and alas if thou hadst but said on entering thy garden `whatever god wills there is no power save with god! although as thou seest i have less wealth and offspring than thou yet it may well be that my sustainer will give me something better than thy garden just as he may let loose a calamity out of heaven upon this so that it becomes a heap of barren dust
ولولا إذ دخلت جنتك قلت ما شاء الله لا قوة إلا بالله إن ترن أنا أقل منك مالا وولدا فعسى ربي أن يؤتين خيرا من جنتك ويرسل عليها حسبانا من السماء فتصبح صعيدا زلقا