Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of The Glorious Koran. An Explanatory Translation (1930)
77. And unto Allah belongeth the Unseen of the heavens and the earth, and the matter of the Hour (of Doom) is but as a twinkling of the eye, or it is nearer still. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things.
78. And Allah brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers knowing nothing, and gave you hearing and sight and hearts that haply ye might give thanks.
79. Have they not seen the birds obedient 1 in mid-air? None holdeth them save Allah. Lo! herein, verily, are portents for a people who believe.
80. And Allah hath given you in your houses an abode, and hath given you (also), of the hides of cattle, houses 2 which ye find light (to carry) on the day of migration and on the day of pitching camp; and of their wool and their fur and their hair, caparison and comfort for a while.
81. And Allah hath given you, of that which He hath created, shelter from the sun; and hath given you places of refuge in the mountains, and hath given you coats to ward off the heat from you, and coats (of armour) to save you from your own foolhardiness. Thus doth He perfect His favour unto you, in order that ye may surrender (unto Him).
82. Then, if they turn away, thy duty (O Muhammad) is but plain conveyance (of the message).
83. They know the favour of Allah and then deny it. Most of them are ingrates.
84. And (bethink you of) the day when We raise up of every nation a witness, then there is no leave for disbelievers, nor are they allowed to make amends.
85. And when those who did wrong behold the doom, it will not be made light for them, nor will they be reprieved.
86. And when those who ascribed partners to Allah
1 Lit. made subservient — i.e. to the Law of Allah.
2 i.e. tents.
