«وَتَرَى النَّاسَ سُكَارَى وَمَا هُمْ بِسُكَارَى»
You see people as intoxicated, but they are not intoxicated.
Taken alone, the first sukārā could suggest actual drunkenness. The second clause explicitly denies that reading. This internal contextual clue directs the reader to the figurative depiction of an overwhelming state.
A strong answer points to the denying clause as its evidence and explains what experiential image the first phrase evokes.
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«وَتَرَى النَّاسَ سُكَارَى وَمَا هُمْ بِسُكَارَى»
You see people as intoxicated, but they are not intoxicated.
Taken alone, the first sukārā could suggest actual drunkenness. The second clause explicitly denies that reading. This internal contextual clue directs the reader to the figurative depiction of an overwhelming state.
A strong answer points to the denying clause as its evidence and explains what experiential image the first phrase evokes.