11 Preface كَدَأبِ آلِ فِرعَونَ وَالَّذينَ مِن قَبلِهِم ۚ كَذَّبوا بِآياتِنا فَأَخَذَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِذُنوبِهِم ۗ وَاللَّهُ شَديدُ العِقابِYusuf Ali(Their plight will be) no better than that of the people of Pharaoh1, and their predecessors: They denied our Signs, and God called them to account for their sins. For God is strict in punishment.From the beginning of the world, sin, oppression, arrogance, and want of Faith have gone together. The Pharaoh of the time of Moses relied upon his power, his territory, his armies, and his resources to mock at Moses the messenger of God and to oppress the people of Moses. God saved the Israelites and punished their oppressors through many plagues and calamities. (R).