﴿ وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ ﴾

“they would like thee to be soft [with them], so that they might be soft [with thee].”

(Who would have had you) who would wish you to (compromise, that they may compromise) i.e. who would wish that you lean towards them so that they would lean towards you; it is also said that this means: who would wish that you agree with them so that they agree with you and that you flatter them so that they would flatter you.