[31] This is their state at the time of resurrection from the graves.
[32] Their terror-struck hearts are empty; perceiving nothing.
[33] As Qurayshites would pass by the ruined dwellings of the destroyed nations; on their way to Yemen, they would pass by the dwellings of the ‘Ād tribe, and on their way to the Levant, they would pass by the dwellings of the Thamūd tribe, using them as resting posts.
[34] i.e., to kill the Prophet (ﷺ).
[35] But due to its feebleness, their plotting was never to remove mountains.
[36] i.e., that they would be given victory both in this life and in the Hereafter.
[37] Many exegetes who talk about what befalls the heavens and earth on that Day, opines that the replacement here is of the characteristics (al-sifāt), not of the quintessence (al-dhāt).
[38] Allah’s revenge will be on the Day of Judgment.