glad tidings of a son endowed with
wisdom."

P: They said: Be not afraid! Lo! we bring thee good tidings of a boy
possessing wisdom.

S: They said: Be not afraid, surely we give you the good news of a boy,
possessing knowledge.

015.054
Y: He said: "Do ye give me glad tidings that old age has seized me? Of
what, then, is your good news?"

P: He said: Bring ye me good tidings (of a son) when old age hath
overtaken me? Of what then can ye bring good tidings?

S: He said: Do you give me good news (of a son) when old age has come
upon me?-- Of what then do you give me good news!

015.055
Y: They said: "We give thee glad tidings in truth: be not then in
despair!"

P: They said: We bring thee good tidings in truth. So be not thou of the
despairing.

S: They said: We give you good news with truth, therefore be not of the
despairing.

015.056
Y: He said: "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord, but such as go
astray?"

P: He said: And who despaireth of the mercy of his Lord save those who
are astray?

S: He said: And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord but the erring
ones?

015.057
Y: Abraham said: "What then is the business on which ye (have come), O
ye messengers (of Allah)?"

P: He said: And afterward what is your business, O ye messengers (of
Allah)?

S: He said: What is your business then, O messengers?

015.058
Y: They said: "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin,"

P: They said: We have been sent unto a guilty folk,

S: They said: Surely we are sent towards a guilty people,

015.059
Y: "Excepting the adherents of Lut: them we are certainly (charged) to
save (from harm),- All -"

P: (All) save the family of Lot. Them we shall deliver every one,

S: Except Lut's followers: We will most surely deliver them all,

015.060
Y: "Except his wife, who, We have ascertained, will be among those who
will lag behind."

P: Except his wife, of whom We had decreed that she should be of those
who stay behind.

S: Except his wife; We ordained that she shall surely be of those who
remain behind.

015.061
Y: At length when the messengers arrived among the adherents of Lut,

P: And when the messengers came unto the family of Lot,

S: So when the messengers came to Lut's followers,

015.062
Y: He said: "Ye appear to be uncommon folk."

P: He said: Lo! ye are folk unknown (to me).

S: He said: Surely you are an unknown people.

015.063
Y: They said: "Yea, we have come to thee to acco