Translation of the meanings Ayah 36 Surah Al-Kahf - English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 36

وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةٗ وَلَئِن رُّدِدتُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي لَأَجِدَنَّ خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهَا مُنقَلَبٗا

nor do I think that the Hour will ever come. Even if I am brought back to my Lord, I will surely find something better than this^[23].”

[23] He thought should there be a tiny possibility of resurrection, based on his wrongful calculation that he was honored in this life because Allah loved him. Hence he fell into the fallacy that if he ever return to Him, he should only expect greater honoring, or he might have said that deridingly.