P:  Lo!  Allah disdaineth not to coin the similitude even of a gnat.  Those who believe know that it is the truth from their Lord; but those who disbelieve say:  What doth Allah wish (to teach) by such a similitude?  He misleadeth many thereby, and He guideth many thereby; and He misleadeth thereby only miscreants;

S:  Surely Allah is not ashamed to set forth any parable—­ (that of) a gnat or any thing above that; then as for those who believe, they know that it is the truth from their Lord, and as for those who disbelieve, they say:  What is it that Allah means by this parable:  He causes many to err by it and many He leads aright by it! but He does not cause to err by it (any) except the transgressors,

002.027 Y:  Those who break Allah’s Covenant after it is ratified, and who sunder what Allah has ordered to be joined, and do mischief on earth:  These cause loss (only) to themselves.

P:  Those who break the covenant of Allah after ratifying it, and sever that which Allah ordered to be joined, and (who) make mischief in the earth:  Those are they who are the losers.

S:  Who break the covenant of Allah after its confirmation and cut asunder what Allah has ordered to be joined, and make mischief in the land; these it is that are the losers.

002.028 Y:  How can ye reject the faith in Allah?- seeing that ye were without life, and He gave you life; then will He cause you to die, and will again bring you to life; and again to Him will ye return.

P:  How disbelieve ye in Allah when ye were dead and He gave life to you!  Then He will give you death, then life again, and then unto Him ye will return.

S:  How do you deny Allah and you were dead and He gave you life?  Again He will cause you to die and again bring you to life, then you shall be brought back to Him.

002.029 Y:  It is He Who hath created for you all things that are on earth; Moreover His design comprehended the heavens, for He gave order and perfection to the seven firmaments; and of all things He hath perfect knowledge.

P:  He it is Who created for you all that is in the earth.  Then turned He to the heaven, and fashioned it as seven heavens.  And He is knower of all things.

S:  He it is Who created for you all that is in the earth, and He directed Himself to the heaven, so He made them complete seven heavens, and He knows all things.

002.030 Y:  Behold, thy Lord said to the angels:  “I will create a vicegerent on earth.”  They said:  “Wilt Thou place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood?- whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and glorify Thy holy (name)?” He said:  “I know what ye know not.”

P:  And when thy Lord said unto the angels:  Lo!  I am about to place a viceroy in the earth, they said:  Wilt thou place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee?  He said:  Surely I know that which ye know not.