Surah Al-Qalam 68:17

The Pen · Verse 17 of 52 · Juz 29 · Page 565

إِنَّا بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ

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

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

Indeed We have tried them We have tested the people of Mecca with drought and famine just as We tried the owners of the garden the orchard when they vowed that they would pluck that they would pick its fruits in the morning so that the poor folk would not notice them and so that they would not then have to give them …

Excerpt from Tafsir al-Jalalayn, commentary on 68:17, via Quran.com. The reader has the full commentary and 9 more tafsirs.