23 Preface وَالَّذينَ كَفَروا بِآياتِ اللَّهِ وَلِقائِهِ أُولٰئِكَ يَئِسوا مِن رَحمَتي وَأُولٰئِكَ لَهُم عَذابٌ أَليمٌYusuf AliThose who reject the Signs of God and the Meeting with Him (in the Hereafter),- it is they who shall despair of My Mercy: it is they1 who will (suffer) a most grievous Penalty.The emphasis is on “they” (ula'ika). It is only the people who ignore or reject God’s signs and reject a Hereafter, that will find themselves in dispair and suffering. God’s mercy is open to all, but if any reject His Mercy, they must suffer.