me, and to Whom ye shall (all) be brought back."

P: For what cause should I not serve Him Who hath created me, and unto
Whom ye will be brought back?

S: And what reason have I that I should not serve Him Who brought me
into existence? And to Him you shall be brought back;

036.023
Y: "Shall I take (other) gods besides Him? If (Allah) Most Gracious
should intend some adversity for me, of no use whatever will be their
intercession for me, nor can they deliver me."

P: Shall I take (other) gods in place of Him when, if the Beneficent
should wish me any harm, their intercession will avail me naught, nor
can they save?

S: What! shall I take besides Him gods whose intercession, if the
Beneficent Allah should desire to afflict me with a harm, shall not
avail me aught, nor shall they be able to deliver me?

036.024
Y: "I would indeed, if I were to do so, be in manifest Error."

P: Then truly I should be in error manifest.

S: In that case I shall most surely be in clear error:

036.025
Y: "For me, I have faith in the Lord of you (all): listen, then, to me!"

P: Lo! I have believed in your Lord, so hear me!

S: Surely I believe in your Lord, therefore hear me.

036.026
Y: It was said: "Enter thou the Garden." He said: "Ah me! Would that my
People knew (what I know)!"-

P: It was said (unto him): Enter paradise. He said: Would that my people
knew,

S: It was said: Enter the garden. He said: O would that my people had
known,

036.027
Y: "For that my Lord has granted me Forgiveness and has enrolled me
among those held in honour!"

P: With what (munificence) my Lord hath pardoned me and made me of the
honoured ones!

S: Of that on account of which my Lord has forgiven me and made me of
the honored ones!

036.028
Y: And We sent not down against his People, after him, any hosts from
heaven, nor was it needful for Us so to do.

P: We sent not down against his people after him a host from heaven, nor
do We ever send.

S: And We did not send down upon his people after him any hosts from
heaven, nor do We ever send down.

036.029
Y: It was no more than a single mighty Blast, and behold! they were
(like ashes) quenched and silent.

P: It was but one Shout, and lo! they were extinct.

S: It was naught but a single cry, and lo! they were still.

036.030
Y: Ah! Alas for (My) Servants! There comes not a messenger to them but
they mock him!

P: Ah, the anguish for the bondmen! Never came there unto th