45 Preface قالا رَبَّنا إِنَّنا نَخافُ أَن يَفرُطَ عَلَينا أَو أَن يَطغىٰYusuf AliThey (Moses and Aaron) said: “Our Lord! We fear lest he hasten with insolence1 against us, or lest he transgress all bounds.”They were now in Egypt (see n. 2565 above) and therefore in the power of the Pharaoh. The local atmosphere called for the greatest courage and firmness on their part to carry out the dangerous mission which had been entrusted to them.