Surah 25. Al-Furqan, Ayah 50
| وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَاهُ بَيْنَهُمْ لِيَذَّكَّرُوا فَأَبَىٰ أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ إِلَّا كُفُورًا |
| Transliteration | : | wa- la- qad s.arrafnaa -hu bayna -hum li- yadhdhakkaro fa- 'abaa akthar an- naas 'illaa kufor(an) |
| Pickthall | : | And verily We have repeated it among them that they may remember, but most of mankind begrudge aught save in gratitude. |
| Asad | : | And, indeed, many times have We repeated [all] this unto men,39 so that they might take it to heart: but most men refuse to be aught but ingrate. |
| Malik | : | We distribute this water among them so that they may glorify Us, yet most people refuse to do anything except show ingratitude. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | And We have distributed the (water) amongst them in order that they may celebrate (Our) praises but most men are averse (to aught) but (rank) ingratitude. 3107 3108 |
Note - 39Lit., "have We turned it over (sarrafnahu) among them": a
reference to the frequent many-faceted reiteration, in
the Qur'an as well as in earlier revelations, of all the
evidence unmistakably pointing to the existence of a
conscious Creator (Zamakhshari).
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Note - 3107The water is distributed all over the world, in order
that all life may receive its support according to its
needs. In xxv. 48-50, we have the argument of contrasts
stated in another way. Water is life, and is made
available to sustain life all over the world; this is a
physical fact which all can see. But water is also the
symbol of spiritual life, whose sustaining principle is
the Will of Allah as made known to us through Revelation.
It sometimes comes to us in our inward or spiritual
storms. Many violent unsettlements of the spirit are but
heralds of the refreshing showers of spiritual
understanding that come in their wake. They purify our
souls, and produce spiritual Life even where there was a
parched spiritual desert before. They continue to sustain
us in our normal spiritual Life out of the reservoirs of
Allah's Revelation, which are open to all, and well
distributed in time and space. The universality of
distribution is again referred to in the following verse.
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Note - 3108In contrast to Allah's abounding Mercy is man's base
ingratitude.
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The water is distributed all over the world, in order that all life may receive its support according to its needs. In xxv. 48-50, we have the argument of contrasts stated in another way. Water is life, and is made available to sustain life all over the world; this is a physical fact which all can see. But water is also the symbol of spiritual life, whose sustaining principle is the Will of Allah as made known to us through Revelation. It sometimes comes to us in our inward or spiritual storms. Many violent unsettlements of the spirit are but heralds of the refreshing showers of spiritual understanding that come in their wake. They purify our souls, and produce spiritual Life even where there was a parched spiritual desert before. They continue to sustain us in our normal spiritual Life out of the reservoirs of Allah's Revelation, which are open to all, and well distributed in time and space. The universality of distribution is again referred to in the following verse. |
