ٱلْقَمَر : ٢٨

  • وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡ And inform them
  • أَنَّ that
  • ٱلۡمَآءَ the water
  • قِسۡمَةُۢ (is) to be shared
  • بَيۡنَهُمۡۖ between them
  • كُلُّ each
  • شِرۡبٖ drink
  • مُّحۡتَضَرٞ attended
And inform them that the water is shared between them,1 each [day of] drink attended [by turn].
Footnotes
1 i.e., between the tribe of Thamūd and the she-camel - a day for each to drink.
And inform them that the water is to be divided between them, and the She-camel: one day for them and the next for it, every drinking, [every] portion of water, will be attended', by the people [drawing water] on their [designated] day, and by the She-camel on its day. They adhered to this [regime] but eventually became impatient with it and decided to slaughter the She-camel.