Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 37 As-Saffat, Ayat 27-31
وَاَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلٰى بَعۡضٍ يَّتَسَآءَلُوۡنَ
﴿37:27﴾
قَالُوۡۤا اِنَّكُمۡ كُنۡتُمۡ تَاۡتُوۡنَنَا عَنِ الۡيَمِيۡنِ
﴿37:28﴾
قَالُوۡا بَلْ لَّمۡ تَكُوۡنُوۡا مُؤۡمِنِيۡنَۚ ﴿37:29﴾
وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيۡكُمۡ مِّنۡ سُلۡطٰنِۚ بَلۡ كُنۡتُمۡ قَوۡمًا طٰغِيۡنَ
﴿37:30﴾
فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡنَا قَوۡلُ رَبِّنَآ ۖ اِنَّا لَذَآئِقُوۡنَ
﴿37:31﴾
(37:27) They will then turn towards each other (and start wrangling). (37:28) (The followers will say to their leaders): “You used to come to us
from the right hand.”18 (37:29) They will say: “Nay, you yourselves were not the ones who would believe.
(37:30) We had no power over you. You were a rebellious people, (37:31) and so we became deserving of the Word of our Lord that we shall
be made to suffer chastisement.
Notes
18. The word yameen in Arabic is used for several meanings. It may mean use
of the force, or well-wishing, or swearing of an oath. Accordingly, the verse
would mean.
(1) You compelled us into following error and deviation.
(2) You deceived us by posing as our well-wishers.
(3) You swore oaths to satisfy us that what you were presenting was the very
truth.