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so it was reduced to ashes.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And it became as though reaped.

— Saheeh International

Then by daybreak they called out to each other,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And they called one another at morning,

— Saheeh International

˹saying,˺ “Go early to your harvest, if you want to pick ˹all˺ the fruit.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

[Saying], "Go early to your crop if you would cut the fruit."

— Saheeh International

So they went off, whispering to one another,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

So they set out, while lowering their voices,

— Saheeh International

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“Do not let any poor person enter your garden today.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

[Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person."

— Saheeh International

And they proceeded early, totally fixated on their purpose.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.1

— Saheeh International

But when they saw it ˹devastated˺, they cried, “We must have lost ˹our˺ way!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;

— Saheeh International

In fact, we have been deprived ˹of our livelihood˺.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Rather, we have been deprived."

— Saheeh International

The most sensible of them said, “Did I not urge you to say, ‘Allah willing.’?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allah]?'"1

— Saheeh International

They replied, “Glory be to our Lord! We have truly been wrongdoers.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."

— Saheeh International

Then they turned on each other, throwing blame.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Then they approached one another, blaming each other.

— Saheeh International

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