Meccan·Surah 68

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Surah Al-Qalam — Ayah 23

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52 Ayahs·Verse 68:23
68:23

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ

So they set out, while lowering their voices,

Context in Surah Al-Qalam

Nearby ayahs help place verse 68:23 in sequence and meaning.

فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ

And they called one another at morning,

أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰرِمِينَ

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

أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ

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

وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَـٰدِرِينَ

And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.