18. Al-Kahf

وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd similarlyأَعْثَرْنَاWe made knownعَلَيْهِمْabout themلِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟that they might knowأَنَّthatوَعْدَ(the) Promiseٱللَّهِ(of) Allahحَقٌّ(is) trueوَأَنَّand thatٱلسَّاعَةَ(about) the Hourلَا(there is) noرَيْبَdoubtفِيهَآin itإِذْWhenيَتَنَٰزَعُونَthey disputedبَيْنَهُمْamong themselvesأَمْرَهُمْabout their affairفَقَالُوا۟and they saidٱبْنُوا۟Constructعَلَيْهِمover themبُنْيَٰنًاa structureرَّبُّهُمْTheir Lordأَعْلَمُknows bestبِهِمْabout themقَالَSaidٱلَّذِينَthose whoغَلَبُوا۟prevailedعَلَىٰٓinأَمْرِهِمْtheir matterلَنَتَّخِذَنَّSurely we will takeعَلَيْهِمover themمَّسْجِدًاa place of worship﴿٢١﴾

And similarly, We caused them to be found that they [who found them] would know that the promise of Allah is truth and that of the Hour there is no doubt. [That was] when they disputed among themselves about their affair and [then] said, "Construct over them a structure. Their Lord is most knowing about them." Said those who prevailed in the matter, "We will surely take [for ourselves] over them a masjid

سَيَقُولُونَThey sayثَلَٰثَةٌ(they were) threeرَّابِعُهُمْthe forth of themكَلْبُهُمْtheir dogوَيَقُولُونَand they sayخَمْسَةٌ(they were) fiveسَادِسُهُمْthe sixth of themكَلْبُهُمْtheir dog رَجْمًۢاguessingبِٱلْغَيْبِabout the unseenوَيَقُولُونَand they sayسَبْعَةٌ(they were) sevenوَثَامِنُهُمْand the eight of themكَلْبُهُمْtheir dogقُلSayرَّبِّىٓMy Lordأَعْلَمُknows bestبِعِدَّتِهِمtheir numberمَّاNoneيَعْلَمُهُمْknows themإِلَّاexceptقَلِيلٌa fewفَلَاSo (do) notتُمَارِargueفِيهِمْabout themإِلَّاexceptمِرَآءً(with) an argumentظَٰهِرًاobviousوَلَاand (do) notتَسْتَفْتِinquireفِيهِمabout themمِّنْهُمْamong themأَحَدًا(from) anyone﴿٢٢﴾

They will say there were three, the fourth of them being their dog; and they will say there were five, the sixth of them being their dog - guessing at the unseen; and they will say there were seven, and the eighth of them was their dog. Say, [O Muhammad], "My Lord is most knowing of their number. None knows them except a few. So do not argue about them except with an obvious argument and do not inquire about them among [the speculators] from anyone

وَلَاAnd (do) notتَقُولَنَّsayلِشَا۟ىْءٍof anythingإِنِّىIndeed, Iفَاعِلٌwill doذَٰلِكَthatغَدًاtomorrow﴿٢٣﴾

And never say of anything, "Indeed, I will do that tomorrow

إِلَّآExceptأَنIfيَشَآءَAllah willsٱللَّهُAllah willsوَٱذْكُرAnd rememberرَّبَّكَyour Lordإِذَاwhenنَسِيتَyou forgetوَقُلْand sayعَسَىٰٓPerhapsأَن[that]يَهْدِيَنِwill guide meرَبِّىmy Lordلِأَقْرَبَto a nearer (way)مِنْthanهَٰذَاthisرَشَدًاright way﴿٢٤﴾

Except [when adding], "If Allah wills." And remember your Lord when you forget [it] and say, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to what is nearer than this to right conduct

وَلَبِثُوا۟And they remainedفِىinكَهْفِهِمْtheir caveثَلَٰثَ(for) threeمِا۟ئَةٍhundredسِنِينَyearsوَٱزْدَادُوا۟and addتِسْعًاnine﴿٢٥﴾

And they remained in their cave for three hundred years and exceeded by nine

قُلِSayٱللَّهُAllahأَعْلَمُknows bestبِمَاabout what (period)لَبِثُوا۟they remainedلَهُۥFor Himغَيْبُ(is the) unseenٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthأَبْصِرْHow clearly He seesبِهِۦ[of it]وَأَسْمِعْAnd how clearly He hearsمَاNotلَهُمfor themمِّنbesides Himدُونِهِۦbesides Himمِنanyوَلِىٍّprotectorوَلَاand notيُشْرِكُHe sharesفِى[in]حُكْمِهِۦٓHis Commandsأَحَدًا(with) anyone﴿٢٦﴾

