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Quran 18:40

Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), verse 40 of 110 · Juz 15

فَعَسَىٰ رَبِّىٓ أَن يُؤْتِيَنِ خَيْرًا مِّن جَنَّتِكَ وَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهَا حُسْبَانًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَتُصْبِحَ صَعِيدًا زَلَقًا

Translations of Quran 18:40
EnglishTalal Itani

Perhaps my Lord will give me something better than your garden, and release upon it thunderbolts from the sky, so it becomes barren waste.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Yet it may be that my Lord will give me better than thy garden, and will send on it a bolt from heaven, and some morning it will be a smooth hillside,

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

ne bilirsin belki rabbım bana senin bağından daha hayırlısını verir, seninkinin üzerine de Semadan bir afet indiriverir de yalçın bir toprak olakalır

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Il se peut que Dieu m’accorde quelque chose qui vaudra mieux que ton jardin ; il enverra quelques traits du ciel, et tu sera un beau matin réduit en poussière stérile.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Is mijn Heer wel in staat mij een beter geschenk dan uw tuin te geven; hij zal eenige pijlen van den hemel daartegen afzenden, zoodat die onvruchtbaar stof worde.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Forse Dio m’accorderà qualche cosa che valerà più del tuo giardino; farà cadere dei fulmini dal cielo, ed un bel giorno sarai ridotto in sterile polve.

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