and the great ones among his people who refused to acknowledge the truth and gave the lie to the announcement of a life to come because we had granted them ease and plenty in worldly life and they had become corrupted by it they would say this is nothing hut a mortal like yourselves eating of what you eat and drinking of what you drink and indeed if you pay heed to a mortal like your­selves you will surely be the losers!
وقال الملأ من قومه الذين كفروا وكذبوا بلقاء الآخرة وأترفناهم في الحياة الدنيا ما هذا إلا بشر مثلكم يأكل مما تأكلون منه ويشرب مما تشربون ولئن أطعتم بشرا مثلكم إنكم إذا لخاسرون