069.004 Y: The Thamud and the "Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
P: (The tribes of) Thamud and A"ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
S: Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
069.005 Y: But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
P: As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
S: Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
069.006 Y: And the "Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
P: And as for A"ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
S: And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
069.007 Y: He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm-trees tumbled down!
P: Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm-trees.
S: Which He made to prevail against them for seven nights and eight days unremittingly, so that you might have seen the people therein prostrate as if they were the trunks of hollow palms.
069.008 Y: Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
P: Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them?
S: Do you then see of them one remaining?
069.009 Y: And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
P: And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
S: And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
069.010 Y: And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
P: And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
S: And they disobeyed the Messenger of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
069.011 Y: We, when the water (of Noah"s Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
P: Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
S: Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
069.012 Y: That We might make it a Message unto you, and that ears (that should hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) in remembrance.
P: That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
S: So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.
069.013 Y: Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
P: And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
S: And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
069.014 Y: And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke,-
P: And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
S: And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
069.015 Y: On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pa.s.s.
P: Then, on that day will the Event befall.
S: On that day shall the great event come to pa.s.s,
069.016 Y: And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
P: And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
S: And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,
069.017 Y: And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
P: And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
S: And the angels shall be on the sides thereof; and above them eight shall bear on that day your Lord"s power.
069.018 Y: That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
P: On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
S: On that day you shall be exposed to view-- no secret of yours shall remain hidden.
069.019 Y: Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!"
P: Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
S: Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say: Lo! read my book:
069.020 Y: "I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
P: Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.