Commentary
And when the trees may be corrupt due to the condition of their land, He negated that with His saying, the Exalted; as a response to one who might have said: What is the condition of their land that produces the purity of their fruits?: (p-58) ﴿Both﴾ meaning each one of the ﴿two gardens﴾ mentioned ﴿bore its fruit﴾ meaning what is sought from it and eaten from fruit and grain, complete without any deficiency or inferiority attributed to either of them, and this is the meaning of: ﴿And they did not wrong﴾ meaning they do not decrease in essence or meaning like one who places something in the wrong place ﴿anything from it﴾.
And when the trees might be harmed by the continuity of their existence due to lack of irrigation, He, the Exalted, said: ﴿And We caused to gush forth﴾ meaning a gushing that befits Our greatness ﴿between them a river﴾ meaning it extends and branches out so that it is like rivers to maintain the freshness of the land and to suffice from rain during drought;
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