سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 36
وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةً وَلَئِن رُّدِدتُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى لَأَجِدَنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهَا مُنقَلَبًا ﴿36﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And I think not the Hour will ever come, and if indeed I am brought back to my Lord, (on the Day of Resurrection), I surely shall find better than this when I return to Him."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أَظُنُّ
aẓunnu
I think
ٱلسَّاعَةَ
l-sāʿata
the Hour
قَآئِمَةًۭ
qāimatan
will occur
وَلَئِن
wala-in
And if
رُّدِدتُّ
rudidttu
I am brought back
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
رَبِّى
rabbī
my Lord
لَأَجِدَنَّ
la-ajidanna
I will surely find
خَيْرًۭا
khayran
better
مِّنْهَا
min'hā
than this
مُنقَلَبًۭا
munqalaban
(as) a return
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.
36. 1. That disbeliever was not only afflicted with conceit and arrogance, but his intoxication and his beautiful and long hopes for the future made him completely heedless of Allah’s grasp and the process of punishment. Moreover, he denied the very Day of Resurrection, and then, displaying mockery, said that even if the Resurrection were to occur, a good end would still be my destiny. Those whose disbelief and rebellion exceed all bounds, intoxicated with self-conceit, make such arrogant claims. As Allah Almighty has said elsewhere: ولئن رجعت الی ربی ان لی عندہ للحسنی. Ha Mim As-Sajdah. If I am returned to my Lord, there will surely be good things for me there. افرءیت الذی کفر بایتنا وقال لاوتین مالا وولدا. Maryam. Have you seen the one who disbelieved in Our signs and claimed that in the Hereafter he will be granted wealth and children?
