upon it, "are observers"—meaning, they are guardians; that is, they fulfill the trusts and honor their pledges in what is between them and the people, in accordance with the truth.
عَلَيْهِ ﴿رَاعُونَ﴾ حَافِظُونَ؛ يَعْنِي: يُؤَدُّونَ الْأَمَانَاتِ، وَيُوفُونَ بِالْعَهْدِ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ النَّاسِ فِيمَا وَافق الْحق
