Surah Al-Kahf 18:35 — translation and meaning

الكهف · Verse 35 / 110 · Page 298

وَدَخَلَ جَنَّتَهُ وَهُوَ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِ قَالَ مَا أَظُنُّ أَن تَبِيدَ هَذِهِ أَبَدًا

Word by Word

وَدَخَلَ
wadakhala
And he entered
جَنَّتَهُ
jannatahu
his garden
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while he
ظَالِمٌ
zalimun
(was) unjust
لِّنَفْسِهِ
linafsihi
to himself
قَالَ
qala
He said
مَا
ma
Not
أَظُنُّ
azunnu
I think
أَن
an
that
تَبِيدَ
tabida
will perish
هَذِهِ
hadhihi
this
أَبَدًا
abadan
ever

Transliteration

Wa dakhala jannatahoo wa huwa zaalimul linafsihee qaala maaa azunnu an tabeeda haaziheee abadaa

Translation

And he entered his garden while he was unjust to himself. He said, "I do not think that this will perish - ever.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The disbeliever entered his garden along with the believer to show it to him, whilst he was wronging himself by his disbelief and conceit. The disbeliever said: I do not think that this garden that you see will ever perish, because I have taken all measures for its survival.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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