Al-Qalam 68:26
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We Have Lost Our Way
فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ ٢٦
But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
When they saw it, they said: “Indeed, we are lost.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, they first judged that they had lost their way, then realised that they were more deprived than the poor they had meant to keep out.
Reflect
Look for a lesson behind a loss that befalls you.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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