"They had already desired discord (fitnah)," meaning: polytheism, "from before," meaning: before you emigrated. "And they turned matters over for you," this is like His saying, may He be glorified and exalted: "And when those who disbelieved plotted against you to restrain you, or kill you, or drive you out," and its explanation has already passed. "Until the truth came," the Qur'an, "and the command of Allah appeared," Islam, "while they were unwilling" for it to appear.
﴿لقد ابْتَغوا الْفِتْنَة﴾ يَعْنِي: الشّرك ﴿مِنْ قَبْلُ﴾ أَيْ: مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تُهَاجِرُوا ﴿وَقَلَّبُوا لَكَ الأُمُورَ﴾ هُوَ كَقَوْلِهِ ﷿: ﴿وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَو يَقْتُلُوك أَو يخرجوك﴾ وَقَدْ مَضَى تَفْسِيرُهُ ﴿حَتَّى جَاءَ الْحق﴾ الْقُرْآن ﴿وَظهر أَمر الله﴾ الْإِسْلَام ﴿وهم كَارِهُون﴾ لظُهُوره.
