28 Preface قُل أَرَأَيتُم إِن أَهلَكَنِيَ اللَّهُ وَمَن مَعِيَ أَو رَحِمَنا فَمَن يُجيرُ الكافِرينَ مِن عَذابٍ أَليمٍYusuf AliSay: “See ye?- If God were to destroy me, and those with me,1 or if He bestows His Mercy on us,- yet who can deliver the Unbelievers from a grievous Penalty?”The sceptics might say and do say to the righteous: “Ah well! if calamities come, they involve the good with the bad, just as you say that God showers His mercies on both good and evil!” The answer is: “Don’t you worry about us: even supposing we are destroyed, with all who believe with us, is that any consolation to you? Your sins must bring on you suffering, and nothing can ward it off. If we get any sorrows or sufferings, we take them as a mere trial to make us better, for we believe in God’s goodness and we put our trust in Him.” See next verse.