Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave)
Surah Al-Kahf in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبۡدِهِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَلَمۡ يَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عِوَجَاۜ ﴿1﴾
18:1 [All] praise is [due] to Allah, who has sent down upon His Servant the Book and has not made therein any deviance.
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ٱلْحَمْدُ All Praise · لِلَّهِ (is) for Allah · ٱلَّذِىٓ the One Who · أَنزَلَ (has) revealed · عَلَىٰ to · عَبْدِهِ His slave · ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book · وَلَمْ and not · يَجْعَل (has) made · لَّهُۥ in it · عِوَجَاۜ any crookedness
قَيِّمࣰ ا لِّيُنذِرَ بَأۡسࣰ ا شَدِيدࣰ ا مِّن لَّدُنۡهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمۡ أَجۡرًا حَسَنࣰ ا ﴿2﴾
18:2 [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
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قَيِّمًۭا Straight · لِّيُنذِرَ to warn · بَأْسًۭا (of) a punishment · شَدِيدًۭا severe · مِّن from · لَّدُنْهُ near Him · وَيُبَشِّرَ and give glad tidings · ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ (to) the believers · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · يَعْمَلُونَ do · ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ righteous deeds · أَنَّ that · لَهُمْ for them · أَجْرًا (is) a good reward · حَسَنًۭا (is) a good reward
مَّٰكِثِينَ فِيهِ أَبَدࣰ ا ﴿3﴾
18:3 In which they will remain forever
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مَّـٰكِثِينَ (They will) abide · فِيهِ in it · أَبَدًۭا forever
وَيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدࣰ ا ﴿4﴾
18:4 And to warn those who say, "Allah has taken a son."
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وَيُنذِرَ And to warn · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · قَالُوا۟ say · ٱتَّخَذَ Allah has taken · ٱللَّهُ Allah has taken · وَلَدًۭا a son
مَّا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمࣲ وَلَا لِأٓبَآئِهِمۡۚ كَبُرَتۡ كَلِمَةࣰ تَخۡرُجُ مِنۡ أَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡۚ إِن يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا كَذِبࣰ ا ﴿5﴾
18:5 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.
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مَّا Not · لَهُم they have · بِهِۦ about it · مِنْ any · عِلْمٍۢ knowledge · وَلَا and not · لِـَٔابَآئِهِمْ ۚ their forefathers · كَبُرَتْ Grave (is) · كَلِمَةًۭ the word · تَخْرُجُ (that) comes out · مِنْ of · أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۚ their mouths · إِن Not · يَقُولُونَ they say · إِلَّا except · كَذِبًۭا a lie
فَلَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعࣱ نَّفۡسَكَ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ إِن لَّمۡ يُؤۡمِنُواْ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِ أَسَفًا ﴿6﴾
18:6 Then perhaps you would kill yourself through grief over them, [O Muhammad], if they do not believe in this message, [and] out of sorrow.
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فَلَعَلَّكَ Then perhaps you would (be) · بَـٰخِعٌۭ the one who kills · نَّفْسَكَ yourself · عَلَىٰٓ over · ءَاثَـٰرِهِمْ their footsteps · إِن if · لَّمْ not · يُؤْمِنُوا۟ they believe · بِهَـٰذَا in this · ٱلْحَدِيثِ [the] narration · أَسَفًا (in) grief
إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَا مَا عَلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ زِينَةࣰ لَّهَا لِنَبۡلُوَهُمۡ أَيُّهُمۡ أَحۡسَنُ عَمَلࣰ ا ﴿7﴾
18:7 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.
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إِنَّا Indeed, We · جَعَلْنَا We have made · مَا what · عَلَى (is) on · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · زِينَةًۭ adornment · لَّهَا for it · لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ that We may test [them] · أَيُّهُمْ which of them · أَحْسَنُ (is) best · عَمَلًۭا (in) deed
وَإِنَّا لَجَٰعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيۡهَا صَعِيدࣰ ا جُرُزًا ﴿8﴾
18:8 And indeed, We will make that which is upon it [into] a barren ground.
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وَإِنَّا And indeed, We · لَجَـٰعِلُونَ (will) surely make · مَا what · عَلَيْهَا (is) on it · صَعِيدًۭا soil · جُرُزًا barren
أَمۡ حَسِبۡتَ أَنَّ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡكَهۡفِ وَٱلرَّقِيمِ كَانُواْ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا عَجَبًا ﴿9﴾
18:9 Or have you thought that the companions of the cave and the inscription were, among Our signs, a wonder?
