Surah Al-Hashr Verse 5 - English Translation by Maududi
Surah Al-Hashrمَا قَطَعۡتُم مِّن لِّينَةٍ أَوۡ تَرَكۡتُمُوهَا قَآئِمَةً عَلَىٰٓ أُصُولِهَا فَبِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِيُخۡزِيَ ٱلۡفَٰسِقِينَ
The palm-trees that you cut down or those that you left standing on their roots, it was by Allah´s leave that you did so. (Allah granted you this leave) in order that He might humiliate the evil-doers