29 Preface فَما بَكَت عَلَيهِمُ السَّماءُ وَالأَرضُ وَما كانوا مُنظَرينَYusuf AliAnd neither heaven1 nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite (again).They died, “unwept, unhonoured, and unsung”. They were too inordinate to be given another chance. Pharaoh had claimed to be their supreme god; and they had followed him!