Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 39 (18:39)

ٱلْكَهْف

وَلَوْلَآ إِذْ دَخَلْتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلْتَ مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ إِن تَرَنِ …

Quran 18:39 is ayah 39 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 298 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:39
وَلَوْلَآإِذْدَخَلْتَجَنَّتَكَقُلْتَمَاشَآءَٱللَّهُلَاقُوَّةَإِلَّابِٱللَّهِ ۚإِنتَرَنِأَنَا۠أَقَلَّمِنكَمَالًاوَوَلَدًا٣٩
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,(39)

Word by word

  1. وَلَوْلَآwalawlāAnd why (did you) not
  2. إِذْidhwhen
  3. دَخَلْتَdakhaltayou entered
  4. جَنَّتَكَjannatakayour garden
  5. قُلْتَqul'tasay
  6. مَاmāWhat
  7. شَآءَshāawills
  8. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  9. لَاlā(there is) no
  10. قُوَّةَquwwatapower
  11. إِلَّاillāexcept
  12. بِٱللَّهِ ۚbil-lahiwith Allah
  13. إِنinIf
  14. تَرَنِtaraniyou see me
  15. أَنَا۠anā(me)
  16. أَقَلَّaqallalesser
  17. مِنكَminkathan you
  18. مَالًاmālan(in) wealth
  19. وَوَلَدًاwawaladanand children

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