Commentary
'But we are' meaning: specifically 'deprived.' This means: we have been denied by another, and He is one whose decree is not to be rejected. So, we have no share in earning. If the farmer were among those who have a share, his planting would have succeeded. It is said in the dictionary: 'gharam' means: passion, and constant evil, destruction, and punishment. 'Gharamah' is what must be paid. 'Harama' means: He prevented. The 'mahrum' is one who is prevented from good, and one to whom wealth does not grow, and 'muḥaraf' - meaning with the opening of the 'ra' - is one who is prevented from good that he hardly earns. Al-Asbahani said in his tafsir: 'mahrum' is the opposite of 'marzūq,' meaning 'marzūq' is the one who is granted with a 'jeem' and is the fortunate one.
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