Commentary
Those who led us astray, meaning the two devils that led us astray from among the jinn and mankind. This is because the devil is of two types: jinn and human. Allah, the Most High, said: "And thus We have made for every prophet an enemy, devils from among mankind and jinn." And He said: "Who whispers in the breasts of mankind, from among the jinn and mankind." It is said that they are Iblis and Qabil, as they were the first to commit disbelief and kill without right. And it was recited: 'Arna' with the ra' being silent due to the heaviness of the kasrah, as they say in 'fakhidh': 'fakhidh.'
It is said that its meaning is: give us for those who led us astray. They reported from Al-Khalil that if you say: 'Arni thawbaka' with a kasrah, the meaning is: show it to me. And if you say it with a silent ra', it is a request, meaning: give me your garment. An example of this is the common use of 'giving' in the meaning of 'to provide.' Its origin is: to bring.
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