Surah Al Qalam Ayat 18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-31-32 Translation Tafseer

Para 29 - تَبٰرَكَ الَّذِیْ

سورة القلم

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

68.18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-31-32

وَ لَا یَسْتَثْنُوْنَ(18) فَطَافَ عَلَیْهَا طَآىٕفٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّكَ وَ هُمْ نَآىٕمُوْنَ(19) فَاَصْبَحَتْ كَالصَّرِیْمِۙ (20) فَتَنَادَوْا مُصْبِحِیْنَۙ (21) اَنِ اغْدُوْا عَلٰى حَرْثِكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰرِمِیْنَ(22) فَانْطَلَقُوْا وَ هُمْ یَتَخَافَتُوْنَۙ (23) اَنْ لَّا یَدْخُلَنَّهَا الْیَوْمَ عَلَیْكُمْ مِّسْكِیْنٌۙ (24) وَّ غَدَوْا عَلٰى حَرْدٍ قٰدِرِیْنَ(25) فَلَمَّا رَاَوْهَا قَالُوْۤا اِنَّا لَضَآلُّوْنَۙ (26) بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُوْمُوْنَ(27) قَالَ اَوْسَطُهُمْ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ لَّكُمْ لَوْ لَا تُسَبِّحُوْنَ(28) قَالُوْا سُبْحٰنَ رَبِّنَاۤ اِنَّا كُنَّا ظٰلِمِیْنَ(29) فَاَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ یَّتَلَاوَمُوْنَ(30) قَالُوْا یٰوَیْلَنَاۤ اِنَّا كُنَّا طٰغِیْنَ(31) عَسٰى رَبُّنَاۤ اَنْ یُّبْدِلَنَا خَیْرًا مِّنْهَاۤ اِنَّاۤ اِلٰى رَبِّنَا رٰغِبُوْنَ(32)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

And they were not saying, “In shā Allah (Allah willing).”[1] So a torment from your Lord struck while they were sleeping,[1] reducing it to ˹ashes, as dark as˺ the ˹black˺ night. They called out to each other in the morning: “Go to your crop early in the morning, if you want to harvest.” So they set off whilst whispering to one another, “Surely, do not allow any destitute person to enter it today in your presence.” And they set off early in the morning thinking they are capable. So when they saw it, they said, “Indeed we have strayed. Rather, we are deprived.”[1] The most reasonable among them said, “Did I not say to you, why do you not glorify Allah?” They said, “Pure is our Lord, indeed we were oppressors.” So they turned to one another, mutually blaming. They said, “Woe to us, indeed we were rebellious. Perhaps our Lord will grant us something better than it, indeed we now turn to our Lord.”

Commentary

[1]

This garden was called Ḍardān. It was situated six miles on the way to the Yemeni city of Sanaa. Its owner was a pious man who would distribute the fruits of the garden to the poor. After his death, his three sons inherited it. They discussed amongst themselves that the estate was little and that the family members were many, and so if they also continued to give in charity like their father, they would become poor. Hence, they swore that they would visit the garden early in the morning before people wake up and harvest it lest the poor find out. However, they forgot to say “اِنْ شآءَ اللّٰہ”.

[2]

This is in reference to the fire that was sent by the command of Allah Almighty in the night due to the sons’ ill-intentions; it devoured the garden. The garden continued to burn till morning, until it was nothing more than ashes as dark as a moonless night. The sons were completely unaware of this. When they woke up early in the morning, they began to say to each other that if you wish to harvest the garden, then go to it before the daybreak. Therefore, they went towards the garden and were whispering to one another that no poor person should enter the garden today. Believing that they could actualise this, they left early in the morning.

[3]

When these people reached the garden and saw that it had been burnt and was empty of fruits, they said: “We have surely arrived at a different garden, as our garden is full of fruits.” Upon contemplating and looking at its surroundings, they realised that this was indeed their garden, and they said: “We have not forgotten the way. Rather, by intending to prevent genuinely poor people from taking its fruits, we have deprived ourselves of its fruits.” From this, we learn that depriving people of what they are entitled to is a cause for significant loss. Therefore, everyone who is entitled to something should be given their right, and one ought to refrain from violating other people’s rights.