18.Surah Al Kahf

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

Wa 'Ammā Man 'Āmana Wa `Amila Şāliĥāan Falahu Jazā'an Al-Ĥusná  ۖ  Wa Sanaqūlu Lahu Min 'Amrinā Yusrāan

وَأَمَّا مَنْ آمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُ جَزَاء الْحُسْنَى...   

18: 88.  "But whoever believes, and works righteousness -- he shall have a goodly reward,

... وَسَنَقُولُ لَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا يُسْرًا ﴿٨٨﴾

and easy will be his task as we order it by our command."

C2433. He never said like Pharaoh. "I am your Lord Most High!" (79:24).

On the contrary his punishments were humbly regulated as not being final, and he laid more stress on the good he could do to those who lived normal lives in faith and righteousness.

His rule was easy to them: he imposed no heavy tasks because of his power, but gave every opportunity to rich and poor for the exercise of virtue and goodness. Such is the spiritual lesson to be learned from the first episode.

Asad’s Version:

(18:88) But as for him who believes and does righteous deeds -

he will have the ultimate good [of the life to come] as his reward; and [as for us,] we shall make binding on him [only] that which is easy to fulfill." 8 '