if they do not respond to you then know that they follow only their own desires. who could be more astray than he who follows his own likes and dislikes with no guidance from god? god does not guide the evildoers.
فإن لم يستجيبوا لك فاعلم أنما يتبعون أهواءهم ومن أضل ممن اتبع هواه بغير هدى من الله إن الله لا يهدي القوم الظالمين