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ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمۡ رَبُّهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحۡسِنِينَ
Aakhizeena maaa aataahum Rabbuhum; innahum kaanoo qabla zaalika muhsineen
Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.
— Adz-Dzariyah (ٱلذَّارِيَات), 51:16
ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمۡ رَبُّهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحۡسِنِينَTransliteration: Aakhizeena maaa aataahum Rabbuhum; innahum kaanoo qabla zaalika muhsineen
Translation (Yusuf Ali): Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.
This is verse 16 of Surah Adz-Dzariyah (ٱلذَّارِيَات, meaning "The Scatterers"), the 51th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 60 total verses.