Al-Qur'an Surah Ash-Shams Verse 13

Mufti Taqi Usmani

So, the Messenger of Allah said to them, “Be careful of Allah’s she-camel and her right to drink.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

But the messenger of Allah warned them, “˹Do not disturb˺ Allah’s camel and her ˹turn to˺ drink!”

Ruwwad Translation Center

Although the messenger of Allah warned them, “Hands off the she-camel of Allah and her drink!”

A. J. Arberry

then the Messenger of God said to them, 'The She-camel of God; let her drink!'

Abdul Haleem

The messenger of God said to them, ‘[Leave] God’s camel to drink,’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then the apostle of Allah said Unto them: beware of the she-camel of Allah and her drink.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But the Messenger of Allah said to them; "It is a She-camel of Allah! And (bar her not from) having her drink!"

Abul Ala Maududi

Then Allah's Messenger warned them: “Hands off the she-camel and her drink!”

Ahmed Ali

And the apostle of God had to tell them: "This is God's she-camel, let her drink."

Ahmed Raza Khan

So the Noble Messenger of Allah said to them, “Stay away from the she camel of Allah, and from its turn to drink.”

Ali Quli Qarai

The apostle of Allah had told them, ‘This is Allah’s she-camel, let her drink!’

Ali Ünal

The Messenger of God (Salih) said (warning them, and reminding them again of the terms of their pledge): "It is the she-camel of God, and observe her turn in drinking."

Amatul Rahman Omar

And Allâh´s Messenger said to them, `(Do not interfere with) the she-camel (- a symbol appointed by the command) of Allâh and (do not obstruct) her (from) watering.´

English Literal

So God`s messenger said to them: "God`s female camel, and its drink/drinking (water)."

Faridul Haque

So the Noble Messenger of Allah said to them, “Stay away from the she camel of Allah, and from its turn to drink.”

Hamid S. Aziz

And the Messenger of Allah (Salih) said to them, "(This is) Allah´s she-camel! So give her to drink."

Hilali & Khan

But the Messenger of Allah [Salih (Saleh)] said to them: "Be cautious! Fear the evil end. That is the she-camel of Allah! (Do not harm it) and bar it not from having its drink!"

Maulana Mohammad Ali

But they called him a liar and slaughtered her. So their Lord destroyed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground);

Mohammad Habib Shakir

So Allah's apostle said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she-camel, and (give) her (to) drink.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink!

Muhammad Sarwar

The Messenger of God told them, "This is a she-camel, belonging to God. Do not deprive her of her share of water".

Qaribullah & Darwish

the Messenger of Allah said to them: '(This is) the shecamel of Allah, let her drink'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "Be cautious! That is the she-camel of Allah! (Do not harm it) and (bar it not from having) its drink!"

Wahiduddin Khan

Then the messenger of God said to them, "This is God's she-camel. Let her drink."

Talal Itani

The messenger of God said to them, “This is the she-camel of God, so let her drink.”

Tafsir jalalayn

But then the messenger of God, Slih, said to them, `[This is] the she-camel of God, so let her have her drink!', her drink on her day -- one day was hers, the next theirs.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ


But the Messenger of Allah said to them (referring to Salih).

نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ

That is the she-camel of Allah!

meaning, `beware of touching the she-camel of Allah with any harm.'
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وَسُقْيَاهَا




and its drink!

meaning, `do not transgress against her in her drinking, for she has been allocated a day to drink and you have been allocated a day to drink, as is known to you.'

Then Allah says