The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 304
CH. 68 AL-QALAM PT. 29 فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَابِفٌ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ Then a visitation from thy. 20 Lord visited it while they were asleep;4320 21. And the morning found it like a garden cut down overnight. 4321 22. So they called to one another at the break of dawn, نَا بِمُونَ فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَالقَرِيمِ فَتَنَادَوْا مُصْبِحِيْنَ آنِ اغْدُوا عَلَى حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ Saying, Go forth early in. 23 صرِمِينَ فَانْطَلَقُوا وَهُمْ يَتَخَافَتُوْنَ انْ لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِسْكِينٌ وَغَدَوْا عَلَى حَرْدِ قَدِرِيْنَ the morning, to your field, if you would gather the fruit. ' 24. And they set out talking to one another in low tones, 25. Saying, 'Let no poor man today enter it against your will. ' 4322 26. And they went forth early in the morning, determined to be niggardly 4323 4320. Commentary: "3:118; 18:43. The verse means that Divine punishment overtook the "garden" in a sudden and swift sweep. 4321. Important Words: (cut down) is derived from e. They say do i. e. he cut it, cut it through or severed it; or he ceased to associate with him. means, cut off, cut through or severed; black land that does not grow anything; night; the dark night or a portion thereof. The words mean, it became burnt up and black like the night (Lane). 4322. Commentary: The rich owners of the "garden" in the parable are compared to those selfish, cruel and greedy persons who, besides exploiting the labour of others, are so stingy that they do not spend any part of their ill-gotten gains for the needy and the poor. 4323. Important Words: 3200 حرد hardun) infinitive noun from) حرد (ḥarada) which means, (1) he tended, repaired, or betook himself; (2) he sought, pursued or desired: (3) he prevented, hindered, prohibited, debarred; (4) he separated himself