68. Kalem · verses 16–27

سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡخُرۡطُومِ

Sanasimuhu AAala alkhurtoomi

Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout!

إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِينَ

Inna balawnahum kama balawna ashaba aljannati ith aqsamoo layasrimunnaha musbiheena

Verily We have tried them as We tried the People of the Garden, when they resolved to gather the fruits of the (garden) in the morning.

وَلَا يَسۡتَثۡنُونَ

Wala yastathnoona

But made no reservation, ("If it be Allah´s Will").

فَطَافَ عَلَيۡهَا طَآئِفٞ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَآئِمُونَ

Fatafa AAalayha taifun min rabbika wahum naimoona

Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord, (which swept away) all around, while they were asleep.

فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ

Faasbahat kaalssareemi

So the (garden) became, by the morning, like a dark and desolate spot, (whose fruit had been gathered).

فَتَنَادَوۡاْ مُصۡبِحِينَ

Fatanadaw musbiheena

As the morning broke, they called out, one to another,-

أَنِ ٱغۡدُواْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡثِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰرِمِينَ

Ani ighdoo AAala harthikum in kuntum sarimeena

"Go ye to your tilth (betimes) in the morning, if ye would gather the fruits."

فَٱنطَلَقُواْ وَهُمۡ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ

Faintalaqoo wahum yatakhafatoona

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

أَن لَّا يَدۡخُلَنَّهَا ٱلۡيَوۡمَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّسۡكِينٞ

An la yadkhulannaha alyawma AAalaykum miskeenun

"Let not a single indigent person break in upon you into the (garden) this day."

وَغَدَوۡاْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡدٖ قَٰدِرِينَ

Waghadaw AAala hardin qadireena

And they opened the morning, strong in an (unjust) resolve.

فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ

Falamma raawha qaloo inna ladalloona

But when they saw the (garden), they said: "We have surely lost our way:

بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ

Bal nahnu mahroomoona

"Indeed we are shut out (of the fruits of our labour)!"