The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 814
CH. 38 ṢĀD PT. 23 ج اُرْكُضُ بِرِجْلِكَ هذَا مُخْتَسَلُ بَارِد And We said to him, Strike. 43 وَشَرَابٌ and urge thy riding beast with thy foot. Yonder is cool water to وَوَهَبْنَا لَةَ أَهْلَهُ وَمِثْلَهُمْ مَّعَهُمْ ,And We bestowed on him. 44 رَحْمَةً مِنَّا وَذِكْرَى لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ wash with and a drink. '3411 his family and as many more with them, by way of mercy from Us, and as a reminder for men of understanding. 3412 "21:85. and tiresome journey had suffered from thirst and fatigue. According to some other authorities the reference in the word "Satan has afflicted me with toil and torment" is to a skin disease from which Prophet Job is said to have temporarily suffered and which left him very much exhausted. 3411. Important Words: strike and urge it on in order to reach a place of safety soon. And as in his long and tiresome journey he greatly suffered from thirst and fatigue, he was comforted with the information that there lay ahead of him a fountain of sweet, cool water where he could slake his thirst and wash himself. Or the meaning may be that having been left alone at a place where there was | ركض strike with thy foot) اركض برجلك means, the man الرجل ركض الفرس برجله ground with his foot struck the means, he urged the horse or spurred the horse with his feet. therefore would mean, strike thou, or tread the ground with thy feet, or as given in the text, "strike and urge the riding beast with thy foot" (Lane &Aqrab). See also 21:13. Commentary: In view of the three explanations of the words, "Satan has afflicted me with toil and torment" in the preceding verse, the reference in the present verse, may be to the Divine injunction in pursuance of which Job had to leave the country of the cruel polytheistic king and to resume his journey on his riding beast and to 2728 no water, he was told by God to urge on his riding beast as there lay ahead a fountain of cool, sweet water where he could take rest, satisfy his thirst and take a bath. Or, the verse may signify that as Job suffered from a skin disease, he was directed by God to take bath in a particular fountain whose water contained such minerals as would cure his skin disease. It seems that the country through which Job had to travel abounded in springs and fountains. 3412. Commentary: When, in obedience to Divine command, Job continued his journey, he not only found cool and refreshing water with which he washed himself and assuaged his thirst, he found also