وَيَـٰقَوْمِ لَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ
شِقَاقِىٓ أَن يُصِيبَكُم
مِّثْلُ مَآ أَصَابَ قَوْمَ
نُوحٍ أَوْ قَوْمَ هُودٍ أَوْ
قَوْمَ صَـٰلِحٍ ۚ وَمَا قَوْمُ
لُوطٍ مِّنكُم بِبَعِيدٍ
وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ
ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّ
رَبِّى رَحِيمٌ وَدُودٌ
وَيقَوْمِ لاَ يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ
شِقَاقِى أَن يُصِيبَكُم
مِّثْلُ مَآ أَصَابَ قَوْمَ
نُوحٍ أَوْ قَوْمَ هُودٍ
أَوْ قَوْمَ صَـلِحٍ وَمَا
قَوْمُ لُوطٍ مِّنكُم بِبَعِيدٍ
وَاسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ
تُوبُواْ إِلَيْهِ إِنَّ رَبِّى
رَحِيمٌ وَدُودٌ
“And O my people!
Let not my Shiqaq
cause you to suffer
the fate similar to
that of the people
of Nuh or of Hud or
of Salih, and the
people of Lut are not
far off from you! And
ask forgiveness of your
Lord and turn unto
Him in repentance.
Verily, my Lord is
Most Merciful, Most Loving.
He (Shu`ayb) said to them,
وَيقَوْمِ لاَ يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شِقَاقِى
And O my people! Let not my Shiqaq cause you
This means, “Do not let your hatred and enmity of me cause you to persist in your corruption and disbelief. If you continue this way, you will suffer the same vengeance and torment that overcame Nuh’s people, Hud’s people, Salih’s people and Lut’s people.” Qatadah said,
وَيقَوْمِ لاَ يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شِقَاقِى
And O my people! Let not my Shiqaq cause you”
He is saying, `Do not be influenced by your differing with me.”’ As-Suddi said, “This means your enmity of me should not lead you to continue in misguidance and disbelief, or else you will be afflicted by what afflicted them.” Concerning His statement,
وَمَا قَوْمُ لُوطٍ مِّنكُم بِبَعِيدٍ
and the people of Lut are not far off from you!
It has been said that this refers to the period of time. Qatadah said, “This means that they were only destroyed before you yesterday.” It has also been said that it refers to place. Actually, the verse carries both meanings.
وَاسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ
And ask forgiveness of your Lord
from the previous sins.
ثُمَّ تُوبُواْ إِلَيْهِ
and turn unto Him in repentance
In whatever evil actions you may encounter in the future. Concerning his statement,
إِنَّ رَبِّى رَحِيمٌ وَدُودٌ
Verily, my Lord is Most Merciful, Most Loving
to those who repent.