43.41 . And if We take thee away , We surely shall take vengeance on them ,

43.42 . Or ( if ) We show thee that wherewith We threaten them ; for lo! We have complete command of them .

43.43 . So hold thou fast to that which is inspired in thee . Lo! thou art on a right path .

43.44 . And lo! it is in truth a Reminder for thee and for thy folk ; and ye will be questioned .

43.45 . And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before thee : Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped beside the Beneficent?

43.46 . And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations unto Pharaoh and his chiefs , and he said : I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds .

43.47 . But when he brought them Our tokens , behold! they laughed at them .

43.48 . And every token that We showed them was greater than its sister ( token ) , and we grasped them with the torment , that haply they might turn again .

43.49 . And they said : O wizard ; Entreat thy Lord for us by the pact that He hath made with thee . Lo! we verily will walk aright .

43.50 . But when We eased them of the torment , behold! they broke their word .

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?

43.52 . I am surely better than this fellow , who is despicable , and can hardly make ( his meaning ) plain!

43.53 . Why , then , have armlets of gold not been set upon him , or angels sent along with him?

43.54 . Thus he persuaded his people to make light ( of Moses ) , and they obeyed him . Lo! they were a wanton folk .

43.55 . So , when they angered Us , We punished them and drowned them every one .

43.56 . And We made them a thing past , and an example for those after ( them ) .

43.57 . And when the son of Mary is quoted as an example , behold! the folk laugh out ,

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 .

43.59 . He is nothing but a slave on whom We bestowed favor , and We made him a pattern for the Children of Israel .

43.60 . And had We willed We could have set among you angels to be viceroys in the earth .