33 Preface قالَ إِنَّما يَأتيكُم بِهِ اللَّهُ إِن شاءَ وَما أَنتُم بِمُعجِزينَYusuf AliHe said: “Truly, God will bring it on you if He wills,- and then, ye will not be able to frustrate it!1To the blasphemous challenge addressed to Noah his only answer could be: “I never claimed that I could punish you. All punishment is in the hands of God, and He knows best when His punishment will descend. But this I can tell you! His punishment is sure if you do not repent, and when it comes, you will not be able to ward it off!”