إِنّا بَلَوناهُم كَما بَلَونا أَصحابَ الجَنَّةِ إِذ أَقسَموا لَيَصرِمُنَّها مُصبِحينَ

We tested them, just as We tested the garden owners, when they vowed to harvest in the morning.

وَلا يَستَثنونَ

And they didn’t make an exception.

فَطافَ عَلَيها طائِفٌ مِن رَبِّكَ وَهُم نائِمونَ

But a visitation from your Lord swept around it while they were asleep.

فَأَصبَحَت كَالصَّريمِ

And by morning, it was as if harvested.

فَتَنادَوا مُصبِحينَ

At dawn, they called one another.

فَانطَلَقوا وَهُم يَتَخافَتونَ

And they set off, whispering amongst themselves.

أَن لا يَدخُلَنَّهَا اليَومَ عَلَيكُم مِسكينٌ

“Make sure no poor person enters your garden today.”

وَغَدَوا عَلىٰ حَردٍ قادِرينَ

And they left early, firm in their resolve.

فَلَمّا رَأَوها قالوا إِنّا لَضالّونَ

But when they saw it, they said, “We must have strayed!

بَل نَحنُ مَحرومونَ

We are deprived!”