Today's verse

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْم

ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻌَﻠﻖ
Chapter 96
Suratul 'Alaq
(The Clot)

Verse 12

Arabic
ﺃَﻭْ ﺃَﻣَﺮَ ﺑِﺎﻟﺘَّﻘْﻮَﻯٰ ١٢

Transliteration

Aw amara bit taqwaa

Translation
12. Or enjoins Taqwa (the fear of Allah).

Tafsir

﴿ﺃَﺭَﺀَﻳْﺖَ ﺇِﻥ ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍﻟْﻬُﺪَﻯ
﴾
(Have you seen if he is on the guidance.)
meaning, `do you think this man whom you are preventing is upon the straight path in his action, or
﴿ﺃَﻭْ ﺃَﻣَﺮَ ﺑِﺎﻟﺘَّﻘْﻮَﻯ ﴾
(Or enjoins Taqwa) in his statements Yet, you rebuke him and threaten him due to his prayer.'

Tafsir Ibn Kathir