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 Surah Al-Kahf 18:32-36 [5/12] ↕
  
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۞ وَٱضْرِبْAnd set forth
لَهُمto them
مَّثَلاًthe example
رَّجُلَيْنِof two men:
جَعَلْنَاWe provided
لِأَحَدِهِمَاfor one of them
جَنَّتَيْنِtwo gardens
مِنْof
أَعْنَـٰبٍgrapes,
وَحَفَفْنَـٰهُمَاand We bordered them
بِنَخْلٍwith date-palms,
وَجَعَلْنَاand We placed
بَيْنَهُمَاbetween both of them
زَرْعًاcrops.
﴿٣٢﴾
كِلْتَاEach
ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ(of) the two gardens
ءَاتَتْbrought forth
أُكُلَهَاits produce
وَلَمْand not
تَظْلِمdid wrong
مِّنْهُof it
شَيْــًٔا‌ۚanything.
وَفَجَّرْنَاAnd We caused to gush forth
خِلَـٰلَهُمَاwithin them
نَهَرًاa river.
﴿٣٣﴾
وَكَانَAnd was
لَهُۥfor him
ثَمَرٌfruit,
فَقَالَso he said
لِصَـٰحِبِهِۦto his companion
وَهُوَwhile he
يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ(was) talking with him,
أَنَا۟"I am
أَكْثَرُgreater
مِنكَthan you
مَالاً(in) wealth
وَأَعَزُّand stronger
نَفَرًا(in) men."
﴿٣٤﴾
وَدَخَلَAnd he entered
جَنَّتَهُۥhis garden
وَهُوَwhile he
ظَالِمٌ(was) unjust
لِّنَفْسِهِۦto himself.
قَالَHe said,
مَآ"Not
أَظُنُّI think
أَنthat
تَبِيدَwill perish
هَـٰذِهِۦٓthis
أَبَدًاever.
﴿٣٥﴾
وَمَآAnd not
أَظُنُّI think
ٱلسَّاعَةَthe Hour
قَآئِمَةًwill occur.
وَلَئِنAnd if
رُّدِدتُّI am brought back
إِلَىٰto
رَبِّىmy Lord,
لَأَجِدَنَّI will surely find
خَيْرًاbetter
مِّنْهَاthan this
مُنقَلَبًا(as) a return."
﴿٣٦﴾

وَاضۡرِبۡ لَهُمۡ مَّثَلًا رَّجُلَيۡنِ جَعَلۡنَا لِاَحَدِهِمَا جَنَّتَيۡنِ مِنۡ اَعۡنَابٍ وَّحَفَفۡنٰهُمَا بِنَخۡلٍ وَّجَعَلۡنَا بَيۡنَهُمَا زَرۡعًا ؕ‏  كِلۡتَا الۡجَـنَّتَيۡنِ اٰتَتۡ اُكُلَهَا وَلَمۡ تَظۡلِمۡ مِّنۡهُ شَيۡـئًـا​ ۙ وَّفَجَّرۡنَا خِلٰـلَهُمَا نَهَرًا ۙ‏  وَكَانَ لَهٗ ثَمَرٌ​ ۚ فَقَالَ لِصَاحِبِهٖ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهٗۤ اَنَا اَكۡثَرُ مِنۡكَ مَالًا وَّاَعَزُّ نَفَرًا‏  وَدَخَلَ جَنَّتَهٗ وَهُوَ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفۡسِهٖ​ ۚ قَالَ مَاۤ اَظُنُّ اَنۡ تَبِيۡدَ هٰذِهٖۤ اَبَدًا ۙ‏  وَّمَاۤ اَظُنُّ السَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةً  ۙ وَّلَـئِنۡ رُّدِدْتُّ اِلٰى رَبِّىۡ لَاَجِدَنَّ خَيۡرًا مِّنۡهَا مُنۡقَلَبًا‏ 
Translation
(18:32) (O Muhammad), propound a parable to them.36 There were two men of whom We bestowed upon one of the two vineyards, surrounding both of them with date-palms and putting a tillage in between. (18:33) Both the vineyards yielded abundant produce without failure and We caused a stream to flow in their midst (18:34) so the owner had fruit in abundance and he said to his neighbour, while conversing with him: "I have greater wealth than you and I am stronger than you in numbers." (18:35) Then he entered his vine-yard37 and said, wronging himself: "Surely, I do not believe that all this will ever perish. (18:36) Nor do I believe that the Hour of Resurrection will ever come to pass. And even if I am returned to my Lord, I shall find a better place than this."38
Commentary

36. In order to understand the significance of this parable we should keep in view( Ayat 28 )in which arrogant chiefs of Makkah were told that the poor companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) would not be discarded to please them.

37. He considered his gardens to be Paradise. Thus he behaved like those mean persons who, when rise to power and wealth, are always involved in the misunderstanding that they are enjoying Paradise in this world, therefore they do not stand in need of any other Paradise.

38. That is, I don’t think there is any life after death, but supposing there be one, I shall fare even better there than in my present life, for my prosperity is a clear proof that I am a favorite of God.