سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 80
وَأَمَّا ٱلْغُلَـٰمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَآ أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَـٰنًا وَكُفْرًا ﴿80﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared lest he should oppress them by rebellion and disbelief.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَمَّا
wa-ammā
And as for
ٱلْغُلَـٰمُ
l-ghulāmu
the boy
فَكَانَ
fakāna
his parents were
أَبَوَاهُ
abawāhu
his parents were
مُؤْمِنَيْنِ
mu'minayni
believers
فَخَشِينَآ
fakhashīnā
and we feared
أَن
an
that
يُرْهِقَهُمَا
yur'hiqahumā
he would overburden them
طُغْيَـٰنًۭا
ṭugh'yānan
(by) transgression
وَكُفْرًۭا
wakuf'ran
and disbelief
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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80. And as for the boy, his parents were believers. We feared that he would trouble them through rebellion and disbelief [68].
[68] That is, the boy was very handsome, and I had knowledge (from Allah Almighty) that he would choose the path of misguidance, and since his parents loved him immensely, it was quite possible that he would also cause his parents, who were true servants of Allah, to be ruined along with himself. Therefore, the wisdom of Allah Almighty required that the boy's life be ended.
[68] That is, the boy was very handsome, and I had knowledge (from Allah Almighty) that he would choose the path of misguidance, and since his parents loved him immensely, it was quite possible that he would also cause his parents, who were true servants of Allah, to be ruined along with himself. Therefore, the wisdom of Allah Almighty required that the boy's life be ended.
