إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- That indeed for you is whatever you choose?
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- நிச்சயமாக நீங்கள் உங்களுக்காகத் தெரிந்தெடுத்துக் கொள்வதுவே (சரி) என்று அதில் இருக்கின்றதா,
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- නුඹලා තෝරා ගන්නා දෑ එහි නුඹලාට තිබේ (ද?).
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- کہ اس میں تمہاری من مانی باتیں ہوں؟
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- あなたがたが選ぶものは,何でもその啓典の中にあるのか。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 在那本天经里你们确有自己所选择的。
Tafsir of 68:38
A Parable of the Removal of the Earnings of the Disbelievers This is a parable that Allah made of the behavior of the Quraysh disbelievers with the great mercy, and tremendous favors He granted them. The mercy and favor of sending of Muhammad ﷺ to them. But they met him with denial, rejection and opposition. Therefore Allah says, إِنَّا بَلَوْنَهُمْ (Verily, We have tried them) meaning, `We have tested them.' كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَبَ الْجَنَّةِ (as We tried the People of the Garden,) This refers to a garden containing different types of fruits and vegetation. إِذْ أَقْسَمُواْ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ (when they swore to pluck the fruits of the (garden) in the morning,) meaning, they vowed between themselves during the night that they would pluck the fruit of the garden in the morning so that poor and the beggars would not know what they were doing. In this way they would be able to keep its fruit for themselves and not give any of it in charity. وَلاَ يَسْتَثْنُونَ (Without (saying: "If Allah wills.")) meaning their vow that they made. Therefore, Allah broke their vow.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)