67 Preface وَلَو نَشاءُ لَمَسَخناهُم عَلىٰ مَكانَتِهِم فَمَا استَطاعوا مُضِيًّا وَلا يَرجِعونَAhmed AliAnd if We pleased We could paralyse them in their tracks, and they would not be able to move forward or turn back.