Meccan · Surah 68 of 114

Al-Qalam 68:23

The Pen · ayah 23 of 52

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ

Fantalaqoo wahum yatakhafatoon

"So they set out, while lowering their voices,"

Saheeh International translation

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"and went off, whispering,"

Pickthall (classic)+

"So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones:"

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"So they departed, conversing in secret low tones, (saying)-"

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

قَالُواْ سُبْحَـنَ رَبّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـلِمِينَ- فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـوَمُونَ- قَالُواْ يوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـغِينَ- عَسَى رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْراً مّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَى رَبّنَا رغِبُونَ- كَذَلِكَ الْعَذَابُ وَلَعَذَابُ الاْخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ كَانُواْ يَعْلَمُونَ-

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

Божья кара обрушилась на их сад ночью, когда они спали. Сад был уничтожен и погублен. Он стал подобен мрачной ночи: в нем не осталось не деревьев, ни плодов. Тем временем владельцы сада даже не подозревали о постигшем их несчастии.

Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

فَتَنَادَوْا مُصْبِحِينَ (So, they called out each other as the morning broke 68:21). This means that they starting waking up each other in the early morning that they should set out early if they wanted to harvest.

وَهُمْ يَتَخَافَتُونَ (...while they were whispering to each other ... 68:23). They were speaking in a low voice, lest a poor man should hear their talk and accompany them.

Tafsīr sourced from quran.com's open API. These are classical commentaries; for personal rulings consult a qualified scholar.

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