018.093 Y: Until, when he reached (a tract) between two mountains, he found, beneath them, a people who scarcely understood a word.
P: Till, when he came between the two mountains, he found upon their hither side a folk that scarce could understand a saying.
S: Until when he reached (a place) between the two mountains, he found on that side of them a people who could hardly understand a word.
018.094 Y: They said: "O Zul-qarnain! the Gog and Magog (People) do great mischief on earth: shall we then render thee tribute in order that thou mightest erect a barrier between us and them?"
P: They said: O Dhu'l-Qarneyn! Lo! Gog and Magog are spoiling the land. So may we pay thee tribute on condition that thou set a barrier between us and them?
S: They said: O Zulqarnain! surely Gog and Magog make mischief in the land. Shall we then pay you a tribute on condition that you should raise a barrier between us and them.
018.095 Y: He said: "(The power) in which my Lord has established me is better (than tribute): Help me therefore with strength (and labour): I will erect a strong barrier between you and them:"
P: He said: That wherein my Lord hath established me is better (than your tribute). Do but help me with strength (of men), I will set between you and them a bank.
S: He said: That in which my Lord has established me is better, therefore you only help me with workers, I will make a fortified barrier between you and them;
018.096 Y: "Bring me blocks of iron." At length, when he had filled up the space between the two steep mountain-sides, He said, "Blow (with your bellows)" Then, when he had made it (red) as fire, he said: "Bring me, that I may pour over it, molten lead."