Surah Al-Kahf, ayah 82
وَأَمَّا ٱلْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَـٰمَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُۥ كَنزٌ لَّهُمَا وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَـٰلِحًا فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ أَن يَبْلُغَآ أَشُدَّهُمَا وَيَسْتَخْرِجَا كَنزَهُمَا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ وَمَا فَعَلْتُهُۥ عَنْ أَمْرِى ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَأْوِيلُ مَا لَمْ تَسْطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا
And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and there was beneath it a treasure for them, and their father had been righteous. So your Lord intended that they reach maturity and extract their treasure, as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of my own accord. That is the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience."
Word by word
- وَأَمَّاwa-ammāAnd as for
- ٱلْجِدَارُl-jidāruthe wall
- فَكَانَfakānait was
- لِغُلَـٰمَيْنِlighulāmaynifor two orphan boys
- يَتِيمَيْنِyatīmaynifor two orphan boys
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْمَدِينَةِl-madīnatithe town
- وَكَانَwakānaand was
- تَحْتَهُۥtaḥtahuunderneath it
- كَنزٌۭkanzuna treasure
- لَّهُمَاlahumāfor them
- وَكَانَwakānaand was
- أَبُوهُمَاabūhumātheir father
- صَـٰلِحًۭاṣāliḥanrighteous
- فَأَرَادَfa-arādaSo intended
- رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
- أَنanthat
- يَبْلُغَآyablughāthey reach
- أَشُدَّهُمَاashuddahumātheir maturity
- وَيَسْتَخْرِجَاwayastakhrijāand bring forth
- كَنزَهُمَاkanzahumātheir treasure
- رَحْمَةًۭraḥmatan(as) a mercy
- مِّنminfrom
- رَّبِّكَ ۚrabbikayour Lord
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- فَعَلْتُهُۥfaʿaltuhuI did it
- عَنْʿanon
- أَمْرِى ۚamrīmy (own) accord
- ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
- تَأْوِيلُtawīlu(is the) interpretation
- مَاmā(of) what
- لَمْlamnot
- تَسْطِعtasṭiʿyou were able
- عَّلَيْهِʿalayhion it
- صَبْرًۭاṣabran(to have) patience
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