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@ 1635 The parable of the orchard and its arrogant, greedy owner 68:17-33
68:17 We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden who had sworn that in the morning they would reap it,
# إِنَّا بَلَوْنَاهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَا أَصْحَابَ الجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ 17
68:18 without adding to their swearing, (Allah willing, InshaAllah).
# وَلاَ يَسْتَثْنُونَ 18
68:19 Then, a visitation from your Lord came down upon it while they slept,
# فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَائِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَائِمُونَ 19
68:20 and in the morning it was if the garden had been reaped.
# فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَالصَّرِيمِ 20
68:21 (Then) in the morning they called out to one another, saying,
# فَتَنَادَوْا مُصْبِحِينَ 21
68:22 'Come out to your tillage if you want to reap!'
# أَنِ اغْدُوا عَلَى حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَارِمِينَ 22
68:23 And so they departed, whispering to one another,
# فَانطَلَقُوا وَهُمْ يَتَخَافَتُونَ 23
68:24 'No needy person shall set foot in it today. '
# أَن لاَّ يَدْخُلَنَّهَا اليَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ 24
68:25 And they went out early, determined in their resolve.
# وَغَدَوْا عَلَى حَرْدٍ قَادِرِينَ 25
68:26 But when they saw it they said, 'We have surely gone astray.
# فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوا إِنَّا لَضَالُّونَ 26
68:27 No, rather, we have been prevented!'
# بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ 27
68:28 (Whereupon) the best among them said, 'Did I not say to you to exalt (Allah)?'
# قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلا تُسَبِّحُونَ 28
68:29 'Exaltations to Allah, our Lord,' they said, 'We were truly harm doers.'
# قَالُوا سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ 29
68:30 And they came blaming one another.
# فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ يَتَلاوَمُونَ 30
68:31 They said, 'Woe to us, truly we were insolent!
# قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا طَاغِينَ 31
68:32 It may be that our Lord will give us better than it in exchange. To our Lord we humbly turn.'
# عَسَى رَبُّنَا أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْراً مِّنْهَا إِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا رَاغِبُونَ 32
68:33 Such was their punishment. But the punishment of the Everlasting Life is much greater, if they but knew.
# كَذَلِكَ العَذَابُ وَلَعَذَابُ الآخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ 33
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