They said: "Yes." When this answer matched, the listener expected its clarification. They expressed what they understood and explained it, regretting for themselves for what had befallen them and lamenting. They said: "Indeed, a warner has come to us," and they revealed the place of the implicit statement for emphasis and specification. They said: "A warner," meaning a frightening one with a strong warning. "So we denied," meaning that as a result of his coming, we caused the denial of everything the warner said. "And we said," as an addition to the denial and opposition to him, and the misfortune that has befallen us: "What has Allah revealed?" meaning that which has complete perfection upon you and [not] upon others. Perhaps the expression with the form of 'taf'il' indicates their denial of the action by choice, which is accompanied by gradualness - glorified and exalted is Allah above that in great exaltation. We delved deeply into denial, so we said: "Of anything," neither revelation nor anything else. And this wickedness was not enough for us until we said, confirming: "Indeed," meaning nothing.

And when their denial of one messenger was a denial of all the messengers, they said out of obstinacy: "You (plural)" meaning, O you warners mentioned in "a warner," which refers to the general category. And in addressing the plural, there is also an indication that the response of all to all was united despite their separation in time, as if they were [on] an appointed time. "Except in misguidance," meaning distance from the path and error and blindness surrounding you, "great." So we exaggerated in denial and folly through ignorance and mockery.