فَٱنطَلَقُواْ وَهُمۡ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ
So they departed, conversing in secret low tones, (saying)
So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones
So they departed, and they were whispering
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فاندفعوا مسرعين، وهم يتسارُّون بالحديث فيما بينهم: بأن لا تمكِّنوا اليوم أحدا من المساكين من دخول حديقتكم.
Source: King Fahd Complex via spa5k/tafsir_api · reference
[فَانْطَلَقُوا } قاصدين له { وَهُمْ يَتَخَافَتُونَ } فيما بينهم، ولكن بمنع حق الله،
Source: Saadi via spa5k/tafsir_api · reference
قال مجاهد: كان حرثهم عنبا "فانطلقوا وهم يتخافتون" أي يتناجون فيما بينهم بحيث لا يسمعون أحدا كلامهم. ثم فسر الله سبحانه وتعالى عالم السر والنجوى ما كانوا يتخافتون به.
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
So off they went whispering to one another talking secretly
Source: Jalalayn (English) via spa5k/tafsir_api · reference
فَتَنَادَوْا مُصْبِحِينَ (So, they called out each other as the morning broke 68:21). This means that they starting waking up each other in the early morning that they should set out early if they wanted to harvest.
وَهُمْ يَتَخَافَتُونَ (...while they were whispering to each other ... 68:23). They were speaking in a low voice, lest a poor man should hear their talk and accompany them.
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 .
