The Holy Quran 18:42 — Surah Al-Kahf

Arabic text

وَأُحِيطَ بِثَمَرِهِۦ فَأَصْبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَنفَقَ فِيهَا وَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَيَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّىٓ أَحَدًا

Translation

So his fruit (all his wealth) was engulfed (destroyed by a disaster) and he began to wring his hands (in sorrow) for what he had invested in it. They (the vineyards) had collapsed on their trellises and he said, "If only I had not ascribed any partner to my Rabb!"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, he was left wringing his hands in regret. The destruction of the garden and its means: Shah [Abd al-Qadir] ﵀ writes: “In the end, what happened to his garden was exactly what had come from the tongue of that righteous man: at night a heavenly calamity came in the form of fire, and everything burned into a heap.

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