109 Preface يَومَئِذٍ لا تَنفَعُ الشَّفاعَةُ إِلّا مَن أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحمٰنُ وَرَضِيَ لَهُ قَولًاYusuf AliOn that Day shall no intercession avail except for those for whom1 permission has been granted by (God) Most Gracious and whose word is acceptable to Him.Cf. 2:255 in the Verse of the Throne. Here man is in the accusative case governed by tanfa'u, and it is better to construe as I have done. That is, intercession will benefit no one except those for whom God has granted permission, and whose word (of repentance) is true and sincere, and therefore acceptable to God. Others construe; no intercession will avail, except by those to whom God has granted permission, and whose word (of intercession) is acceptable to God (Cf. 21:28 and 34:23). In that case the two different clauses have no distinct meanings.