فَطَافَ عَلَيۡهَا طَآئِفࣱ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَآئِمُونَ
Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord, (which swept away) all around, while they were asleep
Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept
Then there passed over it a Ta'if from your Lord while they were asleep
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فأنزل الله عليها نارًا أحرقتها ليلا وهم نائمون، فأصبحت محترقة سوداء كالليل المظلم.
Source: King Fahd Complex via spa5k/tafsir_api · reference
{ فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَائِفٌ مِنْ رَبِّكَ } أي: عذاب نزل عليها ليلًا { وَهُمْ نَائِمُونَ } فأبادها وأتلفها
Source: Saadi via spa5k/tafsir_api · reference
ولهذا حنثهم الله في أيمانهم فقال تعالى "فطاف عليها طائف من ربك وهم نائمون" أي أصابتها آفة سماوية.
Source: Ibn Kathir via spa5k/tafsir_api · reference
قَالُواْ سُبْحَـنَ رَبّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـلِمِينَ- فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـوَمُونَ- قَالُواْ يوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـغِينَ- عَسَى رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْراً مّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَى رَبّنَا رغِبُونَ- كَذَلِكَ الْعَذَابُ وَلَعَذَابُ الاْخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ كَانُواْ يَعْلَمُونَ-
Source: Ibn Kathir abridged via spa5k/tafsir_api · reference
Then a visitation from your Lord visited it that is a fire consumed it during the night while they slept.
Source: Jalalayn (English) via spa5k/tafsir_api · reference
فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَائِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ (Then, there whirled around it a whirl (of calamity) from your Lord, while they were asleep….68:19). The word 'whirl' refers to 'a whirl of calamity' as a result of which Divine punishment overtook the garden in a sudden and swift sweep. Some narratives report that it was a fire which burnt every standing crop, and reduced it to black ashes.
وَهُمْ نَائِمُونَ (...while they were asleep.... 68:19). In other words, the devastating disaster overtook the entire garden while its owners were asleep.
Source: Maarif-ul-Quran via spa5k/tafsir_api · reference
Arabic text: Tanzil project (tanzil.net) — Uthmani Hafs edition. Translations: Yusuf Ali and Pickthall (public domain) and Mubarakpuri (King Fahd Quran Printing Complex). For audio recitation sources and data-handling details, see the privacy policy .
