Allah mean by this
parable? Thus does Allah make err whom He pleases, and He guides whom
He pleases, and none knows the hosts of your Lord but He Himself; and
this is naught but a reminder to the mortals.
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Y: Nay, verily: By the Moon,
P: Nay, by the Moon
S: Nay; I swear by the moon,
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Y: And by the Night as it retreateth,
P: And the night when it withdraweth
S: And the night when it departs,
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Y: And by the Dawn as it shineth forth,-
P: And the dawn when it shineth forth,
S: And the daybreak when it shines;
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Y: This is but one of the mighty (portents),
P: Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
S: Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
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Y: A warning to mankind,-
P: As a warning unto men,
S: A warning to mortals,
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Y: To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind;-
P: Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
S: To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
074.038
Y: Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
P: Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
S: Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
074.039
Y: Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
P: Save those who will stand on the right hand.
S: Except the people of the right hand,
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Y: (They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each
other,
P: In gardens they will ask one another
S: In gardens, they shall ask each other
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Y: And (ask) of the Sinners:
P: Concerning the guilty:
S: About the guilty:
074.042
Y: "What led you into Hell Fire?"
P: What hath brought you to this burning?
S: What has brought you into hell?
074.043
Y: They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;"
P: They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
S: They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
074.044
Y: "Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;"
P: Nor did we feed the wretched.
S: And we used not to feed the poor;
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Y: "But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;"
P: We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
S: And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into
vain discourses.
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Y: "And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,"
P: And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
S: And we used to call the Day of Judgment a lie;
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Y: "Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
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