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1can ye then not see? Am I better than this fellow, who is contemptible, who can hardly explain himself! ? Unless then bracelets of gold be cast upon him, or there come with him angels as his mates...!’ And he taught his people levity; and they obeyed him: verily, they were an abominable people. [55] And when they had annoyed us we took vengeance on them, and we drowned them all together, and we made them a precedent and an example to those after them. And when the son of Mary was set forth as a parable, behold thy people turned away from him and said, ‘Are our gods better, or is he?’ They did not set it forth to thee save for wrangling. Nay, but they are a contentious people * . He is but a servant whom we have been gracious to, and we have made him an example for the children of Israel. [60] And if we please we can make of you angels in the earth to succeed you’, And, verily, he is a sign of the Hour‘. Doubt not then 1 See p. 36, note 1. 2 The Arabs objected that Jesus was worshipped by Christians as a God, and that when Mohammed cursed their false gods, the ban must apply equally to him. 8 Just as Jesus was miraculously conceived, so can miraculously conceived offspring be produced among the Meccans themselves. * Some read, ‘a sign,’ which is perhaps better. The reference is to the predicted second advent of the Messiah, which is to precede 216 THE QuR’AN. XLILI, 61-75. concerning it, but follow this right way; and let not the devil turn you away; verily, he is to you an open foe ! And when Jesus came with manifest signs he said, ‘I am come to you with wisdom, and I will explain to you something of that whereon ye did dispute, then fear God, obey me; verily, God, He is my Lord and your Lord, serve Him then, this is the right way.’ [65] But the confederates disputed amongst themselves; and woe to those who are unjust from the torment of a grievous day! 7 Do they expect aught but that the Hour will come upon them suddenly while they do not perceive ? Friends on that day shall be foes to each other, save those who fear. O my servants! there is no fear for you on that day; nor shall ye be grieved who believe in our signs and who are resigned. [70] Enter ye into Paradise, ye and your wives, happy! Dishes of gold and pitchers shall be sent round to them ; therein is what souls desire, and eyes shall be delighted, and ye therein shall dwell for aye; for that is Paradise which ye are given as an inheritance for that which ye have done. Therein shall ye have much fruit whereof to eat. Verily, the sinners are in the. torment of hell to dwell for aye. [75] It shall not be intermitted for | them, and they therein shall be confused. We have not wronged them, but it was themselves they wronged, , the end of the world, Some commentators, however, read ‘it,’ instead of ‘he,’ referring to the Qur'an, instead of to Jesus. . XLII, 76-86. THE CHAPTER OF GILDING. 217
2We have not wronged them, but it was themselves they wronged, , the end of the world, Some commentators, however, read ‘it,’ instead of ‘he,’ referring to the Qur'an, instead of to Jesus. . XLII, 76-86. THE CHAPTER OF GILDING. 217 And they shall cry out, ‘O Malik?! let thy lord make an end of us;’ he shall say, ‘ Verily, ye are to tarry here.’ We have brought you the truth, but most of you are averse from the truth. Have they arranged the affair? then will we arrange it too?! [80] Or do they reckon that we did not hear their secrets and their whispering ? Nay, but our messengers are with them writing down’. Say, ‘If the Merciful One has a son then am I the first to worship him. Celebrated be the praise of the Lord of the heavens and the earth! the Lord of the throne, above all they attribute to Him! But leave them to ponder and to play until they ‘meet that day of theirs which they are promised. He it is who is in the heaven a God and in the earth a God! and He is the wise, the knowing. [85] And blessed be he whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and what is between both, and His is the knowledge of the Hour, and unto Him shall ye be brought back ! And those they call on beside Him shall not possess intercession except those only who bear witness for the truth and who do know. And if thou shouldst ask them who created them they will surely say, ‘God!’ How then can they lie? And what he‘ says, ‘O Lord, verily, these are 1 Malik is the keeper of hell, and presides over the tortures of the damned. ? The word used signifies twisting up the strands of a rope. ® I.e. the recording angel. * Mohammed. . 218 THE QUR'AN, XLII, 86-XLIV, 17. a people who do not believe; shun them then and say, “Peace!” for they at length shall know!’ Tue CHAPTER OF SMOKE, (XLIV. Mecca.) In the name of the merciful’and compassionate God. ‘H.M. By the perspicuous Book! verily, we have sent it down on a blessed night ;—verily, we had given warning—wherein is decided every wise affair, as an order from us. Verily, we were sending (apostles) —[5] a mercy from thy Lord; verily, He both hears and knows: from the Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between the two, if ye were but sure. There is no god but He, He quickens and He kills—your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore! Nay, they in doubt do play! But expect thou the day when the heaven shall bring obvious smoke [10] to cover men—this is grievous torment! _ Our Lord! remove from us the torment ; verily, we are believers. How can they have the reminder (now), when they have had a plain apostle, and when they turned their backs away from him and said, ‘Taught! mad!’ Verily, we will remove the torment a little, (but) ye will surely return! [15] On the day when we will assault with the great assault, verily, we will take vengeance. And we already tried the people of Pharaoh when there came to them a noble apostle ; ‘Send back to XLIV, 17-39. THE CHAPTER OF SMOKE. 219
3[15] On the day when we will assault with the great assault, verily, we will take vengeance. And we already tried the people of Pharaoh when there came to them a noble apostle ; ‘Send back to XLIV, 17-39. THE CHAPTER OF SMOKE. 219 me God’s servants; verily, I am to you a faithful apostle ;’ and, ‘Exalt not yourselves above God; verily, I come to you with obvious authority. And, verily, I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord, that ye stone me not. [20] And if ye believe not in me then let me alone!’ Then he called upon his Lord, ‘Verily, these are a.sinful people.’ So journey with my servants by night—verily, ye will be pursued. But leave the sea in quiet—verily, they are a host to be drowned! How many gardens and springs have they left, [25] and corn lands and a noble place, and comfort wherein they did enjoy themselves! Thus—and we gave them for an inheritance to another people. And the heaven wept not for them, nor the earth, nor were they respited. But we saved the children of Israel from shameful woe!—[30]—from Pharaoh; verily, he was haughty, one of the extravagant! And we did choose them, wittingly, above the worlds; and we gave them signs wherein was an obvious trial ! Verily, these! say, ‘It is but our first death?; so bring our fathers, if ye do speak the truth !’ [35] Are they better than the people of Tubba’h’, and those before them? We destroyed them— verily, they were sinners! Nor did we create the heavens and the earth, and what is between the two in sport: we did but create them in truth, though most of them know it not! 1 The Meccans. 2 T.e. we shall only die once. § The Himyarite Arabs, whose kings were called Tubba’h, i.e. ‘successors,’ 220 THE QUR'AN, XLIV, 40-XLY, 2. [40] Verily, the day of separation is their appointed term; the day when master shall not avail client at all, nor shall they be helped; save whomsoever God shall have mercy on ; verily, He is the mighty, the merciful ! Verily, the Zaqqdm tree (shall be) the food of the sinful : [45] as it were melting’, shall it boil in their bellies like the boiling of hot water !—‘Take him and hale him into the midst of hell! then pour over his head the torment of hot water !—Taste! verily, thou art the mighty, the honourable! [50] Verily, this is that whereon ye did dispute!’ Verily, the pious shall be in a safe place! in gardens and springs, they shall be clad in satin and stout silk face to face. Thus!—and we will wed them to bright and large-eyed maids! [55] They shall call therein for every fruit in safety. They shall not taste therein of death save their first death, and we will keep them from the torment of hell! Grace from thy Lord, that is the grand bliss ! And we have only made it easy for thy tongue, that haply they may be mindful. Then watch thou ; verily, they are watching too! Tue CHAPTER OF THE KNEELING. (XLV. Mecca.) In the name of the merciful and compassionate God.