66 Preface إِنَّها ساءَت مُستَقَرًّا وَمُقامًاYusuf Ali“Evil indeed is it as an abode, and as a place to rest in”;1The misery which results from sin is not only grievous to live in (“an abode”) but also grievous “to rest in” or “to stand in”, if it be only for a short time.