18. Al-Kahf

أَوْOrيُصْبِحَwill becomeمَآؤُهَاits waterغَوْرًاsunkenفَلَنso neverتَسْتَطِيعَyou will be ableلَهُۥto find itطَلَبًاto find it﴿٤١﴾

Or its water will become sunken [into the earth], so you would never be able to seek it

وَأُحِيطَAnd were surroundedبِثَمَرِهِۦhis fruitsفَأَصْبَحَso he beganيُقَلِّبُtwistingكَفَّيْهِhis handsعَلَىٰoverمَآwhatأَنفَقَhe (had) spentفِيهَاon itوَهِىَwhile it (had)خَاوِيَةٌcollapsedعَلَىٰonعُرُوشِهَاits trellisesوَيَقُولُand he saidيَٰلَيْتَنِىOh! I wishلَمْI had not associatedأُشْرِكْI had not associatedبِرَبِّىٓwith my Lordأَحَدًاanyone﴿٤٢﴾

And his fruits were encompassed [by ruin], so he began to turn his hands about [in dismay] over what he had spent on it, while it had collapsed upon its trellises, and said, "Oh, I wish I had not associated with my Lord anyone

وَلَمْAnd notتَكُنwasلَّهُۥfor himفِئَةٌa groupيَنصُرُونَهُۥ(to) help himمِنother thanدُونِother thanٱللَّهِAllahوَمَاand notكَانَwasمُنتَصِرًا(he) supported﴿٤٣﴾

And there was for him no company to aid him other than Allah, nor could he defend himself

هُنَالِكَThereٱلْوَلَٰيَةُthe protectionلِلَّهِ(is) from Allahٱلْحَقِّthe TrueهُوَHeخَيْرٌ(is the) bestثَوَابًا(to) rewardوَخَيْرٌand (the) bestعُقْبًا(for) the final end﴿٤٤﴾

There the authority is [completely] for Allah, the Truth. He is best in reward and best in outcome

وَٱضْرِبْAnd presentلَهُمto themمَّثَلَthe exampleٱلْحَيَوٰةِ(of) the lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldكَمَآءٍlike waterأَنزَلْنَٰهُwhich We send downمِنَfromٱلسَّمَآءِthe skyفَٱخْتَلَطَthen minglesبِهِۦwith itنَبَاتُ(the) vegetationٱلْأَرْضِ(of) the earthفَأَصْبَحَthen becomesهَشِيمًاdry stalksتَذْرُوهُit (is) scatteredٱلرِّيَٰحُ(by) the windsوَكَانَAnd AllahٱللَّهُAnd Allahعَلَىٰoverكُلِّeveryشَىْءٍthingمُّقْتَدِرًا(is) All Able﴿٤٥﴾

And present to them the example of the life of this world, [its being] like rain which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it and [then] it becomes dry remnants, scattered by the winds. And Allah is ever, over all things, Perfect in Ability

ٱلْمَالُThe wealthوَٱلْبَنُونَand childrenزِينَةُ(are) adornmentٱلْحَيَوٰةِ(of) the lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldوَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُBut the enduringٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُgood deedsخَيْرٌ(are) betterعِندَnearرَبِّكَyour Lordثَوَابًا(for) rewardوَخَيْرٌand betterأَمَلًا(for) hope﴿٤٦﴾

Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for [one's] hope

وَيَوْمَAnd the DayنُسَيِّرُWe will cause (to) moveٱلْجِبَالَthe mountainsوَتَرَىand you will seeٱلْأَرْضَthe earthبَارِزَةً(as) a leveled plainوَحَشَرْنَٰهُمْand We will gather themفَلَمْand notنُغَادِرْWe will leave behindمِنْهُمْfrom themأَحَدًاanyone﴿٤٧﴾

And [warn of] the Day when We will remove the mountains and you will see the earth prominent, and We will gather them and not leave behind from them anyone

وَعُرِضُوا۟And they will be presentedعَلَىٰbeforeرَبِّكَyour Lordصَفًّا(in) rowsلَّقَدْCertainlyجِئْتُمُونَاyou have come to UsكَمَاasخَلَقْنَٰكُمْWe created youأَوَّلَthe firstمَرَّةٍۭtimeبَلْNayزَعَمْتُمْyou claimedأَلَّنthat notنَّجْعَلَWe madeلَكُمfor youمَّوْعِدًاan appointment﴿٤٨﴾

