سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 42
وَأُحِيطَ بِثَمَرِهِۦ فَأَصْبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَنفَقَ فِيهَا وَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَيَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّىٓ أَحَدًا ﴿42﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So his fruits were encircled (with ruin). And he remained clapping his hands (with sorrow) over what he had spent upon it, while it was all destroyed on its trellises, and he could only say: "Would that I had ascribed no partners to my Lord!" [Tafsir Ibn Kathîr]
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأُحِيطَ
wa-uḥīṭa
And were surrounded
بِثَمَرِهِۦ
bithamarihi
his fruits
فَأَصْبَحَ
fa-aṣbaḥa
so he began
يُقَلِّبُ
yuqallibu
twisting
كَفَّيْهِ
kaffayhi
his hands
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
مَآ
mā
what
أَنفَقَ
anfaqa
he (had) spent
فِيهَا
fīhā
on it
وَهِىَ
wahiya
while it (had)
خَاوِيَةٌ
khāwiyatun
collapsed
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
عُرُوشِهَا
ʿurūshihā
its trellises
وَيَقُولُ
wayaqūlu
and he said
يَـٰلَيْتَنِى
yālaytanī
Oh! I wish
لَمْ
lam
I had not associated
أُشْرِكْ
ush'rik
I had not associated
بِرَبِّىٓ
birabbī
with my Lord
أَحَدًۭا
aḥadan
anyone
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.
42. 1 This is an allusion to destruction and annihilation. That is, the entire garden was destroyed.
42. 2 That is, he began to regret the expenses incurred on the construction, improvement, and cultivation of the garden. "Rubbing hands" is an allusion to regret.
42. 3 That is, all the trellises and roofs on which the grapevines were spread fell to the ground, and the entire grape harvest was ruined.
42. 4 Now he realized that associating anyone with Allah, benefiting from His blessings while denying His commands, and rebelling against Him in any way is not befitting for a human being. But now, there was no benefit in feeling regret and sorrow; what use is repentance after the birds have already eaten the crop?
42. 2 That is, he began to regret the expenses incurred on the construction, improvement, and cultivation of the garden. "Rubbing hands" is an allusion to regret.
42. 3 That is, all the trellises and roofs on which the grapevines were spread fell to the ground, and the entire grape harvest was ruined.
42. 4 Now he realized that associating anyone with Allah, benefiting from His blessings while denying His commands, and rebelling against Him in any way is not befitting for a human being. But now, there was no benefit in feeling regret and sorrow; what use is repentance after the birds have already eaten the crop?
