14 Preface وَإِذا لَقُوا الَّذينَ آمَنوا قالوا آمَنّا وَإِذا خَلَوا إِلىٰ شَياطينِهِم قالوا إِنّا مَعَكُم إِنَّما نَحنُ مُستَهزِئونَAhmed AliWhen they meet the faithful they say: “We believe;” but when alone with the devils (their fellows), they say: “We are really with you; we were joking.”