P: How many a prophet did We send among the men of old!
S: And how many a prophet have We sent among the ancients.
043.007 Y: And never came there a prophet to them but they mocked him.
P: And never came there unto them a prophet but they used to mock him.
S: And there came not to them a prophet but they mocked at him.
043.008 Y: So We destroyed (them)- stronger in power than these;- and (thus) has passed on the Parable of the peoples of old.
P: Then We destroyed men mightier than these in prowess; and the example of the men of old hath gone (before them).
S: Then We destroyed those who were stronger than these in prowess, and the case of the ancients has gone before,
043.009
Y: If thou wert to question them, 'Who created the heavens and the
earth?' They would be sure to reply, 'they were created by (Him), the
Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge';-
P: And if thou (Muhammad) ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth, they will surely answer: The Mighty, the Knower created them;