68. Kalem · verses 19–32

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)!"

قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ

Qala awsatuhum alam aqul lakum lawla tusabbihoona

Said one of them, more just (than the rest): "Did I not say to you, ´Why not glorify (Allah)?´"

قَالُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

Qaloo subhana rabbina inna kunna thalimeena

They said: "Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong!"

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ

Faaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatalawamoona

Then they turned, one against another, in reproach.

قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ

Qaloo ya waylana inna kunna tagheena

They said: "Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed!

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبۡدِلَنَا خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ

AAasa rabbuna an yubdilana khayran minha inna ila rabbina raghiboona

"It may be that our Lord will give us in exchange a better (garden) than this: for we do turn to Him (in repentance)!"