13 Preface إِنَّ الَّذينَ قالوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ استَقاموا فَلا خَوفٌ عَلَيهِم وَلا هُم يَحزَنونَYusuf AliVerily those who say,1 “Our Lord is God,” and remain firm (on that Path),- on them shall be no fear,2 nor shall they grieve. To say, “Our Lord is God” is to acknowledge that we owe no service to any creature, and shall render none: God shall have our exclusive devotion. “To remain firm on that Path” is shown by our conduct: we prove that we love God and all His creatures, and will unflinchingly do our duty in all circumstances.Cf. 2:38. The phrase occurs in numerous other places, with a new application on each occasion. Here, if our claim is true that 'our Lord is God', what fear can possibly come to us, or what calamity can there be to cause us grief? For our Lord is our Cherisher, Defender, and Helper, our Hope and our Comfort, which can never fail.