The Exile
59. Al-Ḥashr
الحشر
Page #546
59:5
مَا
قَطَعْتُم
مِّن
لِّينَةٍ
أَوْ
تَرَكْتُمُوهَا
قَائِمَةً
عَلَى
أُصُولِهَا
فَبِإِذْنِ
اللَّهِ
وَلِيُخْزِيَ
الْفَاسِقِينَ
mā qaṭaʿtum min līnatin ʾaw taraktumūhā qāʾimatan ʿalā ʾuṣūlihā fa-bi-ʾidhni llāhi wa-li-yukhziya l-fāsiqīna
Whether ye cut down (O ye Muslim!) The tender palm-trees, or ye left them standing on their roots, it was by leave of Allah, and in order that He might cover with shame the rebellious transgresses.
— Abdullah Yusufali
Whatever palm trees you cut down or left standing on their roots, it was by Allah’s will and in order that He may disgrace the transgressors.
