( إن كاد ليضلنا ) أي : قد قارب أن يضلنا ، ( عن آلهتنا لولا أن صبرنا عليها ) أي : لو لم نصبر عليها لصرفنا عنها ، ( وسوف يعلمون حين يرون العذاب من أضل سبيلا ) من أخطأ طريقا .
He almost led us astray from the worship of our gods. If we had not stood so firmly by their worship, he would have turned us away from it by his arguments and proofs. They will soon come to know, when they see the punishment in their graves and on the Day of Judgement, who is furthest from the path - is it them or he - and they will come to know which of them is astray.