"Or you have a house made of gold ornamentation"—meaning: of gold. "Or you ascend into the sky, and we will not believe in your ascension"—meaning: your ascent either; for the sorcerers might do that, bewitching the eyes of the people until they alter [their perception]. "Until you bring down to us a book that we may read"—addressed to every individual specifically, from Allah to so-and-so, son of so-and-so, and so-and-so, son of so-and-so, and so-and-so, son of so-and-so, [saying]: Believe in Muhammad, for he is My Messenger. "Say: Exalted is my Lord! Was I anything but a human messenger?"—meaning: Did the messengers in the past come with a book from Allah to every individual specifically?! You are too insignificant in the sight of Allah for Him to do this for you.