38 Preface قُلنَا اهبِطوا مِنها جَميعًا ۖ فَإِمّا يَأتِيَنَّكُم مِنّي هُدًى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدايَ فَلا خَوفٌ عَلَيهِم وَلا هُم يَحزَنونَYusuf AliWe said: “Get ye down all from here; and if, as is sure, there comes to you Guidance from me1, whosoever follows My guidance, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.Note the transition from the plural “We” at the beginning of the verse to the singular “Me” later in the same verse, God speaks of Himself usually in the first person plural “We”; it is the plural of respect and honour and is used in human language in Royal proclamations and decrees. But where a special personal relationship is expressed the singular, “I” or “Me” is used Cf. 26:52, etc. In spite of Man’s fall, and in consequence of it, assurance of guidance is given. In case man follows the guidance he is free from any fear for the present or the future, and any grief or sorrow for the past. The soul thus freed grows nearer to God (Cf. n. 4788).