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وَٱضْرِبْand set forth لَهُمto them مَّثَلًاthe example رَّجُلَيْنِof two men: جَعَلْنَاwe provided لِأَحَدِهِمَاfor one of them جَنَّتَيْنِtwo gardens مِنْof أَعْنَٰبٍgrapes وَحَفَفْنَٰهُمَاand we bordered them بِنَخْلٍwith date palms وَجَعَلْنَاand we placed بَيْنَهُمَاbetween both of them زَرْعًاcrops۝٣٢ Āyah 32

كِلْتَاeach ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ(of) the two gardens ءَاتَتْbrought forth أُكُلَهَاits produce وَلَمْand not تَظْلِمdid wrong مِّنْهُof it شَيْـًٔاanything وَفَجَّرْنَاand we caused to gush خِلَٰلَهُمَاwithin them نَهَرًاa river۝٣٣ Āyah 33

وَكَانَand was لَهُۥfor him ثَمَرٌfruit فَقَالَso he said لِصَٰحِبِهِۦto his companion وَهُوَwhile he يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ(was) talking with him أَنَا۠i am أَكْثَرُgreater مِنكَthan you مَالًا(in) wealth وَأَعَزُّand stronger نَفَرًا(in) men۝٣٤ Āyah 34

وَدَخَلَand he entered جَنَّتَهُۥhis garden وَهُوَwhile he ظَالِمٌ(was) unjust لِّنَفْسِهِۦto himself قَالَhe said مَآnot أَظُنُّi think أَنthat تَبِيدَwill perish هَٰذِهِۦٓthis أَبَدًاever۝٣٥ Āyah 35

وَمَآand not أَظُنُّi think ٱلسَّاعَةَthe hour قَآئِمَةًwill occur وَلَئِنand if رُّدِدتُّi am bought back إِلَىٰto رَبِّىmy lord لَأَجِدَنَّi will surely find خَيْرًاbetter مِّنْهَاthan this مُنقَلَبًا(as) a return۝٣٦ Āyah 36

قَالَsaid لَهُۥto him صَاحِبُهُۥhis companion وَهُوَwhile he يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓwas talking to him أَكَفَرْتَdo you disbelieve بِٱلَّذِىin خَلَقَكَcreated you مِنfrom تُرَابٍdust ثُمَّthen مِنfrom نُّطْفَةٍa minute quantity of ثُمَّthen سَوَّىٰكَfashioned you رَجُلًا(into) a man۝٣٧ Āyah 37

لَّٰكِنَّا۠but as for me هُوَhe ٱللَّهُ(is) allah رَبِّىmy lord وَلَآand not أُشْرِكُi associate بِرَبِّىٓwith my lord أَحَدًاanyone۝٣٨ Āyah 38

وَلَوْلَآand why (did you) not إِذْwhen دَخَلْتَyou entered جَنَّتَكَyour garden قُلْتَsay مَاwhat شَآءَallah wills; ٱللَّهُallah wills; لَا(there is) no قُوَّةَpower إِلَّاexcept بِٱللَّهِwith allah إِنif تَرَنِyou see أَنَا۠me أَقَلَّlesser مِنكَthan you مَالًا(in) wealth وَوَلَدًاand children۝٣٩ Āyah 39

فَعَسَىٰit may be رَبِّىٓthat my lord أَنthat my lord يُؤْتِيَنِwill give me خَيْرًاbetter مِّنthan جَنَّتِكَyour garden وَيُرْسِلَand will send عَلَيْهَاupon it حُسْبَانًاa calamity مِّنَfrom ٱلسَّمَآءِthe sky فَتُصْبِحَthen it will become صَعِيدًاground زَلَقًاslippery۝٤٠ Āyah 40

أَوْor يُصْبِحَwill become مَآؤُهَاits water غَوْرًاsunken فَلَنso never تَسْتَطِيعَyou will be able لَهُۥto find it طَلَبًاto find it۝٤١ Āyah 41

وَأُحِيطَand were surrounded بِثَمَرِهِۦhis fruits فَأَصْبَحَso he began يُقَلِّبُtwisting كَفَّيْهِhis hands عَلَىٰover مَآwhat أَنفَقَhe (had) spent فِيهَاon it وَهِىَwhile it (had) خَاوِيَةٌcollapsed عَلَىٰon عُرُوشِهَاits trellises وَيَقُولُand he said يَٰلَيْتَنِىoh i wish لَمْi had not associated أُشْرِكْi had not associated بِرَبِّىٓwith my lord أَحَدًاanyone۝٤٢ Āyah 42

وَلَمْand not تَكُنwas لَّهُۥfor him فِئَةٌa group يَنصُرُونَهُۥ(to) help him مِنother than دُونِother than ٱللَّهِallah وَمَاand not كَانَwas مُنتَصِرًا(he) supported۝٤٣ Āyah 43

هُنَالِكَthere ٱلْوَلَٰيَةُthe protection لِلَّهِ(is) from allah ٱلْحَقِّthe true هُوَhe خَيْرٌ(is the) best ثَوَابًا(to) reward وَخَيْرٌand (the) best عُقْبًا(for) the final end۝٤٤ Āyah 44