21 Preface طاعَةٌ وَقَولٌ مَعروفٌ ۚ فَإِذا عَزَمَ الأَمرُ فَلَو صَدَقُوا اللَّهَ لَكانَ خَيرًا لَهُمYusuf AliWere it to obey and say what is just, and when a matter1 is resolved on, it were best for them if they were true to God. The resolution is not taken except under guidance from God. Those, therefore, who fail to implement it by their own effort and sacrifice, are not true to God. And such disloyalty or cowardice is not even good for them from a worldly point of view. With what face can they meet their friends after their disgraceful conduct?