And they will be presented before your Lord in rows, [and He will say], "You have certainly come to Us just as We created you the first time. But you claimed that We would never make for you an appointment

وَوُضِعَAnd (will) be placedٱلْكِتَٰبُthe Bookفَتَرَىand you will seeٱلْمُجْرِمِينَthe criminalsمُشْفِقِينَfearfulمِمَّاof whatفِيهِ(is) in itوَيَقُولُونَand they will sayيَٰوَيْلَتَنَاOh, woe to usمَالِWhat (is) forهَٰذَاthisٱلْكِتَٰبِ[the] Bookلَاnotيُغَادِرُleavesصَغِيرَةًa smallوَلَاand notكَبِيرَةًa greatإِلَّآexceptأَحْصَىٰهَاhas enumerated itوَوَجَدُوا۟And they will findمَاwhatعَمِلُوا۟they didحَاضِرًاpresentedوَلَاAnd notيَظْلِمُdeals unjustlyرَبُّكَyour Lordأَحَدًا(with) anyone﴿٤٩﴾

And the record [of deeds] will be placed [open], and you will see the criminals fearful of that within it, and they will say, "Oh, woe to us! What is this book that leaves nothing small or great except that it has enumerated it?" And they will find what they did present [before them]. And your Lord does injustice to no one

وَإِذْAnd whenقُلْنَاWe saidلِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِto the Angelsٱسْجُدُوا۟Prostrateلِءَادَمَto Adamفَسَجَدُوٓا۟so they prostratedإِلَّآexceptإِبْلِيسَIblisكَانَ(He) wasمِنَofٱلْجِنِّthe jinnفَفَسَقَand he rebelledعَنْagainstأَمْرِthe Commandرَبِّهِۦٓ(of) his LordأَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُۥWill you then take himوَذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓand his offspringأَوْلِيَآءَ(as) protectorsمِنother than Meدُونِىother than Meوَهُمْwhile theyلَكُمْ(are) to youعَدُوٌّۢenemiesبِئْسَWretchedلِلظَّٰلِمِينَfor the wrongdoersبَدَلًا(is) the exchange﴿٥٠﴾

And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was of the jinn and departed from the command of his Lord. Then will you take him and his descendants as allies other than Me while they are enemies to you? Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange

مَّآNotأَشْهَدتُّهُمْI made them witnessخَلْقَthe creationٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthوَلَاand notخَلْقَthe creationأَنفُسِهِمْ(of) themselvesوَمَاand notكُنتُI Amمُتَّخِذَthe One to takeٱلْمُضِلِّينَthe misleadersعَضُدًا(as) helper(s)﴿٥١﴾

I did not make them witness to the creation of the heavens and the earth or to the creation of themselves, and I would not have taken the misguiders as assistants

وَيَوْمَAnd the DayيَقُولُHe will sayنَادُوا۟CallشُرَكَآءِىَMy partnersٱلَّذِينَthose whoزَعَمْتُمْyou claimedفَدَعَوْهُمْthen they will call themفَلَمْbut notيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟they will respondلَهُمْto themوَجَعَلْنَاAnd We will makeبَيْنَهُمbetween themمَّوْبِقًاa barrier﴿٥٢﴾

And [warn of] the Day when He will say, "Call 'My partners' whom you claimed," and they will invoke them, but they will not respond to them. And We will put between them [a valley of] destruction

وَرَءَاAnd will seeٱلْمُجْرِمُونَthe criminalsٱلنَّارَthe Fireفَظَنُّوٓا۟and they (will be) certainأَنَّهُمthat theyمُّوَاقِعُوهَاare to fall in itوَلَمْAnd notيَجِدُوا۟they will findعَنْهَاfrom itمَصْرِفًاa way of escape﴿٥٣﴾

And the criminals will see the Fire and will be certain that they are to fall therein. And they will not find from it a way elsewhere

وَلَقَدْAnd certainlyصَرَّفْنَاWe have explainedفِىinهَٰذَاthisٱلْقُرْءَانِthe Quranلِلنَّاسِfor mankindمِنofكُلِّeveryمَثَلٍexampleوَكَانَBut isٱلْإِنسَٰنُthe manأَكْثَرَ(in) mostشَىْءٍthingsجَدَلًاquarrelsome﴿٥٤﴾

And We have certainly diversified in this Qur'an for the people from every [kind of] example; but man has ever been, most of anything, [prone to] dispute

