Transliteration:( Allazee ja'ala lakum minash shajaril akhdari naaran fa-izaaa antum minhu tooqidoon )
118. Generally, every green tree burns after it becomes dry, but in Arabia, there are two trees Murgh and Affaar. Murgh is male and Affaar female. When their green branches rubbed gainst each other, fire emanates from them,and there is so much moisture in them that water drops from the branches. Observe the greatness of Allah Almighty that He combines fire and water in one place (Tafseer Roohul Mu'ani and Khazainul Irfaan). The acacia tree burns when it is moist as well; the coal in the train burns very well when it is wet. In a like manner, Allah Almighty has placed loved, burning passion, and skills in the lush green trees of human nature.
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The tafsir of Surah Yaseen verse 80 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Yaseen ayat 77 which provides the complete commentary from verse 77 through 80.
68. It either means that He has placed the inflammable matter in the green trees due to which people kindle fire from the pieces of wood. Or, it is an allusion to the markh and afar trees, whose green branches the Arabs struck against each other to produce the sparks. In ancient times the Bedouins used this method of kindling the fire and might even be using the same today.
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