10 Preface وَلَقَد مَكَّنّاكُم فِي الأَرضِ وَجَعَلنا لَكُم فيها مَعايِشَ ۗ قَليلًا ما تَشكُرونَYusuf AliIt is We Who have placed you with authority on earth, and provided you therein with means for the fulfilment of your life:1 small are the thanks that ye give!That is, all the material things which are necessary to sustain, beautify, and refine life, as well as all those powers, faculties, and opportunities which are instrumental in bringing up life to a higher plane and preparing man for his high spiritual destiny.