سورة الواقِعَة

Surah Al-Wâqi‘ah 56:73

The Great Event · Verse 73 of 96

نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَاهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَاعًا لِلْمُقْوِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

We have made it a source of admonition (for the people) and a means to live upon for the needy and the wayfarer.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts.

Ahmed Ali

We have made it as a reminder and convenience for the needy.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

We have made it something for reflection (on Our handiwork and Our grace in making the creation useful and beautiful), and a comfort (especially) for the dwellers (and wayfarers) in the desert.

Daryabadi

We! it is We Who made it a reminder and a provision Unto the campers.

Faridul Haque

We have made it as a reminder of hell and as a utility for travellers in the jungle.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

We have made it a reminder and an advantage for the wayfarers of the desert.

Maulvi Sher Ali

WE have made it a reminder and benefit for the wayfarers.

Muhammad Asad

It is We who have made it a means to remind [you of Us], and a comfort for all who are lost and hungry in the wilderness [of their lives].

Muhammad Musin Khan

We have made it a Reminder (for the Hell-fire, in the Hereafter); and an article of use for the travellers (and all the others, in this world).

Muhammad Pickthall

We, even We, appointed it a memorial and a comfort for the dwellers in the wilderness.

Muhammad Sarwar

It is We who have made it as a reminder and a means of comfort for the people.

Muhammed ali Shakir

We have made it a reminder and an advantage for the wayfarers of the desert.

Rashad Khalifa

We rendered it a reminder, and a useful tool for the users.

Shabbir Ahmed

We, yes, We have made this (fire) a reminder, and a gift for all of you who need it.

Commentary 56:73 The last word Maqwînمُقْوِين of the verse is the active particle of the noun muqwمُقْو that is derived from the verb qawayaقَوَيَ and means it became…

نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَاهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَاعًا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ

56:73 The last word Maqwînمُقْوِين of the verse is the active particle of the noun muqwمُقْو that is derived from the verb qawayaقَوَيَ and means it became deserted and desolate. The nouns qawaقَوَا and qiwaقِوَا are derived from the same root signify desert, wilderness or wasteland, as well as hunger or starvation. Hence, Maqwînالْمُقْوِينَ denotes those who are hungry as well as those who are lost or wandering in deserted places. Thus the word refers to the needy and the wayfarer, that is, those who are lonely, unfortunate and confused and who are hungry for spiritual guidance.