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 Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
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