Selected Quranic verses

﴿ ٱلَّتِي لَمۡ يُخۡلَقۡ مِثۡلُهَا فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ ﴾

the like of whom had never been created in the lan...

﴿ وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُواْ ٱلصَّخۡرَ بِٱلۡوَادِ ﴾

and Thamūd, who carved out the rocks in the Valley...

﴿ وَفِرۡعَوۡنَ ذِي ٱلۡأَوۡتَادِ ﴾

and the mighty and powerful[4] Pharaoh?

﴿ ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ ﴾

All of them transgressed in the land,

﴿ فَأَكۡثَرُواْ فِيهَا ٱلۡفَسَادَ ﴾

and spread therein much corruption,

﴿ فَصَبَّ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّكَ سَوۡطَ عَذَابٍ ﴾

so your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishm...

﴿ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلۡمِرۡصَادِ ﴾

Indeed, your Lord is ever vigilant.

﴿ فَأَمَّا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكۡرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَك... ﴾

As for man, when he is tested by his Lord by honor...

﴿ وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَهَٰنَنِ ﴾

But when he is tested by restricting his provision...

﴿ كَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا تُكۡرِمُونَ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ ﴾

No indeed[6]! You are not kind to the orphan,

﴿ وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ ﴾

nor do you urge one another to feed the needy,

﴿ وَتَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكۡلٗا لَّمّٗا ﴾

and you greedily consume the entire inheritance[7]...