"فأما الإنسان إذا ما ابتلاه"، امتحنه، "ربه"، بالنعمة، "فأكرمه"، بالمال، "ونعمه"، بما وسع عليه، "فيقول ربي أكرمن"، بما أعطاني.
Because the nations Allah destroyed were blessed with power and strength, Allah explains that blessing them with such is not proof of His being pleased with them. He says: As for the human, it is in his nature that when he is tested by his Lord and He favours him by blessing him with wealth, honour and offspring, he thinks that it is because of his nobility in the eyes of Allah. He says: “My Lord has favoured me because of me being worthy of being favoured.”