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Al-Qamar 28

Ayah 28 of 55 · Meccan

وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡ أَنَّ ٱلۡمَآءَ قِسۡمَةُۢ بَيۡنَهُمۡۖ كُلُّ شِرۡبٖ مُّحۡتَضَرٞ ٢٨

And inform them that the water is shared between them,1 each [day of] drink attended [by turn].

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., between the tribe of Thamūd and the she-camel - a day for each to drink.

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡAnd inform themwanabbi'hum
  2. أَنَّthatanna
  3. ٱلۡمَآءَthe waterl-māa
  4. قِسۡمَةُۢ(is) to be sharedqis'matun
  5. بَيۡنَهُمۡۖbetween thembaynahum
  6. كُلُّeachkullu
  7. شِرۡبٖdrinkshir'bin
  8. مُّحۡتَضَرٞattendedmuḥ'taḍarun

Tafsir

Tell them that the water of their well is divided between them and the she-camel: one day for it and one day for them. Each turn will be attended by its owner alone on the day allocated to him.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran