98فَلَولا كانَت قَريَةٌ آمَنَت فَنَفَعَها إيمانُها إِلّا قَومَ يونُسَ لَمّا آمَنوا كَشَفنا عَنهُم عَذابَ الخِزيِ فِي الحَياةِ الدُّنيا وَمَتَّعناهُم إِلىٰ حينٍN. J. DawoodWere it otherwise, every community, had it believed, would have profited from its faith. But it was so only with Jonah’s people. When they believed, We spared them the penalty of disgrace in this life and suffered them to take their ease a while.