سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 34
وَكَانَ لَهُۥ ثَمَرٌ فَقَالَ لِصَـٰحِبِهِۦ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ أَنَا۠ أَكْثَرُ مِنكَ مَالًا وَأَعَزُّ نَفَرًا ﴿34﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And he had property (or fruit) and he said to his companion, in the course of mutual talk: "I am more than you in wealth and stronger in respect of men." (Tafsir Al-Qurtubî).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَانَ
wakāna
And was
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
ثَمَرٌۭ
thamarun
fruit
فَقَالَ
faqāla
so he said
لِصَـٰحِبِهِۦ
liṣāḥibihi
to his companion
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while he
يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ
yuḥāwiruhu
(was) talking with him
أَنَا۠
anā
I am
أَكْثَرُ
aktharu
greater
مِنكَ
minka
than you
مَالًۭا
mālan
(in) wealth
وَأَعَزُّ
wa-aʿazzu
and stronger
نَفَرًۭا
nafaran
(in) men
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
34. 1 That is, the owner of the gardens, who was a disbeliever, said to his companions who was a believer. 34. 2 By نَفَر (group) is meant children and servants.
