P: Have they not pondered the Word, or hath that come unto them which came not unto their fathers of old?
S: Is it then that they do not ponder over what is said, or is it that there has come to them that which did not come to their fathers of old?
023.069 Y: Or do they not recognise their Messenger, that they deny him?
P: Or know they not their messenger, and so reject him?
S: Or is it that they have not recognized their Messenger, so that they deny him?
023.070
Y: Or do they say, "He is possessed"? Nay, he has brought them the
Truth, but most of them hate the Truth.
P: Or say they: There is a madness in him? Nay, but he bringeth them the
Truth; and most of them are haters of the Truth.
S: Or do they say: There is madness in him? Nay! he has brought them the truth, and most of them are averse from the truth.
023.071 Y: If the Truth had been in accord with their desires, truly the heavens and the earth, and all beings therein would have been in confusion and corruption! Nay, We have sent them their admonition, but they turn away from their admonition.
P: And if the Truth had followed their desires, verily the heavens and the earth and whosoever is therein had been corrupted. Nay, We have brought them their Reminder, but from their Reminder they now turn away.