Al-Qalam 68:17–20
The owners of the garden
إِنَّا بَلَوْنَٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ ١٧ وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ ١٨ فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ ١٩ فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ ٢٠
The meaning, simply
We tested the people of Makkah as We tested the owners of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit early in the morning so the poor would get none, and they did not say: if Allah wills. So Allah burned it in the night while they slept, and it became black.
Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 17 October 2026.
Words to understand
- لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا
- they would surely pick its fruit
- مُصْبِحِينَ
- early in the morning
- يَسْتَثْنُونَ
- say: if Allah wills
- طَآئِفٌۭ
- a fire that burned it at night
- كَٱلصَّرِيمِ
- burnt black like a dark night
Think with me
Before you say I will do it tomorrow, what do we say?