١٨ : ٨١
فَأَرَدۡنَآ أَن يُبۡدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُ زَكَوٰةٗ وَأَقۡرَبَ رُحۡمٗا
So we hoped that their Lord would give them another in his place, more righteous and tender-hearted.
Ayah ٨١ of الكَهف (١٨ : ٨١). This page carries the verse in the Uthmani script with a translation of its meaning, at a stable URL that can be cited on its own.
فَأَرَدۡنَآ أَن يُبۡدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُ زَكَوٰةٗ وَأَقۡرَبَ رُحۡمٗا
So we hoped that their Lord would give them another in his place, more righteous and tender-hearted.