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⦗5⦘ “We had thought that humankind and the jinn would never utter a lie about Allah.” That is, before this we had been deluded: the leaders (1) and chiefs among the jinn and humankind deceived us. We thought well of them and believed (2) that they would not dare to lie about Allah. For that reason, we had followed their path until now. But today, when the truth became clear to us, we returned to it (3), submitted to it, and paid no heed to the words of anyone (4) who opposes the guidance.
(1) In manuscript B: “The masters and leaders prevailed over us.”
(2) In manuscript B: “and we believed them.”
(3) In manuscript B: “we followed the path of truth.”
(4) In manuscript B: “created beings.”
﴿٥﴾ ﴿وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّا أَنْ لَنْ تَقُولَ الإنْسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا﴾ . أي: كنا مغترين قبل ذلك، وغرنا القادة (١) والرؤساء من الجن والإنس، فأحسنا بهم الظن، وظنناهم (٢) لا يتجرأون على الكذب على الله، فلذلك كنا قبل هذا على طريقهم، فاليوم إذ بان لنا الحق، رجعنا إليه (٣) ، وانقدنا له، ولم نبال بقول أحد من الناس (٤) يعارض الهدى.
(١) في ب: عزتنا السادة والرؤساء.
(٢) في ب: وحسبناهم.
(٣) في ب: سلكنا طريقه.
(٤) في ب: الخلق.