ings that they left behind,

S: How many of the gardens and fountains have they left!

044.026
Y: And corn-fields and noble buildings,

P: And the cornlands and the goodly sites

S: And cornfields and noble places!

044.027
Y: And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such
delight!

P: And pleasant things wherein they took delight!

S: And goodly things wherein they rejoiced;

044.028
Y: Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (those
things)!

P: Even so (it was), and We made it an inheritance for other folk;

S: Thus (it was), and We gave them as a heritage to another people.

044.029
Y: And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they
given a respite (again).

P: And the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they
reprieved.

S: So the heaven and the earth did not weep for them, nor were they
respited.

044.030
Y: We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating
Punishment,

P: And We delivered the Children of Israel from the shameful doom;

S: And certainly We delivered the children of Israel from the abasing
chastisement,

044.031
Y: Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate
transgressors.

P: (We delivered them) from Pharaoh. Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton
ones.

S: From Firon; surely he was haughty, (and) one of the extravagant.

044.032
Y: And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,

P: And We chose them, purposely, above (all) creatures.

S: And certainly We chose them, having knowledge, above the nations.

044.033
Y: And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial.

P: And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial.

S: And We gave them of the communications wherein was clear blessing.

044.034
Y: As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:

P: Lo! these, forsooth, are saying:

S: Most surely these do say:

044.035
Y: "There is nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised
again."

P: There is naught but our first death, and we shall not be raised
again.

S: There is naught but our first death and we shall not be raised again.

044.036
Y: "Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"

P: Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!

S: So bring our fathers (back), if you are truthful.

044.037
Y: What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were
before them? We destroyed them bec