Allah mentions the condition of the disbelievers when they are made to stand before the Fire on the

Day
of Resurrection and witness its chains and restraints, along with seeing the horrible, momentous
conditions in the Fire with their own eyes. This is when the disbelievers will say,



"(Would that we were but sent back (to the world)! Then we would not deny the Ayat of our Lord, and
we would be of the believers!'') They wish that they would be sent back to the life of the world so that
they could perform righteous deeds, refrain from disbelieving in the Ayat of their Lord and be among
the believers. Allah said,


(Nay, what they had been concealing before has become manifest to them.) meaning, the disbelief,
denial and rebellion that they used to hide in their hearts will then be uncovered, even though they will
try to hide this fact in this life and the Hereafter. Earlier, Allah said,

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(There will then be (left) no trial for them but to say: "By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who joined
others in worship with Allah.'' Look! How they lie against themselves! But the (lie) which they invented
will disappear from them. ) It is also possible that the meaning here is that the disbelievers will realize
the truth that they knew all along in their hearts, that is, that what the Messengers brought them in this
life is true, although they used to deny his Message before their followers. Allah said that Musa said to
Fir`awn,




"(Verily, you know that these signs have clearly been sent down by none but the Lord of the heavens
and the earth as eye-opening evidence.'') 17:102 Allah said about Fir`awn and his people,

(And they belied them (those Ayat) wrongfully and arrogantly, though they were themselves convinced
thereof.) 27:14


(Nay, it has become manifest to them what they had been concealing before.) 6:28 When this occurs,
and the disbelievers ask to be returned to this life, they will not do so because they truly wish to
embrace the faith. Rather, they ask to be returned to this life for fear of the torment that they are
witnessing before them, as punishment for the disbelief they committed, and to try and avoid the Fire
that they see before their eyes.

(But if they were returned, they would certainly revert to that which they were forbidden. And indeed
they are liars.) meaning, they lie when they say they wish to go back to this life so that they can embrace
the faith. Allah states that even if they were sent back to the life of this world, they will again commit
the disbelief and defiance that they were prohibited.

(And indeed they are liars.) in their statement that,

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"(Would that we were but sent back! Then we would not deny the Ayat of our Lord, and we would be of
the believers!'' Nay, what they had been concealing before has become manifest to them. But if they
were returned, they would certainly revert to that which they were forbidden. And indeed they are liars.
And they said: "There is no (other life) but our (present) life of this world, and never shall we be
resurrected.'') Therefore, they will revert to their old behavior and say,

(There is no life but our life of this world) and there is no Hereafter,

(and never shall we be resurrected. ) Allah said,


(If you could but see when they will stand before their Lord!) in front of Him,


"(Is not this the truth'') meaning, is not Resurrection true, contarary to what you thought,




(They will say: "Yes, by our Lord!'' He will then say: "So taste you the torment because you used not to
believe.'') and because you today denied Resurrection. Therefore, taste the torment,


"(Is this magic, or do you not see'') 52:15






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.13(They indeed are losers who denied their meeting with Allah, until all of a sudden, the Hour (signs of
death) is upon them, and they say: "Alas for us that we gave no thought to it,'' while they will bear their
burdens on their backs; and evil indeed are the burdens that they will bear!) (32. And the life of this

world is nothing but play and amusement. But far better is the abode of the Hereafter for those have
Taqwa. Will you not then understand)