Sura al-Qalam 68:17

إِنَّا بَلَوْنَٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ

innā balawnāhum ka-mā balawnā aṣḥāba l-jannati idh aqsamū la-yaṣrimunnahā muṣbiḥīna

Verily We have tried them as We tried the People of the Garden, when they resolved to gather the fruits of the (garden) in the morning.

Sura al-Qalam 68:18

وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ

wa-lā yastathnūna

But made no reservation, ("If it be Allah's Will").

Sura al-Qalam 68:19

فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ

faṭāfa ʿalayhā ṭāʾifun min rabbika wa-hum nāʾimūna

Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord, (which swept away) all around, while they were asleep.

Sura al-Qalam 68:20

فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ

fa-aṣbaḥat ka-l-ṣarīmi

So the (garden) became, by the morning, like a dark and desolate spot, (whose fruit had been gathered).

Sura al-Qalam 68:21

فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ

fa-tanādaw muṣbiḥīna

As the morning broke, they called out, one to another,-

Sura al-Qalam 68:22

أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰرِمِينَ

ani ighdū ʿalā ḥarthikum in kuntum ṣārimīna

"Go ye to your tilth (betimes) in the morning, if ye would gather the fruits."

Sura al-Qalam 68:23

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ

fa-inṭalaqū wa-hum yatakhāfatūna

So they departed, conversing in secret low tones, (saying)-