Quran 2:20 – Second Tamtheel
This explanation makes sense. Though I think Ghamidi sahab takes this to mean the Jews rather than hypocrites in al-Bayan. If they were Jews then it wouldn’t make sense for the second parable. Though the first parable I think could be referring to the hardened disbelievers
I would think perhaps the lightning is the glimmer and light that allows them to move slightly in the darkness of their misguidance. Then when the light of Islam is taken away (the easy rules to follow), and the difficulties arise they stand still in the darkness of misguidance and being lost in hypocrisy. Though this group is less extreme than the others because God has not yet taken away their sight and hearing so they still have a chance.