The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 819
PT. 23 ṢĀD CH. 38 قَالُوا بَلْ أَنْتُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًا بِكُمْ اَنْتُم They will say, Nay, it is. 61 you. No welcome for you in truth. It is you who prepared this for us. What an evil resting- place it is! '3421 قَدَّمْتُمُوهُ لَنَا ۚ فَبِئْسَ الْقَرَارُ قَالُوا رَ بَّنَا مَنْ قَدَّمَ لَنَا هَذَا فَزِدْهُ عَذَابًا They will also say Our. 62 ضِعْفًا فِي النَّارِ Lord, whosoever prepared this for us- -so add to him a double punishment in the Fire. '3422 وَقَالُوا مَا لَنَا لَا نَرى رِجَالًا كُنَّا And they will say, “What. 63 نَعُدُّهُمْ مِنَ الْأَشْرَارِة has happened to us that we see not the men whom we used to reckon among the wicked?3423 اتَّخَذْ نُهُمْ سِخْرِيَّا اَمْ زَاغَتْ عَنْهُمُ Is it because we unjustly. 64 took them for a laughing stock or have the eyes missed them?'3424 a7:39. الْاَبْصَارُ Hell or by the leaders of disbelief who would already be in Hell. 3421. Commentary: The words of this verse seem to have been spoken against the leaders of disbelief by their blind followers. Both the leaders and the led will curse one another. It is human nature that when man is confronted with the evil consequences of his deeds, he tries to shift the blame to others. This is exactly what the guilty people generally do when they find themselves face to face with the dreadful results of their wicked deeds. 3422. Commentary: The followers of the leaders of disbelief will invoke the curse of God upon the heads of their erstwhile leaders. 3423. Commentary: The reference in the word "the men" is to the believers. 3424. Commentary: The verse means to say that the inmates of Hell will say to one another, "What is the matter with us that we do not see here those men whom we looked down upon as of no consequence and whom we mocked and ridiculed in the earthly life. Did they not deserve our ridicule and were really good and godly men or are they in Hell but we do not see them?" 2733