Surat Al-Qalam Verse No. 28: Reading and listening
Translation of the verse 28 from Surah Al-Qalam : Number of verses 52 - - page 565 - Part 29.
﴾قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ﴿
[ القلم: 28]
The best among them said: "Did I not tell you: why do you not say: Insha' Allah (If Allah will)."
English - Sahih International
The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allah]?' "
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(68:28) The best among them said: 'Did I not say to you: why do you not give glory to (your Lord)?' *17
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
*17) This means that when they were saying on oath: "We shall surely pluck the fruit of our garden tomorrow," this person had warned them at that time, saying: "Have you forgotten God? Why don't you say: If Allah so wills?" But they did not listen to him. Then, while they were making up their mind not to give away anything to the needy. he again advised them to remember Allah and to desist from their evil intention, but they persisted in what they had resolved.