But [insolently] they said, "Our Lord, lengthen the distance between our journeys," and wronged themselves, so We made them narrations and dispersed them in total dispersion. Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.
Tafseer
{ فقالوا ربنا بَعِّدْ } وفي قراءة باعد { بين أسفارنا } إلى الشام اجعلها مفاوز ليتطاولوا على الفقراء بركوب الرواحل وحمل الزاد والماء فبطروا النعمة { وظلموا أنفسهم } بالكفر { فجعلناهم أحاديث } لمن بعدهم في ذلك { ومزقناهم كل ممزق } فرقناهم في البلاد كل التفريق { إن في ذلك } المذكور { لآيات } عبر { لكل صبَّار } عن المعاصي { شكور } على النعم.
{So they said, “Our Lord, make our journeys to Syria far apart,” and in another reading, “make them deserts,” so that they might boast over the poor by riding camels and carrying provisions and water. They became arrogant with the blessing and wronged themselves by disbelief. {So We made them stories for those who came after them in that regard, and We scattered them in every direction.} We dispersed them throughout the lands in every way. {Indeed, in that which was mentioned are signs for every patient person who is grateful for blessings.}
