now) it was all
ruined on its trellises, and to say: Would that I had ascribed no
partner to my Lord!

S: And his wealth was destroyed; so he began to wring his hands for what
he had spent on it, while it lay, having fallen down upon its roofs,
and he said: Ah me! would that I had not associated anyone with my
Lord.

018.043
Y: Nor had he numbers to help him against Allah, nor was he able to
deliver himself.

P: And he had no troop of men to help him as against Allah, nor could he
save himself.

S: And he had no host to help him besides Allah nor could he defend
himself.

018.044
Y: There, the (only) protection comes from Allah, the True One. He is
the Best to reward, and the Best to give success.

P: In this case is protection only from Allah, the True, He is Best for
reward, and best for consequence.

S: Here is protection only Allah's, the True One; He is best in (the
giving of) reward and best in requiting.

018.045
Y: Set forth to them the similitude of the life of this world: It is
like the rain which we send down from the skies: the earth's vegetation
absorbs it, but soon it becomes dry stubble, which the winds do
scatter: it is (only) Allah who prevails over all things.

P: And coin for them the similitude of the life of the world as water
which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth
mingleth with it and then becometh dry twigs that the winds scatter.
Allah is able to do all things.

S: And set forth to them parable of the life of this world: like water
which We send down from the cloud so the herbage of the earth becomes
tangled on account of it, then it becomes dry broken into pieces which
the winds scatter; and Allah is the holder of power over all things.

018.046
Y: Wealth and sons are allurements of the life of this world: But the
things that endure, good deeds, are best in the sight of thy Lord, as
rewards, and best as (the foundation for) hopes.

P: Wealth and children are an ornament of the life of the world. But the
good deeds which endure are better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and
better in respect of hope.

S: Wealth and children are an adornment of the life of this world; and
the ever-abiding, the good works, are better with your Lord in reward
and better in expectation.

018.047
Y: One Day We shall remove the mountains, and thou wilt see the earth as
a level stretch, and We shall gather them, all together, nor shall We
leave out any one of them.

P: