Meccan·Surah 68

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Surah Al-Qalam — Ayah 22

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52 Ayahs·Verse 68:22
68:22

أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰرِمِينَ

[Saying], "Go early to your crop if you would cut the fruit."

Context in Surah Al-Qalam

Nearby ayahs help place verse 68:22 in sequence and meaning.

فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ

And it became as though reaped.

فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ

And they called one another at morning,

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ

So they set out, while lowering their voices,

أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ

[Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person."