Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallReturn unto them. We verily shall come unto them with hosts that they cannot resist, and we shall drive them out from thence with shame, and they will be abased.
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Juz 19
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: O chiefs! Which of you will bring me her throne before they come unto me, surrendering?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallA stalwart of the jinn said: I will bring it thee before thou canst rise from thy place. Lo! I verily am strong and trusty for such work.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOne with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: I will bring it thee before thy gaze returneth unto thee. And when he saw it set in his presence, (Solomon) said: This is of the bounty of my Lord, that He may try me whether I give thanks or am ungrateful. Whosoever giveth thanks he only giveth thanks for (the good of) his own soul; and whosoever is ungrateful (is ungrateful only to his own soul's hurt). For lo! my Lord is Absolute in independence, Bountiful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: Disguise her throne for her that we may see whether she will go aright or be of those not rightly guided.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSo, when she came, it was said (unto her): Is thy throne like this? She said: (It is) as though it were the very one. And (Solomon said): We were given the knowledge before her and we had surrendered (to Allah).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd (all) that she was wont to worship instead of Allah hindered her, for she came of disbelieving folk.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIt was said unto her: Enter the hall. And when she saw it she deemed it a pool and bared her legs. (Solomon) said: Lo! it is a hall, made smooth, of glass. She said: My Lord! Lo! I have wronged myself, and I surrender with Solomon unto Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd We verily sent unto Thamud their brother Salih, saying: Worship Allah. And lo! they (then) became two parties quarrelling.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: O my people! Why will ye hasten on the evil rather than the good? Why will ye not ask pardon of Allah, that ye may receive mercy.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey said: We augur evil of thee and those with thee. He said: Your evil augury is with Allah. Nay, but ye are folk that are being tested.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd there were in the city nine persons who made mischief in the land and reformed not.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey said: Swear one to another by Allah that we verily will attack him and his household by night, and afterward we will surely say unto his friend: We witnessed not the destruction of his household. And lo! we are truthtellers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSo they plotted a plot: and We plotted a plot, while they perceived not.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen see the nature of the consequence of their plotting, for lo! We destroyed them and their people, every one.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSee, yonder are their dwellings empty and in ruins because they did wrong. Lo! herein is indeed a portent for a people who have knowledge.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd we saved those who believed and used to ward off (evil).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd Lot! when he said unto his folk: Will ye commit abomination knowingly?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallMust ye seek lust after men instead of women? Nay, but ye are folk who act senselessly.
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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).