Companions of the Garden

إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِينَ ١٧

اِنَّا بَلَوْنٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَا͏ٓ اَصْحٰبَ الْجَنَّةِۚ اِذْ اَقْسَمُوْا لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِيْنَ ۝١٧ۙ

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

وَلَا يَسۡتَثۡنُونَ ١٨

وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُوْنَ ۝١٨

Without making exception.

فَطَافَ عَلَيۡهَا طَآئِفٞ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَآئِمُونَ ١٩

فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَا࢜ىِٕفٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَا࢜ىِٕمُوْنَ ۝١٩

So there came upon it [i.e., the garden] an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.

فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ ٢٠

فَاَصْبَحَتْ كَالصَّرِيْمِ ۝٢٠ۙ

And it became as though reaped.

فَتَنَادَوۡاْ مُصۡبِحِينَ ٢١

فَتَنَادَوْا مُصْبِحِيْنَ ۝٢١ۙ

And they called one another at morning,

أَنِ ٱغۡدُواْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡثِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰرِمِينَ ٢٢

اَنِ اغْدُوْا عَلٰي حَرْثِكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰرِمِيْنَ ۝٢٢

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

فَٱنطَلَقُواْ وَهُمۡ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ ٢٣

فَانْطَلَقُوْا وَهُمْ يَتَخَافَتُوْنَ ۝٢٣ۙ

So they set out, while lowering their voices,

أَن لَّا يَدۡخُلَنَّهَا ٱلۡيَوۡمَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّسۡكِينٞ ٢٤

اَنْ لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِّسْكِيْنٌ ۝٢٤ۙ

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

وَغَدَوۡاْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡدٖ قَٰدِرِينَ ٢٥

وَّغَدَوْا عَلٰي حَرْدٍ قٰدِرِيْنَ ۝٢٥

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

فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ ٢٦

فَلَمَّا رَاَوْهَا قَالُوْٓا اِنَّا لَضَا࢜لُّوْنَ ۝٢٦ۙ

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

بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ ٢٧

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُوْمُوْنَ ۝٢٧

Rather, we have been deprived."

قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ٢٨

قَالَ اَوْسَطُهُمْ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُوْنَ ۝٢٨

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

قَالُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ ٢٩

قَالُوْا سُبْحٰنَ رَبِّنَا͏ٓ اِنَّا كُنَّا ظٰلِمِيْنَ ۝٢٩

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

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ ٣٠

فَاَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلٰي بَعْضٍ يَّتَلَاوَمُوْنَ ۝٣٠

Then they approached one another, blaming each other.

قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ ٣١

قَالُوْا يٰوَيْلَنَا͏ٓ اِنَّا كُنَّا طٰغِيْنَ ۝٣١

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

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبۡدِلَنَا خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ ٣٢

عَسٰي رَبُّنَا͏ٓ اَنْ يُّبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَا͏ٓ اِنَّا͏ٓ اِلٰي رَبِّنَا رٰغِبُوْنَ ۝٣٢

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

كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡعَذَابُۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ ٣٣

كَذٰلِكَ الْعَذَابُؕ وَلَعَذَابُ الْاٰخِرَةِ اَكْبَرُۘ لَوْ كَانُوْا يَعْلَمُوْنَ ۝٣٣

Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.