"what they used to conceal before," when they were in the worldly life, and they used to deny the Resurrection. Some of them said: It was revealed concerning the hypocrites. "And if they were returned" to the worldly life, "they would certainly revert to that which they were forbidden," from denial. "And indeed, they"
﴿مَا كَانُوا يخفون من قبل﴾ إِذْ كَانُوا فِي الدُّنْيَا، وَكَانُوا يُكَذِّبُونَ بِالْبَعْثِ. قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: نَزَلَتْ فِي الْمُنَافِقين ﴿وَلَو ردوا﴾ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا ﴿لَعَادُوا لِمَا نُهُوا عَنهُ﴾ من التَّكْذِيب (وَإِنَّهُم