Surah 18. Al-Kahf

---

Verses [Section]: 1-12[1], 13-17 [2], 18-22 [3], 23-31 [4], 32-44 [5], 45-49 [6], 50-53 [7], 54-59 [8], 60-70 [9], 71-82 [10], 83-101 [11], 102-110 [12]

---

Quran Text of Verse 32-44وَ اضْرِبْAnd set forthلَهُمْto themمَّثَلًاthe exampleرَّجُلَیْنِof two men:جَعَلْنَاWe providedلِاَحَدِهِمَاfor one of themجَنَّتَیْنِtwo gardensمِنْofاَعْنَابٍgrapesوَّ حَفَفْنٰهُمَاand We bordered themبِنَخْلٍwith date-palmsوَّ جَعَلْنَاand We placedبَیْنَهُمَاbetween both of themزَرْعًاؕcrops كِلْتَاEachالْجَنَّتَیْنِ(of) the two gardensاٰتَتْbrought forthاُكُلَهَاits produceوَ لَمْand notتَظْلِمْdid wrongمِّنْهُof itشَیْـًٔا ۙanythingوَّ فَجَّرْنَاAnd We caused to gush forthخِلٰلَهُمَاwithin themنَهَرًاۙa river وَّ كَانَAnd wasلَهٗfor himثَمَرٌ ۚfruitفَقَالَso he saidلِصَاحِبِهٖto his companionوَ هُوَwhile heیُحَاوِرُهٗۤ(was) talking with himاَنَاI amاَكْثَرُgreaterمِنْكَthan youمَالًا(in) wealthوَّ اَعَزُّand strongerنَفَرًا (in) men 18. Al-Kahf Page 298وَ دَخَلَAnd he enteredجَنَّتَهٗhis gardenوَ هُوَwhile heظَالِمٌ(was) unjustلِّنَفْسِهٖ ۚto himselfقَالَHe saidمَاۤNotاَظُنُّI thinkاَنْthatتَبِیْدَwill perishهٰذِهٖۤthisاَبَدًاۙever وَّ مَاۤAnd notاَظُنُّI thinkالسَّاعَةَthe Hourقَآىِٕمَةً ۙwill occurوَّ لَىِٕنْAnd ifرُّدِدْتُّI am brought backاِلٰیtoرَبِّیْmy LordلَاَجِدَنَّI will surely findخَیْرًاbetterمِّنْهَاthan thisمُنْقَلَبًا (as) a return قَالَSaidلَهٗto himصَاحِبُهٗhis companionوَ هُوَwhile heیُحَاوِرُهٗۤwas talking to himاَكَفَرْتَDo you disbelieveبِالَّذِیْin One Whoخَلَقَكَcreated youمِنْfromتُرَابٍdustثُمَّthenمِنْfromنُّطْفَةٍa minute quantity of semenثُمَّthenسَوّٰىكَfashioned youرَجُلًاؕ(into) a man لٰكِنَّاۡBut as for meهُوَHeاللّٰهُ(is) Allahرَبِّیْmy Lordوَ لَاۤand notاُشْرِكُI associateبِرَبِّیْۤwith my Lordاَحَدًا anyone وَ لَوْ لَاۤAnd why (did you) notاِذْwhenدَخَلْتَyou enteredجَنَّتَكَyour gardenقُلْتَsayمَاWhatشَآءَwillsاللّٰهُ ۙAllahلَا(there is) noقُوَّةَpowerاِلَّاexceptبِاللّٰهِ ۚwith AllahاِنْIfتَرَنِyou seeاَنَاmeاَقَلَّlesserمِنْكَthan youمَالًا(in) wealthوَّ وَلَدًاۚand children فَعَسٰیIt may beرَبِّیْۤthat my Lordاَنْthat my Lordیُّؤْتِیَنِwill give meخَیْرًاbetterمِّنْthanجَنَّتِكَyour gardenوَ یُرْسِلَand will sendعَلَیْهَاupon itحُسْبَانًاa calamityمِّنَfromالسَّمَآءِthe skyفَتُصْبِحَthen it will becomeصَعِیْدًاgroundزَلَقًاۙslippery اَوْOrیُصْبِحَwill becomeمَآؤُهَاits waterغَوْرًاsunkenفَلَنْso neverتَسْتَطِیْعَyou will be ableلَهٗto find itطَلَبًا to find it وَ اُحِیْطَAnd were surroundedبِثَمَرِهٖhis fruitsفَاَصْبَحَso he beganیُقَلِّبُtwistingكَفَّیْهِhis handsعَلٰیoverمَاۤwhatاَنْفَقَhe (had) spentفِیْهَاon itوَ هِیَwhile it (had)خَاوِیَةٌcollapsedعَلٰیonعُرُوْشِهَاits trellisesوَ یَقُوْلُand he saidیٰلَیْتَنِیْOh! I wishلَمْI had not associatedاُشْرِكْI had not associatedبِرَبِّیْۤwith my Lordاَحَدًا anyone وَ لَمْAnd notتَكُنْwasلَّهٗfor himفِئَةٌa groupیَّنْصُرُوْنَهٗ(to) help himمِنْother thanدُوْنِother thanاللّٰهِAllahوَ مَاand notكَانَwasمُنْتَصِرًاؕ(he) supported هُنَالِكَThereالْوَلَایَةُthe protectionلِلّٰهِ(is) from Allahالْحَقِّ ؕthe TrueهُوَHeخَیْرٌ(is the) bestثَوَابًا(to) rewardوَّ خَیْرٌand (the) bestعُقْبًا۠(for) the final end

---

Translation of Verse 32-44

32. Give them ˹O Prophet˺ an example of two men. To ˹the disbelieving˺ one We gave two gardens of grapevines, which We surrounded with palm trees and placed ˹various˺ crops in between.

33. Each garden yielded ˹all˺ its produce, never falling short. And We caused a river to flow between them.

34. And he had other resources ⁵⁵⁵ ˹as well˺. So he boasted to a ˹poor˺ companion of his, while conversing with him, "I am greater than you in wealth and superior in manpower."

35. And he entered his property, while wronging his soul, saying, "I do not think this will ever perish,

36. nor do I think the Hour will ˹ever˺ come. And if in fact I am returned to my Lord, I will definitely get a far better outcome than ˹all˺ this."

37. His ˹believing˺ companion replied, while conversing with him, "Do you disbelieve in the One Who created you from dust, ⁵⁵⁶ then ˹developed you˺ from a sperm-drop, then formed you into a man?

38. But as for me: He is Allah, my Lord, and I will never associate anyone with my Lord ˹in worship˺.

39. If only you had said, upon entering your property, 'This is what Allah has willed! There is no power except with Allah!' Even though you see me inferior to you in wealth and offspring,

40. perhaps my Lord will grant me ˹something˺ better than your garden, and send down upon your garden a thunderbolt from the sky, turning it into a barren waste.

41. Or its water may sink ˹into the earth˺, and then you will never be able to seek it out."

42. And so all his produce was ˹totally˺ ruined, so he started to wring his hands for all he had spent on it, while it had collapsed on its trellises. He cried, "Alas! I wish I had never associated anyone with my Lord ˹in worship˺!"

43. And he had no manpower to help him against Allah, nor could he ˹even˺ help himself.

44. At this time, support comes ˹only˺ from Allah-the True ˹Lord˺. He is best in reward and best in outcome.

---

Commentary

555. The word " thamar " can mean fruits, gold and silver, etc.

556. Created your father, Adam, from dust.