19 Preface وَما يَستَوِي الأَعمىٰ وَالبَصيرُYusuf AliThe blind and the seeing are not alike;1Now we are offered some contrasts between those who obey God’s Law and are thus citizens of God’s Kingdom and those who are rebels against God’s Kingdom and are thus oudaws. How can they be considered alike? The godly are like those who see, as contrasted with those who are blind; and their motives and actions are like the purest and highest Light, contrasted with the depths of darkness; or, to take another metaphor, their lives are like the genial and warmthgiving heat of the sun, which benefits all who come within its influence, contrasted with the chilly shadows of gloom in which no vegetation flourishes. (R).