( ولقد آتينا موسى الكتاب ) التوراة ( فاختلف فيه ) فمن مصدق به ومكذب ، كما فعل قومك بالقرآن ، يعزي نبيه صلى الله عليه وسلم ( ولولا كلمة سبقت من ربك ) في تأخير العذاب عنهم ( لقضي بينهم ) أي : لعذبوا في الحال وفرغ من عذابهم وإهلاكهم ( وإنهم لفي شك منه مريب ) موقع في الريبة والتهمة .
I had given Moses the Torah, but people differed with respect to it: some of them believed, while others did not. Had it not been for Allah’s prior decree that the punishment will not come quickly, but will be postponed until the Day of Judgement for a reason, the punishment they deserve would have come down on them in this world. The disbelieving Jews and idolaters are in doubt about the Qur’ān, which creates uncertainty in them.