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English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And We send impregnating winds, then We send down water from the clouds, then We give it to you to drink; and you are not the ones to store it up.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور ہم نے (پانی سے) لدی ہوئی ہواؤں کو بھیجا۔ پس آسمان سے ہم نے پانی اتارا اور تمہیں اس سے سیراب کیا جبکہ تم اس کوذخیرہ کر لینے پر قادر نہیں تھے۔

French

Et Nous avons envoyé des vents fécondants, puis Nous avons fait descendre de l’eau des nuages, et Nous vous l’avons donnée à boire, alors que vous n’étiez pas en mesure de la mettre en réserve vous-mêmes.

German

Und Wir senden die befruchtenden Winde, dann senden Wir Wasser nieder von den Wolken, dann geben Wir es euch zu trinken; und ihr hättet es nicht aufspeichern können.*

Chinese

[e]我遣送含有蒸气的风, 然后从云端下降 (雨) 水, 以供应你们饮用, 你们并不是它 (雨水) 的储藏者, (而我藉此储藏了它)。

Italian

E Noi mandiamo venti per fertilizzare e facciamo discendere acqua dalle nubi e poi la diamo a voi perché la beviate; e non siete voi a conservarla.

Spanish

Y enviamos los vientos fecundantes, y después hacemos que caiga el agua de las nubes, entregándoosla para que bebáis; pero no sois los que la almacenáis.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور ہم نے (بخارات کو) اٹھانے والی ہوائیں (بھی) چھوڑ رکھی ہیں اور (ان کے ذریعہ سے) ہم نے بادلوں سے پانی اتارا ہے۔ پھر وہ تمہیں پلایا ہے اور تم خود اسے محفوظ نہیں[2] رکھ سکتے تھے (لیکن اس ذریعہ سے ہم نے اسے محفوظ کر دیا ہے)

English - Short Commentary Translation

And [a]We send fecundating[1491] winds, then We send down water from the clouds, then We give it to you to drink, and you could not yourselves store it.

English - Five Volume Translation

And [a]We send impregnating winds, then We send down water from the clouds, then We give it to you to drink; and you are not the ones to store it up.[1729]

7:58; 24:44; 25:49.

Important Words:

لواقح (impregnating) is the plural of لاقح which is the active-participle from لقح. They say لقحت الناقة i.e. the she camel became pregnant; or she received into her womb the seed of the stallion. لقحت النخیل means, the palm-trees became fecundated by means of the لقاح or spadix of the male tree which is bruised or brayed and sprinkled upon the spadix of the female. لاقحmeans, a she-camel having just conceived, or become pregnant. ریاح لواقح means, pregnant winds; impregnating or fecundating winds; winds which collect vapours and then form into clouds and send down rain. حرب لواقح means, a war pregnant with great events. لاقح also means, a man to whom offspring is born (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary

The word لواقح as explained under Important Words signifies such winds as carry pollen from the male to the female trees in order to fecundate them. It also means the winds which carry vapours rising from the earth to the upper air where they assume the form of clouds. In the present verse the word may be taken in the latter sense or in both senses. The verse would thus mean that it is God Who sends winds which carry the pollen from male to female trees as well as the winds which raise vapours from the earth which become transformed into clouds that send down rain, fertilizing the fecundated plants and making them bear fruit in abundance. The verse proceeds to point out that when with such a common necessity as water it is not in the power of man to preserve it in its purity, it cannot be possible for him to preserve the spiritual blessings of God in their original purity without His help and protection.

The verse is addressed to both believers and disbelievers. To the latter it answers the question of what was the need for the Quran to be revealed in the presence of previous Scriptures? They are told that just as in the presence of oceans of water on the earth there is still need for fresh water from heaven, even so the Quran was needed in the presence of the previous Scriptures. To believers it says that just as even heavenly water becomes impure and has to be renewed afresh from time to time, similarly, whenever the so-called believers would pollute the pure sense of the Quran by the interpolation of their own impure thoughts and false notions into its teachings, God would arrange to have its true meaning restored to its pristine purity by fresh revelation from heaven.

