١٨ - ٱلْكَهْف

18 - Al-Kahf

وَاضْرِبْ لَہُمْ مَّثَلًا رَّجُلَيْنِ جَعَلْنَا لِاَحَدِہِمَا جَنَّتَيْنِ مِنْ اَعْنَابٍ وَّحَفَفْنٰہُمَا بِنَخْلٍ وَّجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَہُمَا زَرْعًا۝۳۲ۭ
Waidrib lahum mathalan rajulayni jaAAalna liahadihima jannatayni min aAAnabin wahafafnahuma binakhlin wajaAAalna baynahuma zarAAan

English

Ahmed Ali

Tell them the parable of two men. We gave one two gardens of grapes surrounded by date-palm trees, with corn fields in between.

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كِلْتَا الْجَنَّتَيْنِ اٰتَتْ اُكُلَہَا وَلَمْ تَظْلِمْ مِّنْہُ شَـيْــــًٔـا۝۰ۙ وَّفَجَّرْنَا خِلٰلَہُمَا نَہَرًا۝۳۳ۙ
Kilta aljannatayni atat okulaha walam tathlim minhu shayan wafajjarna khilalahuma naharan

English

Ahmed Ali

Each of the gardens yielded its fruit and did not withhold the least; and We made a stream flow in between them.

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وَّكَانَ لَہٗ ثَمَــــرٌ۝۰ۚ فَقَالَ لِصَاحِبِہٖ وَہُوَيُحَاوِرُہٗۗ اَنَا اَكْثَرُ مِنْكَ مَالًا وَّاَعَزُّ نَفَرًا۝۳۴
Wakana lahu thamarun faqala lisahibihi wahuwa yuhawiruhu ana aktharu minka malan waaAAazzu nafaran

English

Ahmed Ali

So he became rich. Arguing one day with his friend he said: "I have more wealth than you and more powerful kinsmen."

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وَدَخَلَ جَنَّتَہٗ وَہُوَ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِہٖ۝۰ۚ قَالَ مَاۗ اَظُنُّ اَنْ تَبِيْدَ ہٰذِہٖۗ اَبَدًا۝۳۵ۙ
Wadakhala jannatahu wahuwa thalimun linafsihi qala ma athunnu an tabeeda hathihi abadan

English

Ahmed Ali

And he walked into his garden, and, (forgetting) his limit, said: "I cannot imagine that this will ever be ruined,

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وَّمَاۗ اَظُنُّ السَّاعَۃَ قَاۗىِٕمَۃً۝۰ۙ وَّلَىِٕنْ رُّدِدْتُّ اِلٰى رَبِّيْ لَاَجِدَنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْہَا مُنْقَلَبًا۝۳۶
Wama athunnu alssaAAata qaimatan walain rudidtu ila rabbee laajidanna khayran minha munqalaban

English

Ahmed Ali

Nor can I think that the Hour (of Doom) will come, And even if I am brought back to my Lord, I will surely find a better place there than this."

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قَالَ لَہٗ صَاحِبُہٗ وَہُوَيُحَاوِرُہٗۗ اَكَفَرْتَ بِالَّذِيْ خَلَقَكَ مِنْ تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ نُّطْفَۃٍ ثُمَّ سَوّٰىكَ رَجُلًا۝۳۷ۭ
Qala lahu sahibuhu wahuwa yuhawiruhu akafarta biallathee khalaqaka min turabin thumma min nutfatin thumma sawwaka rajulan

English

Ahmed Ali

Disputing with him, his companion said: "Do you disbelieve in Him who created you from dust, then a drop of semen, then formed you into a man?

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لٰكِنَّا۟ ہُوَاللہُ رَبِّيْ وَلَاۗ اُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّيْۗ اَحَدًا۝۳۸
Lakinna huwa Allahu rabbee wala oshriku birabbee ahadan

English

Ahmed Ali

And He is God, my Lord, and I do not associate any one with my Lord.

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وَلَوْلَاۗ اِذْ دَخَلْتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلْتَ مَا شَاۗءَ اؙ۝۰ۙ لَا قُوَّۃَ اِلَّا بِاؘ۝۰ۚ اِنْ تَرَنِ اَنَا اَقَلَّ مِنْكَ مَالًا وَّوَلَدًا۝۳۹ۚ
Walawla ith dakhalta jannataka qulta ma shaa Allahu la quwwata illa biAllahi in tarani ana aqalla minka malan wawaladan

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,

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فَعَسٰي رَبِّيْۗ اَنْ يُّؤْتِيَنِ خَيْرًا مِّنْ جَنَّتِكَ وَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْہَا حُسْـبَانًا مِّنَ السَّمَاۗءِ فَتُصْبِحَ صَعِيْدًا زَلَقًا۝۴۰ۙ
FaAAasa rabbee an yutiyani khayran min jannatika wayursila AAalayha husbanan mina alssamai fatusbiha saAAeedan zalaqan

English

Ahmed Ali

Yet, my Lord may haply give me a garden better than yours, and He may send a thunder-bolt, from the skies and in the morning it will be a barren plain;

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اَوْ يُصْبِحَ مَاۗؤُہَا غَوْرًا فَلَنْ تَسْتَطِيْعَ لَہٗ طَلَبًا۝۴۱
Aw yusbiha maoha ghawran falan tastateeAAa lahu talaban

English

Ahmed Ali

Or else of a morning its water may sink underground, and you will not find a trace of it."

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