سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 40
فَعَسَىٰ رَبِّىٓ أَن يُؤْتِيَنِ خَيْرًا مِّن جَنَّتِكَ وَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهَا حُسْبَانًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَتُصْبِحَ صَعِيدًا زَلَقًا ﴿40﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"It may be that my Lord will give me something better than your garden, and will send on it Husbân (torment, bolt) from the sky, then it will be a barren slippery earth.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَعَسَىٰ
faʿasā
It may be
رَبِّىٓ
rabbī
that my Lord
أَن
an
that my Lord
يُؤْتِيَنِ
yu'tiyani
will give me
خَيْرًۭا
khayran
better
مِّن
min
than
جَنَّتِكَ
jannatika
your garden
وَيُرْسِلَ
wayur'sila
and will send
عَلَيْهَا
ʿalayhā
upon it
حُسْبَانًۭا
ḥus'bānan
a calamity
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
فَتُصْبِحَ
fatuṣ'biḥa
then it will become
صَعِيدًۭا
ṣaʿīdan
ground
زَلَقًا
zalaqan
slippery
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.
40. 1 In this world or in the Hereafter. Or in both the world and the Hereafter.
40. 2 حَسْبَان, on the pattern of غُفْرَان. It is from حساب, meaning such a punishment that comes as a result of someone's deeds. That is, He may call to account through a heavenly punishment. And this place, which is now a lush and flourishing garden, may become a barren and plain field.
40. 2 حَسْبَان, on the pattern of غُفْرَان. It is from حساب, meaning such a punishment that comes as a result of someone's deeds. That is, He may call to account through a heavenly punishment. And this place, which is now a lush and flourishing garden, may become a barren and plain field.
