The Holy Quran 38:23 — Surah Sad

Arabic text

إِنَّ هَـٰذَآ أَخِى لَهُۥ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِىَ نَعْجَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِى فِى ٱلْخِطَابِ

Translation

(One of them said, "This is my brother. He has ninety-nine ewes, while I have only one ewe. He said, 'Give it to me!' and he has been harsh towards me in speech."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, the dispute is that this brother of mine has ninety-nine ewes, and I have only one ewe. He wants to snatch even that one from me somehow, to make up his hundred. And the difficulty is that, just as he exceeds me in wealth, he is also sharper than me in speech: when he speaks, he overpowers me, and people too agree with whatever he says.

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