P: A Scripture whereof the verses are expounded, a Lecture in Arabic for people who have knowledge,
S: A Book of which the verses are made plain, an Arabic Quran for a people who know:
041.004 Y: Giving good news and admonition: yet most of them turn away, and so they hear not.
P: Good tidings and a warning. But most of them turn away so that they hear not.
S: A herald of good news and a warner, but most of them turn aside so they hear not.
041.005 Y: They say: "Our hearts are under veils, (concealed) from that to which thou dost invite us, and in our ears in a deafness, and between us and thee is a screen: so do thou (what thou wilt); for us, we shall do (what we will!)"
P: And they say: Our hearts are protected from that unto which thou (O Muhammad) callest us, and in our ears there is a deafness, and between us and thee there is a veil. Act, then. Lo! we also shall be acting.
S: And they say: Our hearts are under coverings from that to which you call us, and there is a heaviness in our ears, and a veil hangs between us and you, so work, we too are working.
041.006
Y: Say thou: "I am but a man like you: It is revealed to me by
Inspiration, that your Allah is one Allah: so stand true to Him, and
ask for His Forgiveness." And woe to those who join gods with Allah,-
P: Say (unto them O Muhammad): I am only a mortal like you. It is inspired in me that your Allah is One Allah, therefor take the straight path unto Him and seek forgiveness of Him. And woe unto the idolaters,