Quran-68:17 Surah Al-qalam English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِينَ

Transliteration:( Innaa balawnaahum kamaa balawnaaa As-haabal jannati iz 'aqsamoo la-yasri munnahaa musbiheen )

17. Indeed, We have tested them as We tested the companions of the garden [17], when they swore they would surely harvest its fruit in the morning [18], but did not say: "If Allah wills" [19]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(17) Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning (Saheen International Translation)

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Surah Al-Qalam Ayat 17 Tafsir (Commentry)

Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
Ibn Kathir
Ala-Madudi
Shaheen International

📖 Commentary of Surah Al-Qalam, Verse 17

"Indeed, We have tested them as We tested the companions of the garden, when they swore they would surely harvest its fruit in the morning, but did not say: 'If Allah wills.'"

✅ [17] The Test of the Makkans and the Garden

The verse draws a parallel between the disbelievers of Makkah and the companions of the garden. The Makkans were tested through severe drought, which led to extreme hardship, including eating the dead, as a result of their rejection of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

✅ [18] The Garden of Zarwaan

The garden referred to in the verse is Zarwaan, located near Sana in Yemen. The garden's owner was a generous man who would distribute a significant portion of the harvest to the poor. However, after his death, his miserly sons decided to harvest the fruits without giving anything to the poor, ignoring the charitable practices of their father.

✅ [19] The Consequences of Forgetting Allah's Will

The companions of the garden failed to mention "Insha-Allah" (If Allah wills) when making plans to harvest, showing their self-reliance and forgetting Allah’s control over their affairs. Their failure to acknowledge Allah’s will led to their punishment.

Ibn-Kathir

17. Verily, We have tried them as We tried the People of the Garden, when they swore to pluck the fruits in the morning, 18. Without (saying: “If Allah wills.”) 19. Then there passed over it a Ta’if from your Lord while they were asleep. 20. So by the morning, it became like As-Sarim. 21. Then they called out (one to another as soon) as the morning broke. 22. Saying: “Go to your tilth in the morning, if you would pluck (the fruits).” 23. So they departed, and they were whispering: 24. “No poor person shall enter upon you into it today.” 25. And they went in the morning with Hard Qadirin. 26. But when they saw it, they said: “Verily, we have gone astray.” 27. “Nay! Indeed we are deprived!” 28. The Awsat among them said; “Did I not tell you, `Why do you not Tusabbihun.”’

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-﴾

(68:17) We have put them [i.e., the Makkans] to test even as We put to test the owners of the orchard[12] when they vowed that they would gather the fruit of their orchard in the morning,

Ala-Maududi

(68:17) We have put them [i.e., the Makkans] to test even as We put to test the owners of the orchard^[12] when they vowed that they would gather the fruit of their orchard in the morning,

12. Here, one should also keep (Surah Al-Kahf, Ayat 32-44) in view, in which the parable of the owners of two gardens has been cited for teaching a lesson.

(17) Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning