The Holy Quran 68:27 — Surah Al-Qalam

Arabic text

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ

Translation

(When they realised that the orchard was indeed theirs, they said,) “No (we have not lost the way)! We are the destitute (needy) ones (who have lost everything)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That land had been so stripped of crops and trees that when they reached it they did not recognise it and thought they had lost their way and come out somewhere else. Then, on looking closely, they realised: no, the place is the same, but our fortune is ruined and we have been deprived [of favour] at the court of Almighty Allah.

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