( وقالوا لو كنا نسمع ) من الرسل ما جاءونا به ( أو نعقل ) منهم . وقال ابن عباس : لو كنا نسمع الهدى أو نعقله فنعمل به ( ما كنا في أصحاب السعير ) قال الزجاج : لو كنا نسمع سمع من يعي ويتفكر أو نعقل عقل من يميز وينظر ما كنا من أهل النار .
The disbelievers will say, “If we had listened attentively, or had thought clearly like the one who can differentiate the truth from falsehood, we would not have been amongst the people of the hellfire. Rather, we would have had faith in the Messengers and believed in whatever they brought, being from the people of Paradise.”