021.025
Y: Not a messenger did We send before thee without this inspiration sent
by Us to him: that there is no god but I; therefore worship and serve
Me.
P: And We sent no messenger before thee but We inspired him, (saying):
There is no God save Me (Allah), so worship Me.
S: And We did not send before you any messenger but We revealed to him that there is no god but Me, therefore serve Me.
021.026 Y: And they say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten offspring." Glory to Him! they are (but) servants raised to honour.
P: And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son. Be He
Glorified! Nay, but (those whom they call sons) are honoured slaves;
S: And they say: The Beneficent Allah has taken to Himself a son.
Glory be to Him. Nay! they are honored servants;
021.027
Y: They speak not before He speaks, and they act (in all things) by His
Command.
P: They speak not until He hath spoken, and they act by His command.
S: They do not precede Him in speech and (only) according to His commandment do they act.
021.028 Y: He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they offer no intercession except for those who are acceptable, and they stand in awe and reverence of His (Glory).