سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (அவ்வாறெனில்) அவர்களில் எவர் அதற்குப் பொறுப்பேற்பவர் என்பதை (நபியே!) நீர் அவர்களிடம் கேட்பீராக.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- මෙයට වගකිව යුත්තේ කවරෙකු දැ? යි (නබිවරය!) නුඹ ඔවුන්ගෙන් විමසනු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- ان سے پوچھو تو کہ ان میں سے کون اس بات کا ذمہدار (اور دعویدار) ہے؟
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- （ムハンマドよ）かれらに問え。「かれらの誰がそれを保証するのですか。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 你问他们，他们中有谁能保证那件事呢？
Tafsir of 68:40
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)
