Surah Al-Kahf 18:81 — translation and meaning
الكهف · Verse 81 / 110 · Page 302
فَأَرَدْنَا أَن يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكَاةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا
Word by Word
فَأَرَدْنَا
fa-aradna
So we intended
أَن
an
that
يُبْدِلَهُمَا
yub'dilahuma
would change for them
رَبُّهُمَا
rabbuhuma
their Lord
خَيْرًا
khayran
a better
مِّنْهُ
min'hu
than him
زَكَاةً
zakatan
(in) purity
وَأَقْرَبَ
wa-aqraba
and nearer
رُحْمًا
ruh'man
(in) affection
Transliteration
Faradnaa any yubdila humaa Rabbuhumaa khairam minhu zakaatanw wa aqraba ruhmaa
Translation
So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better than him in purity and nearer to mercy.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
So I wanted Allah to replace them with a child better than him in religion, piety and purity from sins, and more merciful to his parents.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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