Surah Al-Kahf (الكهف) • The Cave

Quran 18:39

18:39

وَلَوْلَآ إِذْ دَخَلْتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلْتَ مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ إِن تَرَنِ أَنَا۠ أَقَلَّ مِنكَ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا

walawlā idh dakhalta jannataka qul'ta mā shāa l-lahu lā quwwata illā bil-lahi in tarani anā aqalla minka mālan wawaladan

And why did you, when you entered your garden, not say, 'What Allāh willed [has occurred]; there is no power except in Allāh'? Although you see me less than you in wealth and children,

— Saheeh International

If only, when you entered your garden, you had said, “This is God’s will. There is no power not [given] by God.” Although you see I have less wealth and offspring than you,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

"It was better for you to say, when you entered your garden: ‘That which Allâh wills (will come to pass)! There is no power but with Allâh!’ If you see me less than you in wealth, and children,

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَلَوْلَآwalawlāAnd why (did you) not
إِذْidhwhen
دَخَلْتَdakhaltayou entered
جَنَّتَكَjannatakayour garden
قُلْتَqul'tasay
مَاmāWhat
شَآءَshāawills
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
لَاlā(there is) no
قُوَّةَquwwatapower
إِلَّاillāexcept
بِٱللَّهِۚbil-lahiwith Allah
إِنinIf
تَرَنِtaraniyou see me
أَنَا۠anā(me)
أَقَلَّaqallalesser
مِنكَminkathan you
مَالًۭاmālan(in) wealth
وَوَلَدًۭاwawaladanand children