27 Preface إِنَّهُم كانوا لا يَرجونَ حِسابًاYusuf AliFor that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),1It was not isolated acts, but a continued course of evil conduct; they repudiated the moral and spiritual responsibility for their lives; and they impudently called Truth itself by false names and disdained God’s Signs, which were vouchsafed for their instruction. These are not mere impressions; these are hard facts “preserved on record”, so that every deed can have its due weight in making up the account.