But when they saw it, they said:"Verily, we have gone astray."meaning, when they arrived at it and came upon it, and it was in the condition which Allah changed from that luster, brilliance and abundance of fruit, to being black, gloomy and void of any benefit. They believed that they had been mistaken in the path they took in walking to it. This is why they said, إِنَّا لَضَالُّونَ (Verily, we have gone astray). meaning, `we have walked down a path other than the one we were seeking to reach it.'This was said by Ibn `Abbas and others.Then they changed their minds and realized with certainty that it was actually the correct path. Then they said,بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