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Al-Kahf (The Cave)

Verse 34of 110

وَكَانَ لَهُۥ ثَمَرٌۭ فَقَالَ لِصَٰحِبِهِۦ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ أَنَا۠ أَكْثَرُ مِنكَ مَالًۭا وَأَعَزُّ نَفَرًۭا﴿٣٤

Translation (Sahih International)

And he had fruit, so he said to his companion while he was conversing with him, "I am greater than you in wealth and mightier in [numbers of] men."

Word-by-word meaning

وَكَانَwakānaAnd was
لَهُۥlahufor him
ثَمَرٌۭthamarunfruit
فَقَالَfaqālaso he said
لِصَـٰحِبِهِۦliṣāḥibihito his companion
وَهُوَwahuwawhile he
يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓyuḥāwiruhu(was) talking with him
أَنَا۠anāI am
أَكْثَرُaktharugreater
مِنكَminkathan you
مَالًۭاmālan(in) wealth
وَأَعَزُّwa-aʿazzuand stronger
نَفَرًۭاnafaran(in) men

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Example of the Rich Idolators and the Poor MuslimsAfter mentioning the idolators who were too arrogant to sit with the poor and weak among Muslims, showing off before them with their wealth and noble lineage, Allah then gives a parable for them of two men, one of whom Allah gave two gardens of grapes, surrounded with palm trees and cultivated with crops throughout. All of the trees and plants were abundantly fruitful, providing readily accessible, good quality produce.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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