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M.Pickthall
40. Hath your Lord then distinguished you (O men of Mecca) by giving you sons, and
hath chosen for Himself females from among the angels? Lo! verily ye speak an awful
word!
Yusuf Ali
40. Has then your Lord (O Pagans!) preferred for you sons and taken for Himself
daughters among the angels? Truly ye utter a most dreadful saying!
M.Pickthall
41. We verily have displayed (Our warnings) in this Quran that they may take heed,
but it increaseth them in naught save aversion.
Yusuf Ali
41. We have explained (things) in various (ways) in this Qur'an in order that they
may receive admonition but it only increases their flight (from the Truth)!
M.Pickthall
42. Say (O Muhammad, to the disbelievers): If there were other gods along with Him,
as they say, then had they sought a way against the Lord of the Throne.
Yusuf Ali
42. Say: if there had been (other) gods with Him as they say behold they would
certainly have sought out a way to the Lord of the Throne!
M.Pickthall
43. Glorified is He, and High Exalted above what they say!
Yusuf Ali
43. Glory to him! He is high above all that they say! Exalted and Great (beyond
measure)!
M.Pickthall
44. The seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein praise Him, and there
is not a thing but hymneth his praise; but ye understand not their praise. Lo! He
is ever Clement, Forgiving.
Yusuf Ali
44. The seven heavens and the earth and all beings therein declare His glory: there
not a thing but celebrates His praise; and yet ye understand not how they declare
His glory! Verily He is Oft- Forbearing Most Forgiving!
M.Pickthall
45. And when thou recitest the Quran We place between thee, and those who believe
not in the Hereafter a hidden barrier;
Yusuf Ali
45. When thou dost recite the Qur'an We put between thee and those who believe not
in the Hereafter a veil invisible:
M.Pickthall
46. And We place upon their hearts veils lest they should understand it, and in
their ears a deafness; and when thou makest mention of thy Lord alone in the Quran,
they turn their backs in aversion.
Yusuf Ali
46. And We put coverings over their hearts (and minds) lest they should understand
the Qur'an and deafness into their ears: when thou dost commemorate thy Lord and
Him alone in the Qur'an they turn on their backs fleeing (from the Truth).
M.Pickthall
47. We are best aware of what they wish to hear when they give ear to thee and when
they take secret counsel, when the evil doers say: Ye follow but a man bewitched.
Yusuf Ali
47. We know best why it is they listen when they listen to thee; and when they meet
in private conference Behold the wicked say "Ye follow none other than a man
bewitched!"
M.Pickthall
48. See what similitudes they coin for thee, and thus are all astray, and cannot
find a road!
Yusuf Ali
48. See what similes thy strike for thee; but they have gone astray and never can
they find a way.
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