011.035 Y: Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say: "If I had forged it, on me were my sins! and I am free of the sins of which ye are guilty!"
P: Or say they (again): He hath invented it? Say: If I have invented it, upon me be my crimes, but I am innocent of (all) that ye commit.
S: Or do they say: He has forged it? Say: If I have forged it, on me is my guilt, and I am clear of that of which you are guilty.
011.036 Y: It was revealed to Noah: "None of thy people will believe except those who have believed already! So grieve no longer over their (evil) deeds."
P: And it was inspired in Noah, (saying): No-one of thy folk will believe save him who hath believed already. Be not distressed because of what they do.
S: And it was revealed to Nuh: That none of your people will believe except those who have already believed, therefore do not grieve at what they do:
011.037
Y: "But construct an Ark under Our eyes and Our inspiration, and address
Me no (further) on behalf of those who are in sin: for they are about
to be overwhelmed (in the Flood)."
P: Build the ship under Our eyes and by Our inspiration, and speak not unto Me on behalf of those who do wrong. Lo! they will be drowned.
S: And make the ark before Our eyes and (according to) Our revelation, and do not speak to Me in respect of those who are unjust; surely they shall be drowned.
011.038 Y: Forthwith he (starts) constructing the Ark: Every time that the chiefs of his people passed by him, they threw ridicule on him. He said: "If ye ridicule us now, we (in our turn) can look down on you with ridicule likewise!"