It is as if he said: "Heed it in this state."
"And do not touch her with harm," meaning: do not slaughter her, "lest a near punishment seize you."
كَأَنَّهُ قَالَ: انْتَبِهُوا لَهَا فِي هَذِهِ الْحَالِ.
﴿وَلا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوءٍ﴾ أَيْ: لَا تَعْقِرُوهَا ﴿فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابٌ قريب﴾
