Ash-Shu’ara 26:155
The Poets · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 373
The Right to Drink
قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةࣱ لَّهَا شِرۡبࣱ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمࣲ مَّعۡلُومࣲ ١٥٥
He said: (Behold) this she-camel. She hath the right to drink (at the well), and ye have the right to drink, (each) on an appointed day.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
“Here is a she-camel; she has a turn to drink, and you have a turn on a known day.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, in law “shirb” is the right to take water for drinking and irrigation; sharing by turns is taught here.
Reflect
Respect others’ rights in shared resources.
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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