And he said 'dead' because the town is in the meaning of the land in His saying: 'So We led him to a dead land,' and it does not follow the action like 'fa'ul,' 'fa'ul,' and 'fa'il.' And it was read: 'We will give him to drink' with the opening. And 'saqa' and 'asqa' are two dialects. It was said: 'Asqāh' means He made for him a watering. 'Al-anāsi' is the plural of 'insī' or 'insān.' And similar to it is 'ẓarābī' in 'ẓurbān,' by changing the 'n' to a 'y,' and the origin is 'anāsin' and 'ẓarābīn.' And it was read with the lightening by omitting the 'y' of 'afā'īl,' like saying: 'anā'im' in 'anā'īm.' If you say: The pouring of water described with purity and its reasoning with revival and watering indicates that purity is a condition for the validity of that, as you say: 'The prince carried me on a noble horse to hunt the wild.' I say: Since the watering of the 'anāsi' is among what water was sent down for, its description with purity is an honor for them, and a completion of the favor upon them, and a clarification that it is their right when Allah intended for them purity and wanted them to have it to prefer it in their innermost selves and then in their outward appearances, and to keep themselves away from all impurities just as their Lord kept them away. If you say: Why was the 'an'ām' specified among what was created from the drinking animals? I say: Because the birds and wild animals are far away in seeking water, so they do not lack drinking, unlike the 'an'ām': and because they are the property of the 'anāsi,' and most of their benefits are related to them, so the favor upon them by watering their livestock is like the favor of watering them. If you say: What is the meaning of the indefiniteness of 'an'ām' and 'anāsi' and describing it with abundance? I say: The meaning of that is that the people and all of them are camped near the valleys, rivers, and sources of water, so they are rich without needing the watering of the sky, and their offspring—many of them—are not sustained except by what Allah sends down of His mercy and the watering of His sky. And likewise, His saying: 'To revive a dead land' means some of the lands of those who are far from the sources of water. If you say: Why was the revival of the land and the watering of the livestock prioritized over the watering of the people? I say: Because the life of the 'anāsi' is by the life of their land and the life of their livestock, so what is the cause of their life and sustenance was prioritized over their watering, and because when they obtain what would be the watering of their land and their livestock, they will not lack their watering.