And when he mentioned the benefit of this truth, it was as if it were said: So admonish them with that and remind them of it. He then added to it his saying: ﴿And say﴾. It is permissible that it is connected to his saying: ﴿And be patient﴾ [Hud: 115], meaning be patient regarding what We have commanded you of conveying Our revelation and adhering to it. And say ﴿to those﴾ meaning: This admonition did not affect them, for they ﴿do not believe﴾, meaning: no new faith arises for them warning them ﴿Work﴾, being established ﴿in your place﴾, meaning: your way that you are able to work upon.

And when the action was obligatory upon him ﷺ and upon everyone who follows him, they are certainly working, whether the actions of the disbelievers or not. He said, affirming for the sake of the disbelievers' denial that they continue in the action contrary to them, with what reaches them because of it from harm, exposing it from the cause [for that and the resumption]: ﴿Indeed, we﴾ [meaning I and those with me] ﴿are working﴾ [meaning our action is established, we do not turn away from it; for what is for Allah is everlasting with His permanence, glorified is He]. He omitted the second ن (noon) sufficing with the absolute affirmation, for it is enough in informing with certainty in intention. And in it, there is etiquette in indicating that the future is something that no one knows except Allah, so it is appropriate that no one should overstate in affirming it other than Him. This is contrary to what is in the Surah Fussilat, which is flowing on the tongues of the disbelievers: ﴿And wait﴾, meaning: What are you waiting for from our overpowering? ﴿Indeed, we are waiting﴾, meaning: What Allah has promised us regarding you, for indeed Allah will destroy them and save you, for He is All-Knowing of the unseen of your state and their state and is capable over you. And waiting is the seeking of the realization of what comes from the matter that can be looked at; and expectation is the seeking of what is estimated to occur, and they can be in good and evil and with knowledge and doubt. And hoping can only be with good and doubt.