garden owners

Al-Qalam 68:17

إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِينَ ١٧

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

Al-Qalam 68:18

وَلَا يَسۡتَثۡنُونَ ١٨

Without making exception.

Al-Qalam 68:19

فَطَافَ عَلَيۡهَا طَآئِفٞ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَآئِمُونَ ١٩

So there came upon the garden an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.

Al-Qalam 68:20

فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ ٢٠

And it became as though reaped.

Al-Qalam 68:21

فَتَنَادَوۡاْ مُصۡبِحِينَ ٢١

And they called one another at morning,

Al-Qalam 68:22

أَنِ ٱغۡدُواْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡثِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰرِمِينَ ٢٢

[Saying], "Go early to your crop if you would cut the fruit."

Al-Qalam 68:23

فَٱنطَلَقُواْ وَهُمۡ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ ٢٣

So they set out, while lowering their voices,

Al-Qalam 68:24

أَن لَّا يَدۡخُلَنَّهَا ٱلۡيَوۡمَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّسۡكِينٞ ٢٤

[Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person."

Al-Qalam 68:25

وَغَدَوۡاْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡدٖ قَٰدِرِينَ ٢٥

And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.

Al-Qalam 68:26

فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ ٢٦

But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;

Al-Qalam 68:27

بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ ٢٧

Rather, we have been deprived."

Al-Qalam 68:28

قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ٢٨

The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allah]?' "

Al-Qalam 68:29

قَالُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ ٢٩

They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."

Al-Qalam 68:30

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ ٣٠

Then they approached one another, blaming each other.

Al-Qalam 68:31

قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ ٣١

They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.

Al-Qalam 68:32

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبۡدِلَنَا خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ ٣٢

Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous."