S: And certainly We sent to Samood their brother Salih, saying: Serve
Allah; and lo! they became two sects quarrelling with each other.
027.046 Y: He said: "O my people! why ask ye to hasten on the evil in preference to the good? If only ye ask Allah for forgiveness, ye may hope to receive mercy."
P: He said: O my people! Why will ye hasten on the evil rather than the good? Why will ye not ask pardon of Allah, that ye may receive mercy.
S: He said: O my people! why do you seek to hasten on the evil before the good? Why do you not ask forgiveness of Allah so that you may be dealt with mercifully?
027.047 Y: They said: "Ill omen do we augur from thee and those that are with thee". He said: "Your ill omen is with Allah; yea, ye are a people under trial."
P: They said: We augur evil of thee and those with thee. He said: Your evil augury is with Allah. Nay, but ye are folk that are being tested.
S: They said: We have met with ill luck on account of you and on account of those with you. He said: The cause of your evil fortune is with Allah; nay, you are a people who are tried.
027.048 Y: There were in the city nine men of a family, who made mischief in the land, and would not reform.
P: And there were in the city nine persons who made mischief in the land and reformed not.
S: And there were in the city nine persons who made mischief in the land and did not act aright.