72 Preface قالوا لَن نُؤثِرَكَ عَلىٰ ما جاءَنا مِنَ البَيِّناتِ وَالَّذي فَطَرَنا ۖ فَاقضِ ما أَنتَ قاضٍ ۖ إِنَّما تَقضي هٰذِهِ الحَياةَ الدُّنياYusuf AliThey said: “Never shall we regard thee as more than the Clear Sings1 that have come to us, or than Him Who created us! so decree whatever thou desirest to decree: for thou canst only decree (touching) the life of this world.2Clear Signs: the miracles, the personality of the Messengers of God, the logic of events as they unfolded themselves, and the light of inner conviction in their own conscience. There are, in addition, the Signs and Proofs of God in nature, which are referred to in many places, e.g., 20:53-54.Thus was the first part of the mission of Moses?that to the Egyptians? fulfilled. See n. 1083 to 7:126; also Appendix 5.