10 Preface فَدَعا رَبَّهُ أَنّي مَغلوبٌ فَانتَصِرYusuf AliThen he called on his Lord: “I am one overcome: do Thou then help (me)!”1He did not call down punishment. He merely asked for help in his mission, as he felt himself overpowered by brute force and cast out, which prevented the fulfilment of his mission. But the wicked generation were past all repentance, and they were wiped out.