سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 60
۞ وَإِذِ ٱسْتَسْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ فَقُلْنَا ٱضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلْحَجَرَ ۖ فَٱنفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ ٱثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَيْنًا ۖ قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُنَاسٍ مَّشْرَبَهُمْ ۖ كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ مِن رِّزْقِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ ﴿60﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when Mûsâ (Moses) asked for water for his people, We said: "Strike the stone with your stick." Then gushed forth therefrom twelve springs. Each (group of) people knew its own place for water. "Eat and drink of that which Allâh has provided and do not act corruptly, making mischief on the earth."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَإِذِ
wa-idhi
And when
ٱسْتَسْقَىٰ
is'tasqā
asked (for) water
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
Musa
لِقَوْمِهِۦ
liqawmihi
for his people
فَقُلْنَا
faqul'nā
[so] We said
ٱضْرِب
iḍ'rib
Strike
بِّعَصَاكَ
biʿaṣāka
with your staff
ٱلْحَجَرَ ۖ
l-ḥajara
the stone
فَٱنفَجَرَتْ
fa-infajarat
Then gushed forth
مِنْهُ
min'hu
from it
ٱثْنَتَا
ith'natā
(of)
عَشْرَةَ
ʿashrata
twelve
عَيْنًۭا ۖ
ʿaynan
springs
قَدْ
qad
Indeed
عَلِمَ
ʿalima
knew
كُلُّ
kullu
all
أُنَاسٍۢ
unāsin
(the) people
مَّشْرَبَهُمْ ۖ
mashrabahum
their drinking place
كُلُوا۟
kulū
Eat
وَٱشْرَبُوا۟
wa-ish'rabū
and drink
مِن
min
from
رِّزْقِ
riz'qi
(the) provision (of)
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَعْثَوْا۟
taʿthaw
act wickedly
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
مُفْسِدِينَ
muf'sidīna
spreading corruption
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.
1. According to some, this incident took place in Tih, and according to others, in the desert of Sinai. There, water was requested, so Allah Almighty told Hazrat Musa (Moses) ؑ to strike the rock with his staff. Thus, twelve springs gushed forth from the rock; there were also twelve tribes. Each tribe would quench its thirst from its own spring. This too was a miracle that Allah Almighty manifested through Hazrat Musa ؑ.
