( أفي قلوبهم مرض أم ارتابوا ) أي : شكوا ، هذا استفهام ذم وتوبيخ ، أي : هم كذلك ، ( أم يخافون أن يحيف الله عليهم ورسوله ) أي : بظلم ، ( بل أولئك هم الظالمون ) لأنفسهم بإعراضهم عن الحق .
Is there a chronic illness in the hearts of these people, or is it that they are in doubt as to whether he is the Messenger of Allah? Or is it that they fear Allah or His Messenger will wrong them in Judgement? No, it is none of the aforementioned, rather, it is because of a defect within their souls due to their turning away from his Judgement, and their opposition to him.