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الكهف

Al-Kahf Surah 18

Verse 40

الكهف

The Cave • makkah

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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

English - Five Volume Translation

English - Short Commentary Translation

English - Topics

18:40

وَلَوْلَآ إِذْ دَخَلْتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلْتَ مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ إِن تَرَنِ أَنَا۠ أَقَلَّ مِنكَ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

“And why didst thou not say when thou didst enter thy garden: ‘Only that which Allah wills comes to pass. There is no power save in Allah?’ if thou seest me as less than thee in riches and offspring.

English - Five Volume Translation

And why didst thou not say when thou didst enter thy garden; ‘Only that which Allah wills comes to pass. There is no power save in Allah.’ If thou seest me as less than thee in riches and offspring.[2080]

Commentary:

The verse bespeaks the sympathy the Muslim has with his Christian companion. The heart of a true Muslim is full of the milk of human kindness.

English - Short Commentary Translation

‘And why didst thou not say when thou didst enter thy garden, ‘Only that which Allah wills comes to pass. There is no power save in Allah,’ if thou seest me as less than thyself in riches and offspring;

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور جب تُو اپنے باغ میں داخل ہوا تو کیوں تُو نے ماشاءاللہ نہ کہا اور یہ کہ اللہ کے سوا کسی کو کوئی قوّت حاصل نہیں۔ اگر تو مجھے مال اور اولاد کے اعتبار سے اپنے سے کم تر دیکھ رہا ہے۔

French

Et pourquoi n’as-tu pas dit quand tu es entré dans ton jardin : ‘ Il n’y a que ce qu’Allāh veut qui se réalise. Il n’y a de pouvoir qu’en Allāh ?’, si tu me vois inférieur à toi en biens et en progéniture ;

German

Warum hast du nicht damals, als du deinen Garten betratest, gesagt: "Wie Allah will; es gibt keine Macht, außer bei Allah?" Wenn du mich auch geringer siehst als dich selbst an Besitz und Nachkommenschaft,

Chinese

“当你进入你的果园时, 你为什么不说: “只有安拉所意欲的, (才会实现)。(因为) 一切力量仅仅从安拉 (的恩惠) 得来。” 如果你看到我的财富和子女不如你的;

Italian

e perché quando sei entrato nel tuo giardino non hai detto: 'Solo quello che Allah vuole si avvererà. Non c'è alcuna potenza se non in Allah'? Se tu mi vedi inferiore a te in beni e figli,

Spanish

“¿Y por qué no dijiste cuando entraste en tu huerto: “Que se haga la voluntad de Al-lah; no hay poder excepto en Al-lah?”, si me ves menor a ti en riqueza y descendencia.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور جب تو اپنے باغ میں آیا تھا تو کیوں نہ تو نے کہا (کہ وہی ہوگا) جو اللہ چاہے گا (کیونکہ) اللہ ہی (کے فضل) سے ہر ایک قوت (حاصل ہوتی) ہے اگر تو مجھ (ناچیز) کو اپنی نسبت مال اور اولاد میں کم سمجھتا ہے۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

اور جب تو اپنی جنت میں داخل ہو رہا تھا تو اس وقت تیری زبان سے یہ کیوں نہ نکلا کہ ماشاءاللہ، لا قوة الّا باللہ؟ اگر تو مجھے مال اور اولاد میں اپنے سے کمتر پا رہا ہے

English - Sahih

And why did you, when you entered your garden, not say, 'What Allah willed [has occurred]; there is no power except in Allah '? Although you see me less than you in wealth and children,

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اور جب تو اپنے باغ میں آیا تھا تو نے کیوں نہ کہا جو الله چاہے تو ہوتا ہے اور الله کی مدد کے سوا کوئی طاقت نہیں اگر تو مجھے دیکھتا ہے کہ میں تجھ سے مال اور اولاد میں کم ہوں

English - Talal Itani

And why (did you) not, when you entered your garden say, "What wills Allah; (there is) no power except with Allah." If you see me (me) lesser than you (in) wealth and children,

Chinese Commentary ^*

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

Why, when thou wentest into thy garden, didst thou not say, "As God will; there is no power except in God"? If thou seest me, that I am less than thou in wealth and children,

English - Maududi

When you entered your vineyard, why did you not say: 'Whatever Allah wills shall come to pass, for there is no power save with Allah!' If you find me less than yourself in wealth and children

English - Ahmed Ali

When you entered your garden, why did you not say: 'As God may please;' for no one has power except given by God? Though you see me poorer in wealth and children than you,

English - Yusuf Ali

"Why didst thou not, as thou wentest into thy garden, say: 'Allah's will (be done)! There is no power but with Allah!' If thou dost see me less than thee in wealth and sons,

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

2080

Commentary:

The verse bespeaks the sympathy the Muslim has with his Christian companion. The heart of a true Muslim is full of the milk of human kindness.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

English - Pickthall

If only, when thou enteredst thy garden, thou hadst said: That which Allah willeth (will come to pass)! There is no strength save in Allah! Though thou seest me as less than thee in wealth and children,

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And wherefore didst thou not say, when thou enteredst thy garden: It is as Allah has pleased -- there is no power save in Allah? If thou consider me as less than thee in wealth and children --

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

When thou didst enter thy garden why didst thou not say: All will go as Allah wills, for it is only by the grace of Allah that any power is bestowed. If thou dost consider me as less than thyself in the matter of riches and offspring,

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