Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 36 (18:36)

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وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةً وَلَئِن رُّدِدتُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى لَأَجِدَنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهَا …

Quran 18:36 is ayah 36 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 298 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:36
وَمَآأَظُنُّٱلسَّاعَةَقَآئِمَةًوَلَئِنرُّدِدتُّإِلَىٰرَبِّىلَأَجِدَنَّخَيْرًامِّنْهَامُنقَلَبًا٣٦
wamā aẓunnu l-sāʿata qāimatan wala-in rudidttu ilā rabbī la-ajidanna khayran min'hā munqalaban

And I do not think the Hour will occur. And even if I should be brought back to my Lord, I will surely find better than this as a return."(36)

Word by word

  1. وَمَآwamāAnd not
  2. أَظُنُّaẓunnuI think
  3. ٱلسَّاعَةَl-sāʿatathe Hour
  4. قَآئِمَةًqāimatanwill occur
  5. وَلَئِنwala-inAnd if
  6. رُّدِدتُّrudidttuI am brought back
  7. إِلَىٰilāto
  8. رَبِّىrabbīmy Lord
  9. لَأَجِدَنَّla-ajidannaI will surely find
  10. خَيْرًاkhayranbetter
  11. مِّنْهَاmin'hāthan this
  12. مُنقَلَبًاmunqalaban(as) a return

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