Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 81 (18:81)

ٱلْكَهْف

فَأَرَدْنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكَوٰةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا

Quran 18:81 is ayah 81 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 302 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:81
فَأَرَدْنَآأَنيُبْدِلَهُمَارَبُّهُمَاخَيْرًامِّنْهُزَكَوٰةًوَأَقْرَبَرُحْمًا٨١
fa-aradnā an yub'dilahumā rabbuhumā khayran min'hu zakatan wa-aqraba ruḥ'man

So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better than him in purity and nearer to mercy.(81)

Word by word

  1. فَأَرَدْنَآfa-aradnāSo we intended
  2. أَنanthat
  3. يُبْدِلَهُمَاyub'dilahumāwould change for them
  4. رَبُّهُمَاrabbuhumātheir Lord
  5. خَيْرًاkhayrana better
  6. مِّنْهُmin'huthan him
  7. زَكَوٰةًzakatan(in) purity
  8. وَأَقْرَبَwa-aqrabaand nearer
  9. رُحْمًاruḥ'man(in) affection

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