Surah Fatir Tafseer

اسْتِكْبَارًا فِي الاَْرْضِ

(They took to flight because of their) arrogance in the land,

means, they were too arrogant to follow the signs of Allah.

وَمَكْرَ السَّيِّيِ

and their plotting of evil.

means, they plotted to prevent people from following the path of Allah.

وَلَا يَحِيقُ الْمَكْرُ السَّيِّيُ إِلاَّ بِأَهْلِهِ

But the evil plot encompasses only him who makes it.

means, the evil consequences of that will come back upon them and not on others.

فَهَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلاَّ سُنَّتَ الاَْوَّلِينَ

Then, can they expect anything (else) but the Sunnah (way of dealing) of the peoples of old,

meaning, the punishment of Allah for disbelieving in His Messengers and going against His command.

فَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ اللَّهِ تَبْدِيلً

and no turning off will you find in Allah's Sunnah.

means, it does not change or alter, and this is what happens to every disbeliever.

وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ اللَّهِ تَحْوِيلً

and no turning off will you find in Allah's Sunnah.

means,

وَإِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ سُوءًا فَلَ مَرَدَّ لَهُ

But when Allah wills a people's punishment, there can be no turning back of it. (13:11)

This means, no one can remove that from them or ward it off from them.

And Allah knows best