43.51 . And Pharaoh caused a proclamation to be made among his people saying : O my people! Is not mine the sovereignty of Egypt and these rivers flowing under me? Can ye not then discern?
43. 43.52 . I am surely better than this fellow , who is despicable , and can hardly make ( his meaning ) plain!
43. 43.53 . Why , then , have armlets of gold not been set upon him , or angels sent along with him?
43. 43.54 . Thus he persuaded his people to make light ( of Moses ) , and they obeyed him . Lo! they were a wanton folk .
43. 43.55 . So , when they angered Us , We punished them and drowned them every one .
43. 43.56 . And We made them a thing past , and an example for those after ( them ) .
43. 43.57 . And when the son of Mary is quoted as an example , behold! the folk laugh out ,
43. 43.58 . And say : Are our gods better , or is he? They raise not the objection save for argument . Nay! but they are a contentious folk .
43. 43.59 . He is nothing but a slave on whom We bestowed favor , and We made him a pattern for the Children of Israel .
43. 43.60 . And had We willed We could have set among you angels to be viceroys in the earth .
