Surah Saba Tafseer

قَالَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا لِلَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا

And those who were arrogant will say to those who were deemed weak:

i.e. their leaders and masters, those who were arrogant, will say to them:

أَنَحْنُ صَدَدْنَاكُمْ عَنِ الْهُدَى بَعْدَ إِذْ جَاءكُم

Did we keep you back from guidance after it had come to you?

meaning, `we did nothing more to you than to call you, and you followed us without any evidence or proof, and you went against the evidence and proof which the Messengers brought because of your own desires; it was your own choice.'

They will say:

بَلْ كُنتُم مُّجْرِمِينَ