18. Al-Kahf

ٱلْحَمْدُAll Praiseلِلَّهِ(is) for Allahٱلَّذِىٓthe One Whoأَنزَلَ(has) revealedعَلَىٰtoعَبْدِهِHis slaveٱلْكِتَٰبَthe Bookوَلَمْand notيَجْعَل(has) madeلَّهُۥin itعِوَجَاany crookedness﴿١﴾

[All] praise is [due] to Allah, who has sent down upon His Servant the Book and has not made therein any deviance

قَيِّمًاStraightلِّيُنذِرَto warnبَأْسًا(of) a punishmentشَدِيدًاsevereمِّنfromلَّدُنْهُnear Himوَيُبَشِّرَand give glad tidingsٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ(to) the believersٱلَّذِينَthose whoيَعْمَلُونَdoٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِrighteous deedsأَنَّthatلَهُمْfor themأَجْرًا(is) a good rewardحَسَنًا(is) a good reward﴿٢﴾

[He has made it] straight, to warn of severe punishment from Him and to give good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a good reward

مَّٰكِثِينَ(They will) abideفِيهِin itأَبَدًاforever﴿٣﴾

In which they will remain forever

وَيُنذِرَAnd to warnٱلَّذِينَthose whoقَالُوا۟sayٱتَّخَذَAllah has takenٱللَّهُAllah has takenوَلَدًاa son﴿٤﴾

And to warn those who say, "Allah has taken a son

مَّاNotلَهُمthey haveبِهِۦabout itمِنْanyعِلْمٍknowledgeوَلَاand notلِءَابَآئِهِمْtheir forefathersكَبُرَتْGrave (is)كَلِمَةًthe wordتَخْرُجُ(that) comes outمِنْofأَفْوَٰهِهِمْtheir mouthsإِنNotيَقُولُونَthey sayإِلَّاexceptكَذِبًاa lie﴿٥﴾

They have no knowledge of it, nor had their fathers. Grave is the word that comes out of their mouths; they speak not except a lie

فَلَعَلَّكَThen perhaps you would (be)بَٰخِعٌthe one who killsنَّفْسَكَyourselfعَلَىٰٓoverءَاثَٰرِهِمْtheir footstepsإِنifلَّمْnotيُؤْمِنُوا۟they believeبِهَٰذَاin thisٱلْحَدِيثِ[the] narrationأَسَفًا(in) grief﴿٦﴾

Then perhaps you would kill yourself through grief over them, [O Muhammad], if they do not believe in this message, [and] out of sorrow

إِنَّاIndeed, WeجَعَلْنَاWe have madeمَاwhatعَلَى(is) onٱلْأَرْضِthe earthزِينَةًadornmentلَّهَاfor itلِنَبْلُوَهُمْthat We may test [them]أَيُّهُمْwhich of themأَحْسَنُ(is) bestعَمَلًا(in) deed﴿٧﴾

Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it that We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed

وَإِنَّاAnd indeed, Weلَجَٰعِلُونَ(will) surely makeمَاwhatعَلَيْهَا(is) on itصَعِيدًاsoilجُرُزًاbarren﴿٨﴾

And indeed, We will make that which is upon it [into] a barren ground

أَمْOrحَسِبْتَhave you thoughtأَنَّthatأَصْحَٰبَ(the) companionsٱلْكَهْفِ(of) the caveوَٱلرَّقِيمِand the inscriptionكَانُوا۟wereمِنْamongءَايَٰتِنَاOur Signsعَجَبًاa wonder﴿٩﴾

Or have you thought that the companions of the cave and the inscription were, among Our signs, a wonder

إِذْWhenأَوَىretreatedٱلْفِتْيَةُthe youthsإِلَىtoٱلْكَهْفِthe caveفَقَالُوا۟and they saidرَبَّنَآOur LordءَاتِنَاGrant usمِنfromلَّدُنكَYourselfرَحْمَةًMercyوَهَيِّئْand facilitateلَنَاfor usمِنْ[from]أَمْرِنَاour affairرَشَدًا(in the) right way﴿١٠﴾

