Al-Israa • EN-TAFSIR-IBN-ABBAS
﴿ وَإِمَّا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ رَحْمَةٍۢ مِّن رَّبِّكَ تَرْجُوهَا فَقُل لَّهُمْ قَوْلًۭا مَّيْسُورًۭا ﴾
“And if thou [must] turn aside from those [that are in want, because thou thyself art] seeking to obtain thy Sustainer's grace and hoping for it, at least speak unto them with gentle speech.”
(But if thou turn away from them) if you turn away from your kinsmen and the needy because of diffidence and mercy, (seeking mercy from thy Lord) waiting for the mercy of your Lord, (for which thou hope) to come to you; it is also said that this means: if you are waiting for some wealth to come to you, (then speak unto them a reasonable word) promise them kindly that you will give them something in the future.