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Al-Kahf (The Cave)

Verse 39of 110

وَلَوْلَآ إِذْ دَخَلْتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلْتَ مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ إِن تَرَنِ أَنَا۠ أَقَلَّ مِنكَ مَالًۭا وَوَلَدًۭا﴿٣٩

Translation (Sahih International)

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,

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَوْلَآwalawlāAnd why (did you) not
إِذْidhwhen
دَخَلْتَdakhaltayou entered
جَنَّتَكَjannatakayour garden
قُلْتَqul'tasay
مَاWhat
شَآءَshāawills
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
لَا(there is) no
قُوَّةَquwwatapower
إِلَّاillāexcept
بِٱللَّهِ ۚbil-lahiwith Allah
إِنinIf
تَرَنِtaraniyou see me
أَنَا۠anā(me)
أَقَلَّaqallalesser
مِنكَminkathan you
مَالًۭاmālan(in) wealth
وَوَلَدًۭاwawaladanand children

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Response of the Poor BelieverAllah tells us how the rich man's believing companion replied to him, warning and rebuking him for his disbelief in Allah and allowing himself to be deceived.أَكَفَرْتَ بِالَّذِى خَلَقَكَ مِن تُرَابٍ(Do you disbelieve in Him Who created you out of dust...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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