S:  And when they meet those who believe they say:  We believe, and when they are alone one with another they say:  Do you talk to them of what Allah has disclosed to you that they may contend with you by this before your Lord?  Do you not then understand?

002.077 Y:  Know they not that Allah knoweth what they conceal and what they reveal?

P:  Are they then unaware that Allah knoweth that which they keep hidden and that which they proclaim?

S:  Do they not know that Allah knows what they keep secret and what they make known?

002.078 Y:  And there are among them illiterates, who know not the Book, but (see therein their own) desires, and they do nothing but conjecture.

P:  Among them are unlettered folk who know the Scripture not except from hearsay.  They but guess.

S:  And there are among them illiterates who know not the Book but only lies, and they do but conjecture.

002.079 Y:  Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say:  “This is from Allah,” to traffic with it for miserable price!- Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby.

P:  Therefore woe be unto those who write the Scripture with their hands and then say, “This is from Allah,” that they may purchase a small gain therewith.  Woe unto them for that their hands have written, and woe unto them for that they earn thereby.

S:  Woe, then, to those who write the book with their hands and then say:  This is from Allah, so that they may take for it a small price; therefore woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn.

002.080 Y:  And they say:  “The Fire shall not touch us but for a few numbered days:”  Say:  “Have ye taken a promise from Allah, for He never breaks His promise? or is it that ye say of Allah what ye do not know?”

P:  And they say:  The Fire (of punishment) will not touch us save for a certain number of days.  Say:  Have ye received a covenant from Allah — truly Allah will not break His covenant — or tell ye concerning Allah that which ye know not?

S:  And they say:  Fire shall not touch us but for a few days.  Say:  Have you received a promise from Allah, then Allah will not fail to perform His promise, or do you speak against Allah what you do not know?

002.081 Y:  Nay, those who seek gain in evil, and are girt round by their sins,- they are companions of the Fire:  Therein shall they abide (For ever).

P:  Nay, but whosoever hath done evil and his sin surroundeth him; such are rightful owners of the Fire; they will abide therein.

S:  Yea, whoever earns evil and his sins beset him on every side, these are the inmates of the fire; in it they shall abide.

002.082 Y:  But those who have faith and work righteousness, they are companions of the Garden:  Therein shall they abide (For ever).