When you are greeted with a greeting, then greet with one fairer, or repeat the same greeting.

When you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with what is better than it, or (at least) return it equally.

When you are greeted with a greeting, respond with a better greeting, or return it.

When you are greeted with a salutation then return it with a better one, or at least the same.

When ye are greeted with a greeting, greet ye with a better than it or return it. Lo!

God chooses whom He please for Himself, and guides to Himself whoever turns to Him.

God chooses unto Himself whomsoever He will, and He guides to Himself whosoever turns, penitent.

Allah chooseth for Himself whomsoever He will and guideth Unto Himself whomsoever turneth in penitence.

Allah chooses for Himself whom He wills, and guides unto Himself who turns to Him in repentance and in obedience.

God chooses to Himself whom He wills, and He guides to Himself whoever repents.

Allah chooses for Himself whomsoever He pleases and guides to Himself whoever penitently turns to Him.

Allah chooseth for Himself whom He will, and guideth unto Himself him who turneth (toward Him).

And when you are greeted with some words, greet back with words better than it or with the same indeed Allah will take account of everything.

And when you are greeted with a greeting greet with a fairer than it, or return it surely God keeps a watchful count over everything.

And when ye are greeted with a greeting, then greet back with one better than that or return that verily Allah is of everything the Reckoner.

Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another and so much the more, as you see the Day approaching.

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is but exhorting one another and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

But when We changed hardship to ease, and they rose and prospered, (they forgot Our favours) and said Our ancestors had also known suffering and joy.

then We gave them in the place of evil good, till they multiplied, and said, 'Hardship and happiness visited our fathers.'

Thereafter We substituted ease in place of adversity until they abounded and said even Thus tribulation and prosperity touched our fathers.

Then We changed the evil for the good, until they increased in number and in wealth, and said Our fathers were touched with evil (loss of health and calamities) and with good (prosperity, etc.).

Then We substituted prosperity in place of hardship. Until they increased in number, and said, Adversity and prosperity has touched our ancestors.

Then We changed adversity into ease until they throve and said 'Our forefathers had also seen both adversity and prosperity.'

Then changed We the evil plight for good till they grew affluent and said Tribulation and distress did touch our fathers.

God has struck a similitude a servant possessed by his master, having no power over anything, and one whom We have provided of Ourselves with a provision fair, and he expends of it secretly and openly.

Allah puts forward the example (of two men a believer and a disbeliever) a slave (disbeliever) under the possession of another, he has no power of any sort, and (the other), a man (believer) on whom We have bestowed a good provision from Us, and He spends thereof secretly and openly.

God cites the example of a bonded slave, who has no power over anything and someone to whom We have given plentiful provision, from which he gives secretly and openly.

Allah sets forth a parable There is one who is a slave and is owned by another and has no power over anything and there is one whom We have granted good provision Ourselves, of which he spends both secretly and openly.

Allah coineth a similitude (on the one hand) a (mere) chattel slave, who hath control of nothing, and (on the other hand) one on whom we have bestowed a fair provision from Us, and he spendeth thereof secretly and openly.

Carpets to suit every taste are sold on one of the streets adjacent to the city market carpets woven from wool, cotton, or felt, in every colour and shade, with long or short pile and complex designs and whimsical fringe.

God presents the example of a man who is a hired servant with no power over anything, and another on whom We have bestowed a handsome fortune, who spends from it in private and in public Can they be equal?

Allah has illustrated an example there is a slave, himself the property of another, not owning anything and another one upon whom We have bestowed a good livelihood from Us, he therefore spends from it, secretly and publicly will they be equal?

Allah propoundeth a similitude there is a bondman enslaved who hath not power over aught and there is one whom We have provided from Ourselves with goodly provision and he expendeth thereof secretly and openly can they be equal?

Then We changed the misfortune into prosperity to the extent that they became numerous and said, Indeed grief and comfort did reach our ancestors so We seized them suddenly in their neglect.