وَمَاAnd nothingمَنَعَpreventsٱلنَّاسَmenأَنthatيُؤْمِنُوٓا۟they believeإِذْwhenجَآءَهُمُhas come to themٱلْهُدَىٰthe guidanceوَيَسْتَغْفِرُوا۟and they ask forgivenessرَبَّهُمْ(of) their Lordإِلَّآexceptأَنthatتَأْتِيَهُمْcomes to themسُنَّةُ(the) wayٱلْأَوَّلِينَ(of) the former (people)أَوْorيَأْتِيَهُمُcomes to themٱلْعَذَابُthe punishmentقُبُلًاbefore (them)﴿٥٥﴾

And nothing has prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them and from asking forgiveness of their Lord except that there [must] befall them the [accustomed] precedent of the former peoples or that the punishment should come [directly] before them

وَمَاAnd notنُرْسِلُWe sendٱلْمُرْسَلِينَthe Messengersإِلَّاexceptمُبَشِّرِينَ(as) bearers of glad tidingsوَمُنذِرِينَand (as) warnersوَيُجَٰدِلُAnd disputeٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveبِٱلْبَٰطِلِwith falsehoodلِيُدْحِضُوا۟to refuteبِهِtherebyٱلْحَقَّthe truthوَٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟And they takeءَايَٰتِىMy Versesوَمَآand whatأُنذِرُوا۟they are warnedهُزُوًا(in) ridicule﴿٥٦﴾

And We send not the messengers except as bringers of good tidings and warners. And those who disbelieve dispute by [using] falsehood to [attempt to] invalidate thereby the truth and have taken My verses, and that of which they are warned, in ridicule

وَمَنْAnd whoأَظْلَمُ(is) more wrongمِمَّنthan (he) whoذُكِّرَis remindedبِـَٔايَٰتِof the Versesرَبِّهِۦ(of) his Lordفَأَعْرَضَbut turns awayعَنْهَاfrom themوَنَسِىَand forgetsمَاwhatقَدَّمَتْhave sent forthيَدَاهُhis handsإِنَّاIndeed, Weجَعَلْنَا[We] have placedعَلَىٰoverقُلُوبِهِمْtheir heartsأَكِنَّةًcoveringsأَنlestيَفْقَهُوهُthey understand itوَفِىٓand inءَاذَانِهِمْtheir earsوَقْرًا(is) deafnessوَإِنAnd ifتَدْعُهُمْyou call themإِلَىtoٱلْهُدَىٰthe guidanceفَلَنthen neverيَهْتَدُوٓا۟they will be guidedإِذًاthenأَبَدًاever﴿٥٧﴾

And who is more unjust than one who is reminded of the verses of his Lord but turns away from them and forgets what his hands have put forth? Indeed, We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if you invite them to guidance - they will never be guided, then - ever

وَرَبُّكَAnd your Lordٱلْغَفُورُ(is) the Most ForgivingذُوOwnerٱلرَّحْمَةِ(of) the MercyلَوْIfيُؤَاخِذُهُمHe were to seize themبِمَاfor whatكَسَبُوا۟they have earnedلَعَجَّلَsurely, He (would) have hastenedلَهُمُfor themٱلْعَذَابَthe punishmentبَلButلَّهُمfor themمَّوْعِدٌ(is) an appointmentلَّنneverيَجِدُوا۟they will findمِنother than itدُونِهِۦother than itمَوْئِلًاan escape﴿٥٨﴾

And your Lord is the Forgiving, full of mercy. If He were to impose blame upon them for what they earned, He would have hastened for them the punishment. Rather, for them is an appointment from which they will never find an escape

وَتِلْكَAnd theseٱلْقُرَىٰٓ[the] townsأَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْWe destroyed themلَمَّاwhenظَلَمُوا۟they wrongedوَجَعَلْنَاand We madeلِمَهْلِكِهِمfor their destructionمَّوْعِدًاan appointed time﴿٥٩﴾

And those cities - We destroyed them when they wronged, and We made for their destruction an appointed time

وَإِذْAnd whenقَالَsaidمُوسَىٰMusaلِفَتَىٰهُto his boyلَآNotأَبْرَحُI will ceaseحَتَّىٰٓuntilأَبْلُغَI reachمَجْمَعَthe junctionٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ(of) the two seasأَوْorأَمْضِىَI continueحُقُبًا(for) a long period﴿٦٠﴾

And [mention] when Moses said to his servant, "I will not cease [traveling] until I reach the junction of the two seas or continue for a long period