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 Post subject: Verses 51:43-45
PostPosted: 04 Jun 2009, 08:48 
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 Post subject: Re: Verses 51:43-45
PostPosted: 09 Nov 2013, 18:18 
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{51:43} And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."

I suggest,
{51:43} And in Thamood [was a sign], as it was said to them, "Enjoy until a time [comes]."

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{51:44} But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.

I suggest,
{51:44} But they encroached off the command of their Lord, so seized them the thunderbolt while they were looking on.

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{51:45} And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.

I suggest,
{51:45} And they could not do the slightest rising, nor were they to find help.

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