and never yet have we sent a prophet unto any community without trying its people with misfortune and hardship so that they might humble themselves then we transformed the affliction into ease of life so that they throve and said misfortune and hardship befell our forefathers as well whereupon we took them to task all of a sudden without their being aware .
وما أرسلنا في قرية من نبي إلا أخذنا أهلها بالبأساء والضراء لعلهم يضرعون ثم بدلنا مكان السيئة الحسنة حتى عفوا وقالوا قد مس آباءنا الضراء والسراء فأخذناهم بغتة وهم لا يشعرون