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1can ye then not see? Am I better than this fellow, who is contemptible, who can hardly explain himself! ? Unless then bracelets of gold be cast upon him, or there come with him angels as his mates...!’ And he taught his people levity; and they obeyed him: verily, they were an abominable people. [55] And when they had annoyed us we took vengeance on them, and we drowned them all together, and we made them a precedent and an example to those after them. And when the son of Mary was set forth as a parable, behold thy people turned away from him and said, ‘Are our gods better, or is he?’ They did not set it forth to thee save for wrangling. Nay, but they are a contentious people * . He is but a servant whom we have been gracious to, and we have made him an example for the children of Israel. [60] And if we please we can make of you angels in the earth to succeed you’, And, verily, he is a sign of the Hour‘. Doubt not then 1 See p. 36, note 1. 2 The Arabs objected that Jesus was worshipped by Christians as a God, and that when Mohammed cursed their false gods, the ban must apply equally to him. 8 Just as Jesus was miraculously conceived, so can miraculously conceived offspring be produced among the Meccans themselves. * Some read, ‘a sign,’ which is perhaps better. The reference is to the predicted second advent of the Messiah, which is to precede 216 THE QuR’AN. XLILI, 61-75. concerning it, but follow this right way; and let not the devil turn you away; verily, he is to you an open foe ! And when Jesus came with manifest signs he said, ‘I am come to you with wisdom, and I will explain to you something of that whereon ye did dispute, then fear God, obey me; verily, God, He is my Lord and your Lord, serve Him then, this is the right way.’ [65] But the confederates disputed amongst themselves; and woe to those who are unjust from the torment of a grievous day! 7 Do they expect aught but that the Hour will come upon them suddenly while they do not perceive ? Friends on that day shall be foes to each other, save those who fear. O my servants! there is no fear for you on that day; nor shall ye be grieved who believe in our signs and who are resigned. [70] Enter ye into Paradise, ye and your wives, happy! Dishes of gold and pitchers shall be sent round to them ; therein is what souls desire, and eyes shall be delighted, and ye therein shall dwell for aye; for that is Paradise which ye are given as an inheritance for that which ye have done. Therein shall ye have much fruit whereof to eat. Verily, the sinners are in the. torment of hell to dwell for aye. [75] It shall not be intermitted for | them, and they therein shall be confused. We have not wronged them, but it was themselves they wronged, , the end of the world, Some commentators, however, read ‘it,’ instead of ‘he,’ referring to the Qur'an, instead of to Jesus. . XLII, 76-86. THE CHAPTER OF GILDING. 217
2We have not wronged them, but it was themselves they wronged, , the end of the world, Some commentators, however, read ‘it,’ instead of ‘he,’ referring to the Qur'an, instead of to Jesus. . XLII, 76-86. THE CHAPTER OF GILDING. 217 And they shall cry out, ‘O Malik?! let thy lord make an end of us;’ he shall say, ‘ Verily, ye are to tarry here.’ We have brought you the truth, but most of you are averse from the truth. Have they arranged the affair? then will we arrange it too?! [80] Or do they reckon that we did not hear their secrets and their whispering ? Nay, but our messengers are with them writing down’. Say, ‘If the Merciful One has a son then am I the first to worship him. Celebrated be the praise of the Lord of the heavens and the earth! the Lord of the throne, above all they attribute to Him! But leave them to ponder and to play until they ‘meet that day of theirs which they are promised. He it is who is in the heaven a God and in the earth a God! and He is the wise, the knowing. [85] And blessed be he whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and what is between both, and His is the knowledge of the Hour, and unto Him shall ye be brought back ! And those they call on beside Him shall not possess intercession except those only who bear witness for the truth and who do know. And if thou shouldst ask them who created them they will surely say, ‘God!’ How then can they lie? And what he‘ says, ‘O Lord, verily, these are 1 Malik is the keeper of hell, and presides over the tortures of the damned. ? The word used signifies twisting up the strands of a rope. ® I.e. the recording angel. * Mohammed. . 