Surah Al-Kahf 18:36 — translation and meaning

الكهف · Verse 36 / 110 · Page 298

وَمَا أَظُنُّ السَّاعَةَ قَائِمَةً وَلَئِن رُّدِدتُّ إِلَى رَبِّي لَأَجِدَنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهَا مُنقَلَبًا

Word by Word

وَمَا
wama
And not
أَظُنُّ
azunnu
I think
السَّاعَةَ
al-sa'ata
the Hour
قَائِمَةً
qaimatan
will occur
وَلَئِن
wala-in
And if
رُّدِدتُّ
rudidttu
I am brought back
إِلَى
ila
to
رَبِّي
rabbi
my Lord
لَأَجِدَنَّ
la-ajidanna
I will surely find
خَيْرًا
khayran
better
مِّنْهَا
min'ha
than this
مُنقَلَبًا
munqalaban
(as) a return

Transliteration

Wa maaa azunnus Saa'ata qaaa'imatanw wa la'ir rudittu ilaa Rabbee la ajidanna khairam minhaa munqalabaa

Translation

And I do not think the Hour will occur. And even if I should be brought back to my Lord, I will surely find better than this as a return."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

I also do not think that the rising will occur. Life will simply continue. If it does occur and I happened to be resurrected and be returned to my Lord, then I will find that what I will go back to after resurrection will be better than this garden of mine. My being rich in this world means that I will be rich after resurrection as well.

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

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