165 Preface وَهُوَ الَّذي جَعَلَكُم خَلائِفَ الأَرضِ وَرَفَعَ بَعضَكُم فَوقَ بَعضٍ دَرَجاتٍ لِيَبلُوَكُم في ما آتاكُم ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ سَريعُ العِقابِ وَإِنَّهُ لَغَفورٌ رَحيمٌAhmed AliIt is He who made you trustees on the earth, and exalted some in rank over others in order to try you by what He has given you. Indeed your Lord’s retribution is swift, yet He is forgiving and kind.