218 THE QUR'AN, XLII, 86-XLIV, 17. a people who do not believe; shun them then and say, “Peace!” for they at length shall know!’ Tue CHAPTER OF SMOKE, (XLIV. Mecca.) In the name of the merciful’and compassionate God. ‘H.M. By the perspicuous Book! verily, we have sent it down on a blessed night ;—verily, we had given warning—wherein is decided every wise affair, as an order from us. Verily, we were sending (apostles) —[5] a mercy from thy Lord; verily, He both hears and knows: from the Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between the two, if ye were but sure. There is no god but He, He quickens and He kills—your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore! Nay, they in doubt do play! But expect thou the day when the heaven shall bring obvious smoke [10] to cover men—this is grievous torment! _ Our Lord! remove from us the torment ; verily, we are believers. How can they have the reminder (now), when they have had a plain apostle, and when they turned their backs away from him and said, ‘Taught! mad!’ Verily, we will remove the torment a little, (but) ye will surely return! [15] On the day when we will assault with the great assault, verily, we will take vengeance. And we already tried the people of Pharaoh when there came to them a noble apostle ; ‘Send back to XLIV, 17-39. THE CHAPTER OF SMOKE. 219
3[15] On the day when we will assault with the great assault, verily, we will take vengeance. And we already tried the people of Pharaoh when there came to them a noble apostle ; ‘Send back to XLIV, 17-39. THE CHAPTER OF SMOKE. 219 me God’s servants; verily, I am to you a faithful apostle ;’ and, ‘Exalt not yourselves above God; verily, I come to you with obvious authority. And, verily, I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord, that ye stone me not. [20] And if ye believe not in me then let me alone!’ Then he called upon his Lord, ‘Verily, these are a.sinful people.’ So journey with my servants by night—verily, ye will be pursued. But leave the sea in quiet—verily, they are a host to be drowned! How many gardens and springs have they left, [25] and corn lands and a noble place, and comfort wherein they did enjoy themselves! Thus—and we gave them for an inheritance to another people. And the heaven wept not for them, nor the earth, nor were they respited. But we saved the children of Israel from shameful woe!—[30]—from Pharaoh; verily, he was haughty, one of the extravagant! And we did choose them, wittingly, above the worlds; and we gave them signs wherein was an obvious trial ! Verily, these! say, ‘It is but our first death?; so bring our fathers, if ye do speak the truth !’ [35] Are they better than the people of Tubba’h’, and those before them? We destroyed them— verily, they were sinners! Nor did we create the heavens and the earth, and what is between the two in sport: we did but create them in truth, though most of them know it not! 1 The Meccans. 2 T.e. we shall only die once. § The Himyarite Arabs, whose kings were called Tubba’h, i.e. ‘successors,’ 220 THE QUR'AN, XLIV, 40-XLY, 2. [40] Verily, the day of separation is their appointed term; the day when master shall not avail client at all, nor shall they be helped; save whomsoever God shall have mercy on ; verily, He is the mighty, the merciful ! Verily, the Zaqqdm tree (shall be) the food of the sinful : [45] as it were melting’, shall it boil in their bellies like the boiling of hot water !—‘Take him and hale him into the midst of hell! then pour over his head the torment of hot water !—Taste! verily, thou art the mighty, the honourable! [50] Verily, this is that whereon ye did dispute!’ Verily, the pious shall be in a safe place! in gardens and springs, they shall be clad in satin and stout silk face to face. Thus!—and we will wed them to bright and large-eyed maids! [55] They shall call therein for every fruit in safety. They shall not taste therein of death save their first death, and we will keep them from the torment of hell! Grace from thy Lord, that is the grand bliss ! And we have only made it easy for thy tongue, that haply they may be mindful. Then watch thou ; verily, they are watching too! Tue CHAPTER OF THE KNEELING. (XLV. Mecca.) In the name of the merciful and compassionate God.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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