[Mention] when the youths retreated to the cave and said, "Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance

فَضَرَبْنَاSo We castعَلَىٰٓoverءَاذَانِهِمْtheir earsفِىinٱلْكَهْفِthe caveسِنِينَyears عَدَدًاa number﴿١١﴾

So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a number of years

ثُمَّThenبَعَثْنَٰهُمْWe raised them upلِنَعْلَمَthat We make evidentأَىُّwhichٱلْحِزْبَيْنِ(of) the two partiesأَحْصَىٰbest calculatedلِمَاfor whatلَبِثُوٓا۟(they had) remainedأَمَدًا(in) time﴿١٢﴾

Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time

نَّحْنُWeنَقُصُّnarrateعَلَيْكَto youنَبَأَهُمtheir storyبِٱلْحَقِّin truthإِنَّهُمْIndeed, they (were)فِتْيَةٌyouthsءَامَنُوا۟who believedبِرَبِّهِمْin their Lordوَزِدْنَٰهُمْand We increased themهُدًى(in) guidance﴿١٣﴾

It is We who relate to you, [O Muhammad], their story in truth. Indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance

وَرَبَطْنَاAnd We made firmعَلَىٰ[on]قُلُوبِهِمْtheir heartsإِذْwhenقَامُوا۟they stood upفَقَالُوا۟and saidرَبُّنَاOur Lordرَبُّ(is) the Lordٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthلَنNeverنَّدْعُوَا۟we will invokeمِنbesides Himدُونِهِۦٓbesides Himإِلَٰهًاany godلَّقَدْCertainlyقُلْنَآwe would have saidإِذًاthenشَطَطًاan enormity﴿١٤﴾

And We made firm their hearts when they stood up and said, "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. Never will we invoke besides Him any deity. We would have certainly spoken, then, an excessive transgression

هَٰٓؤُلَآءِTheseقَوْمُنَاour peopleٱتَّخَذُوا۟have takenمِنbesides Himدُونِهِۦٓbesides HimءَالِهَةًgodsلَّوْلَاWhy notيَأْتُونَthey comeعَلَيْهِمto themبِسُلْطَٰنٍۭwith an authorityبَيِّنٍclearفَمَنْAnd whoأَظْلَمُ(is) more wrongمِمَّنِthan (one) whoٱفْتَرَىٰinventsعَلَىagainstٱللَّهِAllahكَذِبًاa lie﴿١٥﴾

These, our people, have taken besides Him deities. Why do they not bring for [worship of] them a clear authority? And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allah a lie

وَإِذِAnd whenٱعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْyou withdraw from themوَمَاand whatيَعْبُدُونَthey worshipإِلَّاexceptٱللَّهَAllahفَأْوُۥٓا۟then retreatإِلَىtoٱلْكَهْفِthe caveيَنشُرْWill spreadلَكُمْfor youرَبُّكُمyour LordمِّنofرَّحْمَتِهِۦHis Mercyوَيُهَيِّئْand will facilitateلَكُمfor youمِّنْ[from]أَمْرِكُمyour affairمِّرْفَقًا(in) ease﴿١٦﴾

[The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allah, retreat to the cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy and will prepare for you from your affair facility

وَتَرَىAnd you (might) have seenٱلشَّمْسَthe sunإِذَاwhenطَلَعَتit roseتَّزَٰوَرُinclining awayعَنfromكَهْفِهِمْtheir caveذَاتَtoٱلْيَمِينِthe rightوَإِذَاand whenغَرَبَتit setتَّقْرِضُهُمْpassing away from themذَاتَtoٱلشِّمَالِthe leftوَهُمْwhile theyفِى(lay) inفَجْوَةٍthe open spaceمِّنْهُthereofذَٰلِكَThatمِنْ(was) fromءَايَٰتِ(the) Signsٱللَّهِ(of) AllahمَنWhoeverيَهْدِAllah guidesٱللَّهُAllah guidesفَهُوَand heٱلْمُهْتَدِ(is) the guided oneوَمَنand whoeverيُضْلِلْHe lets go astrayفَلَنthen neverتَجِدَyou will findلَهُۥfor himوَلِيًّاa protectorمُّرْشِدًاa guide﴿١٧﴾

