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Aya 53
53
أَم لَهُم نَصيبٌ مِنَ المُلكِ فَإِذًا لا يُؤتونَ النّاسَ نَقيرًا

Muhammad Asad

Have they, perchance, a share in [God's] dominion?1 But [if they had], lo, they would not give to other people as much as [would fill] the groove of a date-stone!
  • An allusion to the Jewish belief that they occupy a privileged position in the sight of God.