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 Post subject: Verses 40:64-65
PostPosted: 05 Jun 2009, 03:58 
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 Post subject: Re: Verses 40:64-65
PostPosted: 04 Aug 2009, 06:45 
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{40:64} It is God who made for you the earth a place of settlement and the sky a ceiling and formed you and perfected your forms and provided you with good things. That is God, your Lord; then blessed is God, Lord of the worlds.

As mentioned in another topic, بناء does not mean ceiling, it means a well established building. Also, I'd change the preface of the translation to "God is the one who.."

{40:64} God is the one who made for you the earth a place of settlement and the sky a structure and formed you and perfected your forms and provided you with good things. That is God, your Lord; then blessed is God, Lord of the worlds.

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{40:65} He is the Ever-Living; there is no deity except Him, so call upon Him, [being] sincere to Him in religion. [All] praise is [due] to God, Lord of the worlds.

The last sentence does not need either interjection, i.e., "Praise is to God, Lord of the worlds." As we suggested for 1:1. Thus, I propose,
{40:65} He is the Ever-Living; there is no deity except Him, so call upon Him, [being] sincere to Him in religion. Praise is to God, Lord of the worlds.

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