Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of The Glorious Koran. An Explanatory Translation (1930)

151. Lo! it is of their falsehood that they say:

152. Allah hath begotten. And lo! verily they tell a lie.

153. (And again of their falsehood): He hath preferred daughters to sons

154. What aileth you? How judge ye?

155. Will ye not then reflect?

156. Or have ye a clear warrant?

157. Then produce your writ, if ye are truthful.

158. And they imagine kinship between him and the jinn, whereas the jinn know well that they will be brought before (Him).

159. Glorified be Allah from that which they attribute (unto Him),

160. Save single-minded slaves of Allah.

161. Lo! verily, ye and that which ye worship,

162. Ye cannot excite (anyone) against Him

163. Save him who is to burn in hell.

164. There is not one of Us 1 but hath his known position.

165. Lo! We, even We are they who set the ranks.

166. Lo! We, even We are they who hymn His praise

167. And indeed they used to say:

168. If we had but a reminder from the men of old

169. We would be single-minded slaves of Allah.

170. Yet (now that it is come) they disbelieve therein; but they will come to know.

171. And verily Our word went forth of old unto Our bondmen sent (to warn)

172. That they verily would be helped,

173. And that Our host, they verily would be the victors.

174. So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) awhile,

175. And watch, for they will (soon) see.

176. Would they hasten on Our doom?

1 Here the revealing angel speaks in person.

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Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of The Glorious Koran. An Explanatory Translation, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, Consulted online at “Quran Archive - Texts and Studies on the Quran” on 04 May. 2024: http://quran-archive.org/explorer/marmaduke-pickthall/1930?page=469