and on the morrow those who but yesterday had longed to be in his place exclaimed alas that it is indeed god who grants abundant sustenance or gives it in scant measure unto whichever he wills of his crea­tures! had not god been gracious to us he might have caused to swallow us too! alas that those who deny the truth can never attain to a happy state!
وأصبح الذين تمنوا مكانه بالأمس يقولون ويكأن الله يبسط الرزق لمن يشاء من عباده ويقدر لولا أن من الله علينا لخسف بنا ويكأنه لا يفلح الكافرون