سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ
Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 22
وَأَرْسَلْنَا ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ لَوَٰقِحَ فَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُمُوهُ وَمَآ أَنتُمْ لَهُۥ بِخَـٰزِنِينَ ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We send the winds fertilizing (to fill heavily the clouds with water), then cause the water (rain) to descend from the sky, and We give it to you to drink, and it is not you who are the owners of its stores [i.e. to give water to whom you like or to withhold it from whom you like].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَرْسَلْنَا
wa-arsalnā
And We have sent
ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ
l-riyāḥa
the winds
لَوَٰقِحَ
lawāqiḥa
fertilizing
فَأَنزَلْنَا
fa-anzalnā
and We sent down
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
مَآءًۭ
māan
water
فَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُمُوهُ
fa-asqaynākumūhu
and We gave it to you to drink
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
لَهُۥ
lahu
of it
بِخَـٰزِنِينَ
bikhāzinīna
(are) retainers
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
22. 1. The winds are called "laden" because they carry those clouds which contain water. Just as a pregnant she-camel is called so because she carries a child in her belly.
22. 2. That is, this water which We send down, you are not even capable of storing it. It is only Our power and mercy that We preserve this water through springs, wells, and rivers; otherwise, if We will, We can lower the water level so much that it would not be possible for you to draw water from springs and wells, just as in some regions Allah sometimes shows a sign of His power. (O Allah, protect us from it).
22. 2. That is, this water which We send down, you are not even capable of storing it. It is only Our power and mercy that We preserve this water through springs, wells, and rivers; otherwise, if We will, We can lower the water level so much that it would not be possible for you to draw water from springs and wells, just as in some regions Allah sometimes shows a sign of His power. (O Allah, protect us from it).
