surah Kahf aya 81 , English translation of the meaning Ayah.
﴿فَأَرَدْنَا أَن يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكَاةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا﴾
[ الكهف: 81]
18:81 So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better than him in purity and nearer to mercy.
Tafsir Ibn Katheer in EnglishSo I wanted Allah to replace them with a child better than him in religion, piety and purity from sins, and more merciful to his parents.
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
"So we intended that their Lord should change him for them for one better in righteousness and near to mercy.
phonetic Transliteration
Faaradna an yubdilahuma rabbuhuma khayran minhu zakatan waaqraba ruhman
Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Translation
"So we desired that their Lord would give them in exchange (a son) better in purity (of conduct) and closer in affection.
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
"So we intended that their Lord should exchange him for them for one better in righteousness and nearer to mercy."
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18:81 So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better translate in arabic
فأردنا أن يبدلهما ربهما خيرا منه زكاة وأقرب رحما
سورة: الكهف - آية: ( 81 ) - جزء: ( 16 ) - صفحة: ( 302 )Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
We decided, -Allah decrees and I am the instrument- to replace him by another child who would be a symbol of faith and stands manifest of kindness and mercy
Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(18:81) Therefore we, wished that in his stead their Lord may grant them another child who may be more righteous and filial.
So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better meaning
So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better meaning in Urdu
اس لیے ہم نے چاہا کہ ان کا رب اس کے بدلے ان کو ایسی اولاد دے جو اخلاق میں بھی اس سے بہتر ہو اور جس سے صلہ رحمی بھی زیادہ متوقع ہو
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