nows the mystery (that
is) in the heavens and the earth: verily He is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful."
P: Say (unto them, O Muhammad): He who knoweth the secret of the heavens
and the earth hath revealed it. Lo! He ever is Forgiving, Merciful.
S: Say: He has revealed it Who knows the secret in the heavens and the
earth; surely He is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
025.007
Y: And they say: "What sort of a messenger is this, who eats food, and
walks through the streets? Why has not an angel been sent down to him
to give admonition with him?"
P: And they say: What aileth this messenger (of Allah) that he eateth
food and walketh in the markets? Why is not an angel sent down unto
him, to be a warner with him.
S: And they say: What is the matter with this Messenger that he eats
food and goes about in the markets; why has not an angel been sent down
to him, so that he should have been a warner with him?
025.008
Y: "Or (Why) has not a treasure been bestowed on him, or why has he
(not) a garden for enjoyment?" The wicked say: "Ye follow none other
than a man bewitched."
P: Or (why is not) treasure thrown down unto him, or why hath he not a
paradise from whence to eat? And the evil-doers say: Ye are but
following a man bewitched.
S: Or (why is not) a treasure sent down to him, or he is made to have a
garden from which he should eat? And the unjust say: You do not follow
any but a man deprived of reason.
025.009
Y: See what kinds of comparisons they make for thee! But they have gone
astray, and never a way will they be able to find!
P: See how they coin similitudes for thee, so that they are all astray
and cannot find a road!
S: See what likenesses do they apply to you, so they have gone astray,
therefore they shall not be able to find a way.
025.010
Y: Blessed is He who, if that were His will, could give thee better
(things) than those,- Gardens beneath which rivers flow; and He could
give thee palaces (secure to dwell in).
P: Blessed is He Who, if He will, will assign thee better than (all)
that - Gardens underneath which rivers flow - and will assign thee
mansions.
S: Blessed is He Who, if He please, will give you what is better than
this, gardens beneath which rivers flow, and He will give you palaces.
025.011
Y: Nay they deny the hour (of the judgment to come): but We have
prepared a blazing fire for such as deny the hour:
P: Nay, but they deny (the coming of) the Hour, and for those who deny
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