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

بار آور ہواؤں کو ہم ہی بھیجتے ہیں، پھر آسمان سے پانی برساتے ہیں، اور اُس پانی سے تمہیں سیراب کرتے ہیں اِس دولت کے خزانہ دار تم نہیں ہو

English - Sahih

And We have sent the fertilizing winds and sent down water from the sky and given you drink from it. And you are not its retainers.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اور ہم نے بادل اٹھانے والی ہوائیں بھیجیں پھر ہم نے آسمان سے پانی نازل کیا پھر وہ تمہیں پلایا اور تمہارے پاس اس کا خزانہ نہیں ہے

English - Talal Itani

And We have sent the winds fertilizing, and We sent down from the sky water, and We gave it to you to drink. And not you of it (are) retainers.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

e

7:58; 24:44; 25:49.

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

2

یعنی بادلوں کے طریق سے میٹھا پانی محفوظ ہوتا ہے۔ اگر یہ طریق نہ ہوتا تو نہ دریا اور نہریں ہوتیں نہ کنوؤں کا پانی محفوظ ہوتا اور لوگ پیاسے مر جاتے اور کھیت سوکھ جاتے۔

English - Arberry

And We loose the winds fertilising, and We send down out of heaven water, then We give it to you to drink, and you are not its treasurers.

English - Maududi

We send fertilizing winds, and then cause rain to descend from the sky, providing you abundant water to drink even though you could not have stored it up for yourselves.

English - Ahmed Ali

We send rain-impregnated winds, and water from the sky which you drink, but you are not the keepers of its store.

English - Yusuf Ali

And We send the fecundating winds, then cause the rain to descend from the sky, therewith providing you with water (in abundance), though ye are not the guardians of its stores.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

7:58; 24:44; 25:49.

1729

Important Words:

لواقح (impregnating) is the plural of لاقح which is the active-participle from لقح. They say لقحت الناقة i.e. the she camel became pregnant; or she received into her womb the seed of the stallion. لقحت النخیل means, the palm-trees became fecundated by means of the لقاح or spadix of the male tree which is bruised or brayed and sprinkled upon the spadix of the female. لاقحmeans, a she-camel having just conceived, or become pregnant. ریاح لواقح means, pregnant winds; impregnating or fecundating winds; winds which collect vapours and then form into clouds and send down rain. حرب لواقح means, a war pregnant with great events. لاقح also means, a man to whom offspring is born (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary

The word لواقح as explained under Important Words signifies such winds as carry pollen from the male to the female trees in order to fecundate them. It also means the winds which carry vapours rising from the earth to the upper air where they assume the form of clouds. In the present verse the word may be taken in the latter sense or in both senses. The verse would thus mean that it is God Who sends winds which carry the pollen from male to female trees as well as the winds which raise vapours from the earth which become transformed into clouds that send down rain, fertilizing the fecundated plants and making them bear fruit in abundance. The verse proceeds to point out that when with such a common necessity as water it is not in the power of man to preserve it in its purity, it cannot be possible for him to preserve the spiritual blessings of God in their original purity without His help and protection.

The verse is addressed to both believers and disbelievers. To the latter it answers the question of what was the need for the Quran to be revealed in the presence of previous Scriptures? They are told that just as in the presence of oceans of water on the earth there is still need for fresh water from heaven, even so the Quran was needed in the presence of the previous Scriptures. To believers it says that just as even heavenly water becomes impure and has to be renewed afresh from time to time, similarly, whenever the so-called believers would pollute the pure sense of the Quran by the interpolation of their own impure thoughts and false notions into its teachings, God would arrange to have its true meaning restored to its pristine purity by fresh revelation from heaven.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

a

7:58; 24:44; 25:49.

1491

Lawaqih are such winds as carry pollen from the male to the female trees in order to fecundate them. The word also means such winds as carry vapours rising from the earth to the upper regions where they assume the form of clouds.

English - Pickthall

And We send the winds fertilising, and cause water to descend from the sky, and give it you to drink. It is not ye who are the holders of the store thereof.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And We send the winds fertilizing, then send down water from the clouds, so We give it to you to drink; not is it you who store it up.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

We put in motion winds carrying moisture, then we send down fresh water from the clouds, wherewith We provide you with drink. You could not have stored it up for yourselves.

ROOT ل ق ح

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