Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 18 Al-Kahf, Ayat 34-36
وَكَانَ لَهٗ ثَمَرٌ ۚ فَقَالَ لِصَاحِبِهٖ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهٗۤ اَنَا اَكۡثَرُ مِنۡكَ مَالًا وَّاَعَزُّ نَفَرًا
﴿18:34﴾
وَدَخَلَ جَنَّتَهٗ وَهُوَ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفۡسِهٖ ۚ قَالَ مَاۤ اَظُنُّ اَنۡ تَبِيۡدَ هٰذِهٖۤ اَبَدًا ۙ
﴿18:35﴾
وَّمَاۤ اَظُنُّ السَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةً ۙ وَّلَـئِنۡ رُّدِدْتُّ اِلٰى رَبِّىۡ لَاَجِدَنَّ خَيۡرًا مِّنۡهَا مُنۡقَلَبًا
﴿18:36﴾
(18:34) so the owner had fruit in abundance and he said to his neighbour,
while conversing with him: "I have greater wealth than you and I am stronger
than you in numbers." (18:35) Then he entered his vine-yard37 and said, wronging himself:
"Surely, I do not believe that all this will ever perish. (18:36) Nor do I believe that the Hour of Resurrection will ever come to
pass. And even if I am returned to my Lord, I shall find a better place than
this."38
Notes
37. He considered his gardens to be Paradise. Thus he behaved like those mean
persons who, when rise to power and wealth, are always involved in the misunderstanding
that they are enjoying Paradise in this world, therefore they do not stand in
need of any other Paradise.
38. That is, I don’t think there is any life after death, but supposing there
be one, I shall fare even better there than in my present life, for my prosperity
is a clear proof that I am a favorite of God.