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Al-Hasan said: Its meaning is that these disbelievers would continue ascending through it—that is, climbing upward. But the first view is sounder (1).
“They would surely say, ‘Our eyes have only been dazzled; rather, we are a people bewitched.’” (15)
(1) This view is narrated from Ibn Abbas, Ibn Jurayj, Qatadah, and al-Dahhak, and was adopted by al-Tabari. Ibn Kathir relied on the view of al-Hasan, as did Ibn Atiyyah. See: Tafsir al-Tabari, 14:10-11 (al-Halabi ed.); Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 2:548; al-Muharrar al-Wajiz, 8:288; Zad al-Masir, 4:386.
وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ: مَعْنَاهُ فَظَلَّ هَؤُلَاءِ الْكُفَّارُ يَعْرُجُونَ فِيهَا أَيْ: يَصْعَدُونَ. وَالْأَوَّلُ أَصَحُّ (١) .
﴿لَقَالُوا إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتْ أَبْصَارُنَا بَلْ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ مَسْحُورُونَ (١٥) ﴾ .
(١) وهو مروي عن ابن عباس، وابن جريج، وقتادة، والضحاك، وإليه ذهب الطبري. واعتمد ابن كثير قول الحسن، وهو ما قاله ابن عطية كذلك. انظر: تفسير الطبري: ١٤ / ١٠-١١ (طبع الحلبي) تفسير ابن كثير: ٢ / ٥٤٨، المحرر الوجيز: ٨ / ٢٨٨، زاد المسير: ٤ / ٣٨٦.