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M.Pickthall
27. But recite unto them with truth the tale of the two sons of Adam, how they offered
each a sacrifice, and it was accepted from the one of them and it was not accepted
from the other. (The one) said: I will surely kill thee. (The other) answered: Allah
accepteth only from those who ward off (evil).
Yusuf Ali
27. Recite to them the truth of the story of the two sons of Adam. Behold! they each
presented a sacrifice (to Allah): it was accepted from one but not from the other.
Said the latter: "Be sure I will slay thee." "Surely" said the former "Allah doth
accept of the sacrifice of those who are righteous.
M.Pickthall
28. Even if thou stretch out thy hand against me to kill me, I shall not stretch out
my hand against thee to kill thee, lo! I fear Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
Yusuf Ali
28. "If thou dost stretch thy hand against me to slay me it is not for me to stretch
my hand against thee to slay thee: for I do fear Allah the Cherisher of the worlds.
M.Pickthall
29. Lo! I would rather thou shouldst bear the punishment of the sin against me and
thine own sin and become one of the owners of the Fire. That is the reward of evil doers.
Yusuf Ali
29. "For me I intend to let thee draw on thyself my sin as well as thine for thou wilt
be among the companions of the fire and that is the reward of those who do wrong."
M.Pickthall
30. But (the other's) mind imposed on him the killing of his brother, so he slew him
and became one of the losers.
Yusuf Ali
30. The (selfish) soul of the other led him to the murder of his brother: he murdered
him and became (himself) one of the lost ones.
M.Pickthall
31. Then Allah sent a raven scratching up the ground, to show him how to hide his
brother's naked corpse. He said: Woe unto me! Am I not able to be as this raven
and so hide my brother's naked corpse? And he became repentant.
Yusuf Ali
31. Then Allah sent a raven who scratched the ground to show him how to hide the
shame of his brother. "Woe is me!" said he: "Was I not even able to be as this
raven and to hide the shame of my brother?" Then he became full of regrets.
M.Pickthall
32. For that cause We decreed for the Children of Israel that whosoever killeth a
human being for other than man slaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be
as if be had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as
if he had: saved the life of all mankind. Our messengers came unto them of old with
clear proofs (of Allah's sovereignty) , but afterwards lo! many of them became
prodigals in the earth.
Yusuf Ali
32. On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if anyone slew a
person unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land it would be
as if he slew the whole people: and if anyone saved a life it would be as if he
saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our apostles
with clear Signs yet even after that many of them continued to commit excesses
in the land.
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