Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation (2005)

and then withdraw it from him,
he becomes despondent, ungrateful.
10 And if We let him have a taste of Our blessings
after adversities have befallen him,
he will surely say,
‘All ills have left me.’
Indeed he becomes an exultant braggart,
11 excepting those who are patient
and do righteous deeds.
For such there will be forgiveness
and a great reward.
12 [Look out] lest you should disregard
aught of what has been revealed to you,
and be upset because they say,
‘Why has not a treasure been sent down to him,
or [why does] not an angel accompany him?’
You are only a warner,
and Allah watches over all things.
13 Do they say, ‘He has fabricated it?’
Say, ‘Then bring ten sūrahs like it, fabricated,
and invoke whomever you can, besides Allah,
should you be truthful.’
14 But if they do not respond to you,
know that it has been sent down
by Allah’s knowledge,
and that there is no god except Him.
Will you, then, submit [to Allah]?
15 As for those who desire the life of this world
and its glitter,

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Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation, Islamic College for Advance Studies Press (ICAS), London (Distributed by The Centre for Translation of the Holy Qur’ān, Qom, Iran), Consulted online at “Quran Archive - Texts and Studies on the Quran” on 08 May. 2024: http://quran-archive.org/explorer/ali-quli-qarai/2005?page=334