Surah Al-Qamar 54:28 — translation and meaning
القمر · Verse 28 / 55 · Page 530
ۖ وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ الْمَاءَ قِسْمَةٌ بَيْنَهُمْ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ
Word by Word
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وَنَبِّئْهُمْ
wanabbi'hum
And inform them
أَنَّ
anna
that
الْمَاءَ
al-maa
the water
قِسْمَةٌ
qis'matun
(is) to be shared
بَيْنَهُمْ
baynahum
between them
كُلُّ
kullu
each
شِرْبٍ
shir'bin
drink
مُّحْتَضَرٌ
muh'tadarun
attended
Transliteration
Wa nabbi'hum annal maaa'a qismatum bainahum kullu shirbim muhtadar
Translation
And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Tell them that the water of their well is divided between them and the she-camel: one day for it and one day for them. Each turn will be attended by its owner alone on the day allocated to him.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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