Surah 68 · verse 25
Al-Qalam 68:25
Sign in to listenوَغَدَوْا عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَادِرِينَ
wa-ghadaw 'ala hardin qadirin
And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
أَنِ اغْدُوا عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَارِمِينَ
[Saying], "Go early to your crop if you would cut the fruit."
Verse 23فَانطَلَقُوا وَهُمْ يَتَخَافَتُونَ
So they set out, while lowering their voices,
Verse 24أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ
[Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person."
وَغَدَوْا عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَادِرِينَ
And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوا إِنَّا لَضَالُّونَ
But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;
Verse 27بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
Rather, we have been deprived."
Verse 28قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ
The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allah]?' "