Say, "Allah is most knowing of how long they remained. He has [knowledge of] the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth. How Seeing is He and how Hearing! They have not besides Him any protector, and He shares not His legislation with anyone

وَٱتْلُAnd reciteمَآwhatأُوحِىَhas been revealedإِلَيْكَto youمِنofكِتَابِthe Bookرَبِّكَ(of) your LordلَاNoneمُبَدِّلَcan changeلِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦHis Wordsوَلَنand neverتَجِدَyou will findمِنbesides Himدُونِهِۦbesides Himمُلْتَحَدًاa refuge﴿٢٧﴾

And recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord. There is no changer of His words, and never will you find in other than Him a refuge

وَٱصْبِرْAnd be patientنَفْسَكَyourselfمَعَwithٱلَّذِينَthose whoيَدْعُونَcallرَبَّهُمtheir Lordبِٱلْغَدَوٰةِin the morningوَٱلْعَشِىِّand the eveningيُرِيدُونَdesiringوَجْهَهُۥHis FaceوَلَاAnd (let) notتَعْدُpass beyondعَيْنَاكَyour eyesعَنْهُمْover themتُرِيدُdesiringزِينَةَadornmentٱلْحَيَوٰةِ(of) the lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldوَلَاand (do) notتُطِعْobeyمَنْwhomأَغْفَلْنَاWe have made heedlessقَلْبَهُۥhis heartعَنofذِكْرِنَاOur remembranceوَٱتَّبَعَand followsهَوَىٰهُhis desiresوَكَانَand isأَمْرُهُۥhis affairفُرُطًا(in) excess﴿٢٨﴾

And keep yourself patient [by being] with those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His countenance. And let not your eyes pass beyond them, desiring adornments of the worldly life, and do not obey one whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance and who follows his desire and whose affair is ever [in] neglect

وَقُلِAnd sayٱلْحَقُّThe truthمِن(is) fromرَّبِّكُمْyour Lordفَمَنso whoeverشَآءَwills فَلْيُؤْمِنlet him believeوَمَنand whoeverشَآءَwills فَلْيَكْفُرْlet him disbelieveإِنَّآIndeed, Weأَعْتَدْنَاhave preparedلِلظَّٰلِمِينَfor the wrongdoersنَارًاa Fireأَحَاطَwill surroundبِهِمْthemسُرَادِقُهَاits wallsوَإِنAnd ifيَسْتَغِيثُوا۟they call for reliefيُغَاثُوا۟they will be relievedبِمَآءٍwith waterكَٱلْمُهْلِlike molten brassيَشْوِى(which) scaldsٱلْوُجُوهَthe facesبِئْسَWretchedٱلشَّرَابُ(is) the drinkوَسَآءَتْand evilمُرْتَفَقًا(is) the resting place﴿٢٩﴾

And say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve." Indeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a fire whose walls will surround them. And if they call for relief, they will be relieved with water like murky oil, which scalds [their] faces. Wretched is the drink, and evil is the resting place

إِنَّIndeedٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوا۟believedوَعَمِلُوا۟and didٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِthe good deedsإِنَّاindeed, Weلَاwill not let go wasteنُضِيعُwill not let go wasteأَجْرَ(the) rewardمَنْ(of one) whoأَحْسَنَdoes goodعَمَلًاdeeds﴿٣٠﴾

Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of any who did well in deeds

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَThoseلَهُمْfor themجَنَّٰتُ(are) Gardensعَدْنٍof Edenتَجْرِىflowsمِنfromتَحْتِهِمُunderneath themٱلْأَنْهَٰرُthe riversيُحَلَّوْنَThey will be adornedفِيهَاthereinمِنْ[of] (with)أَسَاوِرَbraceletsمِنofذَهَبٍgoldوَيَلْبَسُونَand will wearثِيَابًاgarmentsخُضْرًاgreenمِّنofسُندُسٍfine silkوَإِسْتَبْرَقٍand heavy brocadeمُّتَّكِـِٔينَrecliningفِيهَاthereinعَلَىonٱلْأَرَآئِكِadorned couchesنِعْمَExcellentٱلثَّوَابُ(is) the rewardوَحَسُنَتْand goodمُرْتَفَقًا(is) the resting place﴿٣١﴾

Those will have gardens of perpetual residence; beneath them rivers will flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and will wear green garments of fine silk and brocade, reclining therein on adorned couches. Excellent is the reward, and good is the resting place

