Surah Al Kahf Ayat 42-43-44 Translation Tafseer

Para 15 - سُبْحٰنَ الَّذِیْۤ

سورة الكهف

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

18.42-43-44

وَ اُحِیْطَ بِثَمَرِهٖ فَاَصْبَحَ یُقَلِّبُ كَفَّیْهِ عَلٰى مَاۤ اَنْفَقَ فِیْهَا وَ هِیَ خَاوِیَةٌ عَلٰى عُرُوْشِهَا وَ یَقُوْلُ یٰلَیْتَنِیْ لَمْ اُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّیْۤ اَحَدًا(42) وَ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَّهٗ فِئَةٌ یَّنْصُرُوْنَهٗ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ وَ مَا كَانَ مُنْتَصِرًاﭤ(43) هُنَالِكَ الْوَلَایَةُ لِلّٰهِ الْحَقِّؕ-هُوَ خَیْرٌ ثَوَابًا وَّ خَیْرٌ عُقْبًا۠ (44)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

And his produce was overcome ˹by calamity˺, so he began rubbing his palms together in sorrow for what he had invested on it, while it had fallen upon its trellises. He cried, “Alas! I ˹wish˺ I had not ascribed a partner to my Lord[1].” And there was no group to help him other than Allah, and he himself was incapable of revenge. From this it is known that supreme authority only belongs to Allah, the True;[1]He is the Best in bestowing reward and the Best in granting ˹a good˺ outcome.

Commentary

[1]

Calamity descended upon the disbeliever’s garden, and along with the garden, all of his other wealth, provisions, and fruit were ruined, and the garden became totally barren. He was overcome by regret as despite spending his wealth upon the maintenance of the garden, it had been destroyed. In this state, he recalled the advice of the believer and understood that this was a result of his disbelief and rebelliousness, whereupon, he said, “Would that I had not ascribed a partner to my Lord.”

[2]

Here, the moral of this account is mentioned; from this we come to know that in such a situation, we realise that all authority is within the power of Allah Almighty; if He wills, He may make a garden abundant with fruits, and if He wills, He may destroy everything in an instant.