff hath He created him?

P:  From what thing doth He create him?

S:  Of what thing did He create him?

080.019 Y:  From a sperm-drop:  He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;

P:  From a drop of seed.  He createth him and proportioneth him,

S:  Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,

080.020 Y:  Then doth He make His path smooth for him;

P:  Then maketh the way easy for him,

S:  Then (as for) the way—­ He has made it easy (for him)

080.021 Y:  Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;

P:  Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;

S:  Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,

080.022 Y:  Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).

P:  Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.

S:  Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.

080.023 Y:  By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.

P:  Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.

S:  Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.

080.024 Y:  Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it): 

P:  Let man consider his food: 

S:  Then let man look to his food,

080.025 Y:  For that We pour forth water in abundance,

P:  How We pour water in showers

S:  That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,

080.026 Y:  And We split the earth in fragments,

P:  Then split the earth in clefts

S:  Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,

080.027 Y:  And produce therein corn,

P:  And cause the grain to grow therein

S:  Then We cause to grow therein the grain,

080.028 Y:  And Grapes and nutritious plants,

P:  And grapes and green fodder

S:  And grapes and clover,

080.029 Y:  And Olives and Dates,

P:  And olive-trees and palm-trees

S:  And the olive and the palm,

080.030 Y:  And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,

P:  And garden-closes of thick foliage

S:  And thick gardens,

080.031 Y:  And fruits and fodder,-

P:  And fruits and grasses: 

S:  And fruits and herbage

080.032 Y:  For use and convenience to you and your cattle.

P:  Provision for you and your cattle.

S:  A provision for you and for your cattle.

080.033 Y:  At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise,-