than fables of the men of old.

S: And of them is he who hearkens to you, and We have cast veils over
their hearts lest they understand it and a heaviness into their ears;
and even if they see every sign they will not believe in it; so much so
that when they come to you they only dispute with you; those who
disbelieve say: This is naught but the stories of the ancients.

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Y: Others they keep away from it, and themselves they keep away; but
they only destroy their own souls, and they perceive it not.

P: And they forbid (men) from it and avoid it, and they ruin none save
themselves, though they perceive not.

S: And they prohibit (others) from it and go far away from it, and they
only bring destruction upon their own souls while they do not perceive.

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Y: If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with the Fire! They
will say: "Would that we were but sent back! Then would we not reject
the signs of our Lord, but would be amongst those who believe!"

P: If thou couldst see when they are set before the Fire and say: Oh,
would that we might return! Then would we not deny the revelations of
our Lord but we would be of the believers!

S: And could you see when they are made to stand before the fire, then
they shall say: Would that we were sent back, and we would not reject
the communications of our Lord and we would be of the believers.

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Y: Yea, in their own (eyes) will become manifest what before they
concealed. But if they were returned, they would certainly relapse to
the things they were forbidden, for they are indeed liars.

P: Nay, but that hath become clear unto them which before they used to
hide. And if they were sent back they would return unto that which they
are forbidden. Lo! they are liars.

S: Nay, what they concealed before shall become manifest to them; and if
they were sent back, they would certainly go back to that which they
are forbidden, and most surely they are liars.

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Y: And they (sometimes) say: "There is nothing except our life on this
earth, and never shall we be raised up again."

P: And they say: There is naught save our life of the world, and we
shall not be raised (again).

S: And they say: There is nothing but our life of this world, and we
shall not be raised.

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Y: If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with their Lord! He
will say: "Is not this the truth?" They will say: "Yea, by our Lord!"
He will say: "Taste ye then th