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Quran 18:32

Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), verse 32 of 110 · Juz 15

وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلًا رَّجُلَيْنِ جَعَلْنَا لِأَحَدِهِمَا جَنَّتَيْنِ مِنْ أَعْنَـٰبٍ وَحَفَفْنَـٰهُمَا بِنَخْلٍ وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمَا زَرْعًا

Translations of Quran 18:32
EnglishTalal Itani

And cite for them the parable of two men. To one of them We gave two gardens of vine, and We surrounded them with palm-trees, and We placed between them crops.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Coin for them a similitude: Two men, unto one of whom We had assigned two gardens of grapes, and We had surrounded both with date-palms and had put between them tillage.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ve onlara iki adamı temsil getir: birine her türlü üzümden iki bağ vermişiz ve ikisinin de etrafını hurmalarla donatmışız ikisinin arasına da bir ekinlik yapmışız

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Verses 32–33 are translated together in this edition.

Propose-leur en parabole ces deux hommes : à l’un d’eux nous donnâmes deux jardins plantés de vignes ; nous entourâmes ces jardins de palmiers, et entre les deux nous plaçâmes des champs ensemencés. Les deux jardins portèrent des fruits et ne furent point stériles.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 32–33 are translated together in this edition.

Stel hun als een vergelijking twee menschen voor, van welke wij aan een twee wijngaarden hebben geschonken en welke wij met palmboomen hebben omringd, terwijl wij koorn tusschen die beiden hebben doen opgroeien. Ieder der tuinen bracht elk jaargetijde zijne vruchten voort, en zij waren niet onvruchtbaar.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 32–33 are translated together in this edition.

Proponi loro in parabola quei due uomini: Ad uno di essi demmo due giardini piantati di viti; circondammo questi giardini di alberi di palme, e fra due giardini ponemmo dei campi seminati. Ambedue i giardini produssero frutta, e non furono sterili.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.