سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 266
أَيَوَدُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن تَكُونَ لَهُۥ جَنَّةٌ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ وَأَعْنَابٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ لَهُۥ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ وَأَصَابَهُ ٱلْكِبَرُ وَلَهُۥ ذُرِّيَّةٌ ضُعَفَآءُ فَأَصَابَهَآ إِعْصَارٌ فِيهِ نَارٌ فَٱحْتَرَقَتْ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴿266﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Would any of you wish to have a garden with date-palms and vines, with rivers flowing underneath, and all kinds of fruits for him therein, while he is striken with old age, and his children are weak (not able to look after themselves), then it is struck with a fiery whirlwind, so that it is burnt? Thus does Allâh make clear His Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses) to you that you may give thought.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَيَوَدُّ
ayawaddu
Would like
أَحَدُكُمْ
aḥadukum
any of you
أَن
an
that
تَكُونَ
takūna
it be
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
جَنَّةٌۭ
jannatun
a garden
مِّن
min
of
نَّخِيلٍۢ
nakhīlin
date-palms
وَأَعْنَابٍۢ
wa-aʿnābin
and grapevines
تَجْرِى
tajrī
flowing
مِن
min
[from]
تَحْتِهَا
taḥtihā
underneath it
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ
l-anhāru
the rivers
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
مِن
min
of
كُلِّ
kulli
all (kinds)
ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ
l-thamarāti
(of) [the] fruits
وَأَصَابَهُ
wa-aṣābahu
and strikes him
ٱلْكِبَرُ
l-kibaru
[the] old age
وَلَهُۥ
walahu
and [for] his
ذُرِّيَّةٌۭ
dhurriyyatun
children
ضُعَفَآءُ
ḍuʿafāu
(are) weak
فَأَصَابَهَآ
fa-aṣābahā
then falls on it
إِعْصَارٌۭ
iʿ'ṣārun
whirlwind
فِيهِ
fīhi
in it
نَارٌۭ
nārun
(is) fire
فَٱحْتَرَقَتْ ۗ
fa-iḥ'taraqat
then it is burnt
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
يُبَيِّنُ
yubayyinu
makes clear
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
لَكُمُ
lakumu
for you
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ
l-āyāti
(His) Signs
لَعَلَّكُمْ
laʿallakum
so that you may
تَتَفَكَّرُونَ
tatafakkarūna
ponder
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 266) ➊ { اَيَوَدُّ اَحَدُكُمْ اَنْ تَكُوْنَ لَهٗ جَنَّةٌ …: } That is, when a garden burns down in old age, neither does he himself have enough strength to plant the garden again, nor is his offspring capable of helping him; similarly, a hypocrite gives charity but does so with show-off, so on the Day of Resurrection, which will be a time of utmost need, his reward will be lost, and at that time there will be no opportunity to do good deeds again to earn reward. In Sahih Bukhari, another interpretation of this has come from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), which was supported by Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Its summary is that this example is of a person who does righteous deeds all his life, but at the end of his life his character changes and instead of good deeds, he starts doing evil deeds. In this way, he ruins his previous good deeds as well, and on the Day of Resurrection, which will be a time of great distress, those good deeds will be of no use to him, and at that critical moment, his deeds will betray him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A servant acts like the people of Paradise in the eyes of the people, though he is from the people of Hell, and sometimes a servant acts like the people of Hell in the eyes of the people, though he is from the people of Paradise, and the outcome of deeds depends on the last deeds." [بخاری، الرقاق، باب الأعمال بالخواتیم … : ۶۴۹۳، عن سہل بن سعد رضی اللہ عنہ ]
➋ In { ”مِنْ كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِ“ }, due to { ”مِنْ“ } (tab‘īḍiyyah) and { ”كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِ“ }, it has been translated as "some of every kind of fruit."
➋ In { ”مِنْ كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِ“ }, due to { ”مِنْ“ } (tab‘īḍiyyah) and { ”كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِ“ }, it has been translated as "some of every kind of fruit."