وَٱضْرِبْAnd set forthلَهُمto themمَّثَلًاthe exampleرَّجُلَيْنِof two men:جَعَلْنَاWe providedلِأَحَدِهِمَاfor one of themجَنَّتَيْنِtwo gardensمِنْofأَعْنَٰبٍgrapesوَحَفَفْنَٰهُمَاand We bordered themبِنَخْلٍwith date-palmsوَجَعَلْنَاand We placedبَيْنَهُمَاbetween both of themزَرْعًاcrops﴿٣٢﴾

And present to them an example of two men: We granted to one of them two gardens of grapevines, and We bordered them with palm trees and placed between them [fields of] crops

كِلْتَاEachٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ(of) the two gardensءَاتَتْbrought forthأُكُلَهَاits produceوَلَمْand notتَظْلِمdid wrongمِّنْهُof itشَيْـًٔاanythingوَفَجَّرْنَاAnd We caused to gush forthخِلَٰلَهُمَاwithin themنَهَرًاa river﴿٣٣﴾

Each of the two gardens produced its fruit and did not fall short thereof in anything. And We caused to gush forth within them a river

وَكَانَAnd wasلَهُۥfor himثَمَرٌfruitفَقَالَso he saidلِصَٰحِبِهِۦto his companionوَهُوَwhile heيُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ(was) talking with himأَنَا۠I amأَكْثَرُgreaterمِنكَthan youمَالًا(in) wealthوَأَعَزُّand strongerنَفَرًا(in) men﴿٣٤﴾

And he had fruit, so he said to his companion while he was conversing with him, "I am greater than you in wealth and mightier in [numbers of] men

وَدَخَلَAnd he enteredجَنَّتَهُۥhis gardenوَهُوَwhile heظَالِمٌ(was) unjustلِّنَفْسِهِۦto himselfقَالَHe saidمَآNotأَظُنُّI thinkأَنthatتَبِيدَwill perishهَٰذِهِۦٓthisأَبَدًاever﴿٣٥﴾

And he entered his garden while he was unjust to himself. He said, "I do not think that this will perish - ever

وَمَآAnd notأَظُنُّI thinkٱلسَّاعَةَthe Hourقَآئِمَةًwill occurوَلَئِنAnd ifرُّدِدتُّI am brought backإِلَىٰtoرَبِّىmy LordلَأَجِدَنَّI will surely findخَيْرًاbetterمِّنْهَاthan thisمُنقَلَبًا(as) a return﴿٣٦﴾

And I do not think the Hour will occur. And even if I should be brought back to my Lord, I will surely find better than this as a return

قَالَSaidلَهُۥto himصَاحِبُهُۥhis companionوَهُوَwhile heيُحَاوِرُهُۥٓwas talking to himأَكَفَرْتَDo you disbelieveبِٱلَّذِىin One Whoخَلَقَكَcreated youمِنfromتُرَابٍdustثُمَّthenمِنfromنُّطْفَةٍa minute quantity of semenثُمَّthenسَوَّىٰكَfashioned youرَجُلًا(into) a man﴿٣٧﴾

His companion said to him while he was conversing with him, "Have you disbelieved in He who created you from dust and then from a sperm-drop and then proportioned you [as] a man

لَّٰكِنَّا۠But as for meهُوَHeٱللَّهُ(is) Allahرَبِّىmy Lordوَلَآand notأُشْرِكُI associateبِرَبِّىٓwith my Lordأَحَدًاanyone﴿٣٨﴾

But as for me, He is Allah, my Lord, and I do not associate with my Lord anyone

وَلَوْلَآAnd why (did you) notإِذْwhenدَخَلْتَyou enteredجَنَّتَكَyour gardenقُلْتَsayمَاWhatشَآءَwillsٱللَّهُAllahلَا(there is) noقُوَّةَpowerإِلَّاexceptبِٱللَّهِwith AllahإِنIfتَرَنِyou see meأَنَا۠(me)أَقَلَّlesserمِنكَthan youمَالًا(in) wealthوَوَلَدًاand children﴿٣٩﴾

And why did you, when you entered your garden, not say, 'What Allah willed [has occurred]; there is no power except in Allah '? Although you see me less than you in wealth and children

فَعَسَىٰIt may beرَبِّىٓthat my Lordأَنthat my Lordيُؤْتِيَنِwill give meخَيْرًاbetterمِّنthanجَنَّتِكَyour gardenوَيُرْسِلَand will sendعَلَيْهَاupon itحُسْبَانًاa calamityمِّنَfromٱلسَّمَآءِthe skyفَتُصْبِحَthen it will becomeصَعِيدًاgroundزَلَقًاslippery﴿٤٠﴾

It may be that my Lord will give me [something] better than your garden and will send upon it a calamity from the sky, and it will become a smooth, dusty ground