Surah 11 Hud — Ayah 112
فَٱسْتَقِمْ كَمَآ أُمِرْتَ وَمَن تَابَ مَعَكَ وَلَا تَطْغَوْا۟ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌۭ
Följ, som du har blivit befalld, den raka vägen - [du] och de som, ångerfulla, med dig har vänt åter till Honom - och överskrid inte [de av Gud fastställda gränserna]! Han ser vad ni gör.
fa-is'taqim kamā umir'ta waman tāba maʿaka walā taṭghaw innahu bimā taʿmalūna baṣīrun
Word by word
- فَٱسْتَقِمْ fa-is'taqim So stand firm
- كَمَآ kamā as
- أُمِرْتَ umir'ta you are commanded
- وَمَن waman and (those) who
- تَابَ tāba turn (in repentance)
- مَعَكَ maʿaka with you
- وَلَا walā and (do) not
- تَطْغَوْا۟ ۚ taṭghaw transgress
- إِنَّهُۥ innahu Indeed, He
- بِمَا bimā of what
- تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna you do
- بَصِيرٌۭ baṣīrun (is) All-Seer
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Command to Stand Firm and Straight
Allah, the Exalted, commands His Messenger and His believing servants to be firm and to always be upright. This is of the greatest aid for gaining victory over the enemy and confronting the opposition. Allah also forbids transgression, which is to exceed the bounds (of what is allowed). Verily, transgression causes destruction to its practitioner, even if the transgression was directed against a polytheist. Then, Allah informs that He is All-Seer of the actions of His servants. He is not unaware of anything and nothing is hidden from Him. Concerning Allah's statement,
(And incline not toward those who do wrong,) `Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas said, "Do not compromise with them." Ibn Jarir said that Ibn `Abbas said, "Do not side with those who do wrong." This is a good statement. This means, "Do not seek assistance from wrongdoers, because it will be as if you are condoning their actions (of evil)."
(lest the Fire should touch you, and you have no protectors other than Allah, nor you would then be helped.) This means that you will not have besides Allah any friend who can save you, nor any helper who can remove you from His torment.