Quran 54:28
Surah Al-Qamar, Verse 28
Juz 27 · Page 530 · Ruku 464 · Meccan
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ
Word by word
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ wanabbi'hum And inform them أَنَّ anna that ٱلْمَآءَ l-māa the water قِسْمَةٌۢ qis'matun (is) to be shared بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ baynahum between them كُلُّ kullu each شِرْبٍۢ shir'bin drink مُّحْتَضَرٌۭ muḥ'taḍarun attended
Transliteration
Wanabbi/hum anna almaa qismatunbaynahum kullu shirbin muhtadar
Translations
Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.
Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And tell them that the water is to be divided between them: Each one's right to drink being brought forward (by suitable turns).
تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir
( ونبئهم أن الماء قسمة بينهم ) أي : يوم لهم ويوم للناقة ; كقوله : ( قال هذه ناقة لها شرب ولكم شرب يوم معلوم ) [ الشعراء : 155 ] .
وقوله : ( كل شرب محتضر ) قال مجاهد : إذا غابت حضروا الماء ، وإذا جاءت حضروا اللبن .