P: The Forgiver of sin, the Accepter of repentance, the Stern in punishment, the Bountiful. There is no God save Him. Unto Him is the journeying.
S: The Forgiver of the faults and the Acceptor of repentance, Severe to punish, Lord of bounty; there is no god but He; to Him is the eventual coming.
040.004 Y: None can dispute about the Signs of Allah but the Unbelievers. Let not, then, their strutting about through the land deceive thee!
P: None argue concerning the revelations of Allah save those who disbelieve, so let not their turn of fortune in the land deceive thee (O Muhammad).
S: None dispute concerning the communications of Allah but those who disbelieve, therefore let not their going to and fro in the cities deceive you.
040.005 Y: But (there were people) before them, who denied (the Signs),- the People of Noah, and the Confederates (of Evil) after them; and every People plotted against their prophet, to seize him, and disputed by means of vanities, therewith to condemn the Truth; but it was I that seized them! and how (terrible) was My Requital!
P: The folk of Noah and the factions after them denied (their messengers) before these, and every nation purposed to seize their messenger and argued falsely, (thinking) thereby to refute the Truth. Then I seized them, and how (awful) was My punishment.
S: The people of Nuh and the parties after them rejected (prophets) before them, and every nation purposed against their messenger to destroy him, and they disputed by means of the falsehood that they might thereby render null the truth, therefore I destroyed them; how was then My retribution!
040.006 Y: Thus was the Decree of thy Lord proved true against the Unbelievers; that truly they are Companions of the Fire!
P: Thus was the word of thy Lord concerning those who disbelieve fulfilled: That they are owners of the Fire.