And [had you been present], you would see the sun when it rose, inclining away from their cave on the right, and when it set, passing away from them on the left, while they were [laying] within an open space thereof. That was from the signs of Allah. He whom Allah guides is the [rightly] guided, but he whom He leaves astray - never will you find for him a protecting guide

وَتَحْسَبُهُمْAnd you (would) think themأَيْقَاظًاawakeوَهُمْwhile theyرُقُودٌ(were) asleepوَنُقَلِّبُهُمْAnd We turned themذَاتَtoٱلْيَمِينِthe rightوَذَاتَand toٱلشِّمَالِthe leftوَكَلْبُهُمwhile their dogبَٰسِطٌstretchedذِرَاعَيْهِhis two forelegsبِٱلْوَصِيدِat the entranceلَوِIfٱطَّلَعْتَyou had lookedعَلَيْهِمْat themلَوَلَّيْتَyou (would) have surely turned backمِنْهُمْfrom themفِرَارًا(in) flightوَلَمُلِئْتَand surely you would have been filledمِنْهُمْby themرُعْبًا(with) terror﴿١٨﴾

And you would think them awake, while they were asleep. And We turned them to the right and to the left, while their dog stretched his forelegs at the entrance. If you had looked at them, you would have turned from them in flight and been filled by them with terror

وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd similarlyبَعَثْنَٰهُمْWe raised themلِيَتَسَآءَلُوا۟that they might questionبَيْنَهُمْamong themقَالَSaidقَآئِلٌa speakerمِّنْهُمْamong themكَمْHow longلَبِثْتُمْhave you remainedقَالُوا۟They saidلَبِثْنَاWe have remainedيَوْمًاa dayأَوْorبَعْضَa partيَوْمٍ(of) a dayقَالُوا۟They saidرَبُّكُمْYour Lordأَعْلَمُknows bestبِمَاhow longلَبِثْتُمْyou have remainedفَٱبْعَثُوٓا۟So sendأَحَدَكُمone of youبِوَرِقِكُمْwith this silver coin of yoursهَٰذِهِۦٓwith this silver coin of yoursإِلَىtoٱلْمَدِينَةِthe cityفَلْيَنظُرْand let him seeأَيُّهَآwhich isأَزْكَىٰthe purestطَعَامًاfoodفَلْيَأْتِكُمand let him bring to youبِرِزْقٍprovisionمِّنْهُfrom itوَلْيَتَلَطَّفْand let him be cautiousوَلَاAnd let not be awareيُشْعِرَنَّAnd let not be awareبِكُمْabout youأَحَدًاanyone﴿١٩﴾

And similarly, We awakened them that they might question one another. Said a speaker from among them, "How long have you remained [here]?" They said, "We have remained a day or part of a day." They said, "Your Lord is most knowing of how long you remained. So send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the city and let him look to which is the best of food and bring you provision from it and let him be cautious. And let no one be aware of you

إِنَّهُمْIndeed, [they]إِنifيَظْهَرُوا۟they come to knowعَلَيْكُمْabout youيَرْجُمُوكُمْthey will stone youأَوْorيُعِيدُوكُمْreturn youفِىtoمِلَّتِهِمْtheir religionوَلَنAnd neverتُفْلِحُوٓا۟will you succeedإِذًاthen أَبَدًاever﴿٢٠﴾

Indeed, if they come to know of you, they will stone you or return you to their religion. And never would you succeed, then - ever