Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 42·Makkī

42

عَلَىٰ مَآ فِيهَا وَهِىَ عَلَىٰ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ ﴿٤٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And his fruits were encompassed [by ruin], so he began to turn his hands about [in dismay] over what he had spent on it, while it had collapsed upon its trellises, and said, "Oh, I wish I had not associated with my Lord anyone."

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)also covers 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46

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خداوند در ید ۷ همین سوره به این حقیقت اشاره کرده که آنجچه بر روی زمین زینت قرار داده شده» همه اسباب و وسایلی برای امتحان انسان‌ها است تا روشن شود که عمل کدام‌یک از آنها بهتر است و البته این زرق و برق‌ها پس از مدتی نابود می‌شود و چیزی از آن باقی نخواهد ماند. این آیات» توضیحی برای مطلب أَیةُ ۷ است؛ بدین صورت که خداوند با دو مشال زیبا (مثال آن دو مرد و مثال أَیةُ ۴۵)» حقیقت آنچه را که انسان در زندگی دنیایی‌اش از ثروت و فرزند به دست می‌آوردء بیان می کند و توضیح می‌دهد که این زینت‌های زندگی و زیورهای فریب‌دهنده که به زودی از بین می روندء چگونه انسان را از یاد خدا غافل و او را به خود سرگرم کرده دل او را بندةٌ خود می‌کند؛ به گونه‌ای که انسان خیال می‌کند که واقعاً مالک آنهاست؛ تا این که ناگهان بلایی از جانب خداوند فرود آید و آن زندگی باشکوه از بین رود و برای آدمی جز خاطره‌ای که پس از بیداری از خواب به یاد می‌ماند, چیزی باقی نماند.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 12 roots in 12 of 19 words

Rarest here: خ-و-ي 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 20 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī12
  • Light rāʾ4
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

19 words · 78 letters · āyah 42 of 110

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

    Then he considered [again];

  • أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ

    Woe to you, and woe!

  • وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ

    But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."

  • وَدَخَلَ جَنَّتَهُۥ وَهُوَ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ قَالَ مَآ أَظُنُّ أَن تَبِيدَ هَٰذِهِۦٓ أَبَدًا

    And he entered his garden while he was unjust to himself. He said, "I do not think that this will perish - ever.

  • لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ

    If not that a favor from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.

  • تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:42?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:42 include Quran 74:21 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), Quran 75:34 (Surah Al-Qiyaama), Quran 89:16 (Surah Al-Fajr), and Quran 18:35 (Surah Al-Kahf). For example, 74:21 reads: “Then he considered [again];” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 18:42 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:42 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “And his fruits were encompassed [by ruin], so he began to turn his hands about [in dismay] over what he had spent on it, while it had collapsed upon its trellises, and said, "Oh, I wish I had not associated with my Lord anyone."”

Which surah is verse 18:42 in?

Quran 18:42 is āyah 42 of Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), chapter 18 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 110 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 18:42?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 18:42 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 18:42?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:42 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.