P:  The like of which was not created in the lands;

S:  The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;

089.009 Y:  And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley?-

P:  And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;

S:  And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,

089.010 Y:  And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?

P:  And with Pharaoh, firm of might,

S:  And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,

089.011 Y:  (All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,

P:  Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,

S:  Who committed inordinacy in the cities,

089.012 Y:  And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).

P:  And multiplied iniquity therein?

S:  So they made great mischief therein?

089.013 Y:  Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements: 

P:  Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.

S:  Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.

089.014 Y:  For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch-tower.

P:  Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.

S:  Most surely your Lord is watching.

089.015 Y:  Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), “My Lord hath honoured me.”

P:  As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith:  My Lord honoureth me.

S:  And as for man, when his Lord tries him, then treats him with honor and makes him lead an easy life, he says:  My Lord honors me.

089.016 Y:  But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), “My Lord hath humiliated me!”

P:  But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith:  My Lord despiseth me.

S:  But when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says:  My Lord has disgraced me.

089.017 Y:  Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!

P:  Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan

S:  Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,

089.018 Y:  Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor!-

P:  And urge not on the feeding of the poor.

S:  Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,

089.019 Y:  And ye devour inheritance — all with greed,

P:  And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.

S:  And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything)
indiscriminately,

089.020 Y:  And ye love wealth with inordinate love!

P:  And love wealth with abounding love.

S:  And you love wealth with exceeding love.

089.021 Y:  Nay!  When the earth is pounded to powder,