26 Preface ذٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُم قالوا لِلَّذينَ كَرِهوا ما نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ سَنُطيعُكُم في بَعضِ الأَمرِ ۖ وَاللَّهُ يَعلَمُ إِسرارَهُمYusuf AliThis, because they said1 to those who hate what God has revealed, “We will obey you in part of (this) matter”; but God knows their (inner) secrets.They have become so impervious to facts and truths, because, without the courage to oppose God’s Cause openly, they secretly intrigue with God’s enemies, and say that they will follow them part of the way, and by remaining partly in the other camp, they will be far more useful as spies and half-hearted doubters than by going over altogether. If they think that this game will be successful, they are mistaken. All the inner secrets and motives of their hearts are known to God. Cf. 59:11.