14وَلَولا فَضلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيكُم وَرَحمَتُهُ فِي الدُّنيا وَالآخِرَةِ لَمَسَّكُم في ما أَفَضتُم فيهِ عَذابٌ عَظيمٌN. J. DawoodBut for God’s grace and mercy towards you in this life and in the life to come, you would have been sternly punished for what you did.