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 al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
The translation of {”الْحَجَرَ“} as "on that stone" is because the "alif-lam" is for specification. If the "alif-lam" is taken as generic, then any stone could be meant. In Tafheem-ul-Quran it is stated: "That rock still exists in the Sinai Peninsula, tourists go and see it, and the cracks of the springs are still found in it. There was wisdom in the twelve springs because the tribes of the Israelites were also twelve, Allah Almighty brought forth a spring for each tribe, so that there would be no dispute among them over water." But after thousands of years, how can it be said with certainty that this is the same rock and was not formed later, especially when there is no authentic source for it.
