Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of The Glorious Koran. An Explanatory Translation (1930)
10. Or are theirs the treasures of the mercy of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower?
11. Or is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them theirs? Then let them ascend by ropes!
12. A defeated host are (all) the factions that are there.
13. The folk of Noah before them denied (their messenger) and (so did the tribe of) A‘âd, and Pharaoh firmly planted,
14. And (the tribe of) Thamûd, and the folk of Lot, and the dwellers in the wood 1: these were the factions.
15. Not one of them but did deny the messengers, therefor My doom was justified,
16. These wait for but one Shout, there will be no second thereto.
17. They say: Our Lord! Hasten on for us our fate before the Day of Reckoning.
18. Bear with what they say, and remember Our bondman David, lord of might. Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah).
19. Lo! We subdued the hills to hymn the praises (of their Lord) with him at nightfall and sunrise,
20. And the birds assembled; all were turning unto Him
21. We made his kingdom strong and gave him wisdom and decisive speech.
22. And hath the story of the litigants come unto thee? How they climbed the wall into the royal chamber;
23. How they burst in upon David, and he was afraid of them. They said: Be not afraid! (We are) two litigants, one of whom hath wronged the other, therefor judge aright between us; be not unjust; and show us the fair way.
24. Lo! this my brother hath ninety and nine ewes while I had one ewe; and he said: Entrust it to me, and he conquered me in speech.
1 Midian.
