وَلَوْ نَشَاء لَمَسَخْنَاهُمْ عَلَى مَكَانَتِهِمْAnd if it had been Our will, We could have transformed them in their places.Al-Awfi reported that Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said; "`We could have destroyed them."As-Suddi said,"`We could have changed their form."Abu Salih said,"`We could have turned them to stone."Al-Hasan Al-Basri and Qatadah said,"`We could have caused them to sit on their feet."Allah says:فَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا مُضِيًّاThen they would have been unable to go forward,meaning, move to the front,وَلَا يَرْجِعُونَnor they could have turned back.meaning, move backwards.They would have remained static, unable to move forwards or backwards