مَا Whatever قَطَعْتُم you cut down مِّن of لِّينَةٍ (the) palm-trees أَوْ or تَرَكْتُمُوهَا you left them قَآئِمَةً standing عَلَىٰٓ on أُصُولِهَا their roots فَبِإِذْنِ it (was) by the permission ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَلِيُخْزِىَ and that He may disgrace ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ the defiantly disobedient ٥
Whatever you have cut down of [their] palm trees or left standing on their trunks - it was by permission of Allāh and so He would disgrace the defiantly disobedient.
— Come To Light