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أَمْ Or · حَسِبْتَ have you thought · أَنَّ that · أَصْحَـٰبَ (the) companions · ٱلْكَهْفِ (of) the cave · وَٱلرَّقِيمِ and the inscription · كَانُوا۟ were · مِنْ among · ءَايَـٰتِنَا Our Signs · عَجَبًا a wonder
إِذۡ أَوَى ٱلۡفِتۡيَةُ إِلَى ٱلۡكَهۡفِ فَقَالُواْ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحۡمَةࣰ وَهَيِّئۡ لَنَا مِنۡ أَمۡرِنَا رَشَدࣰ ا ﴿10﴾
18:10 [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."
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إِذْ When · أَوَى retreated · ٱلْفِتْيَةُ the youths · إِلَى to · ٱلْكَهْفِ the cave · فَقَالُوا۟ and they said · رَبَّنَآ Our Lord · ءَاتِنَا Grant us · مِن from · لَّدُنكَ Yourself · رَحْمَةًۭ Mercy · وَهَيِّئْ and facilitate · لَنَا for us · مِنْ [from] · أَمْرِنَا our affair · رَشَدًۭا (in the) right way
فَضَرَبۡنَا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ فِي ٱلۡكَهۡفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدࣰ ا ﴿11﴾
18:11 So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a number of years.
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فَضَرَبْنَا So We cast · عَلَىٰٓ over · ءَاذَانِهِمْ their ears · فِى in · ٱلْكَهْفِ the cave · سِنِينَ years · عَدَدًۭا a number
ثُمَّ بَعَثۡنَٰهُمۡ لِنَعۡلَمَ أَيُّ ٱلۡحِزۡبَيۡنِ أَحۡصَىٰ لِمَا لَبِثُوٓاْ أَمَدࣰ ا ﴿12﴾
18:12 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.
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ثُمَّ Then · بَعَثْنَـٰهُمْ We raised them up · لِنَعْلَمَ that We make evident · أَىُّ which · ٱلْحِزْبَيْنِ (of) the two parties · أَحْصَىٰ best calculated · لِمَا for what · لَبِثُوٓا۟ (they had) remained · أَمَدًۭا (in) time
نَّحۡنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيۡكَ نَبَأَهُم بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ إِنَّهُمۡ فِتۡيَةٌ ءَامَنُواْ بِرَبِّهِمۡ وَزِدۡنَٰهُمۡ هُدࣰ ى ﴿13﴾
18:13 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.
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نَّحْنُ We · نَقُصُّ narrate · عَلَيْكَ to you · نَبَأَهُم their story · بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ in truth · إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they (were) · فِتْيَةٌ youths · ءَامَنُوا۟ who believed · بِرَبِّهِمْ in their Lord · وَزِدْنَـٰهُمْ and We increased them · هُدًۭى (in) guidance
وَرَبَطۡنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ إِذۡ قَامُواْ فَقَالُواْ رَبُّنَا رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ لَن نَّدۡعُوَاْ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَٰهࣰ اۖ لَّقَدۡ قُلۡنَآ إِذࣰ ا شَطَطًا ﴿14﴾
18:14 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.
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وَرَبَطْنَا And We made firm · عَلَىٰ [on] · قُلُوبِهِمْ their hearts · إِذْ when · قَامُوا۟ they stood up · فَقَالُوا۟ and said · رَبُّنَا Our Lord · رَبُّ (is) the Lord · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth · لَن Never · نَّدْعُوَا۟ we will invoke · مِن besides Him · دُونِهِۦٓ besides Him · إِلَـٰهًۭا ۖ any god · لَّقَدْ Certainly · قُلْنَآ we would have said · إِذًۭا then · شَطَطًا an enormity
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوۡمُنَا ٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةࣰۖ لَّوۡلَا يَأۡتُونَ عَلَيۡهِم بِسُلۡطَٰنِۭ بَيِّنࣲۖ فَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبࣰ ا ﴿15﴾
18:15 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?"
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هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ These · قَوْمُنَا our people · ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ have taken · مِن besides Him · دُونِهِۦٓ besides Him · ءَالِهَةًۭ ۖ gods · لَّوْلَا Why not · يَأْتُونَ they come · عَلَيْهِم to them · بِسُلْطَـٰنٍۭ with an authority · بَيِّنٍۢ ۖ clear · فَمَنْ And who · أَظْلَمُ (is) more wrong · مِمَّنِ than (one) who · ٱفْتَرَىٰ invents · عَلَى against · ٱللَّهِ Allah · كَذِبًۭا a lie
وَإِذِ ٱعۡتَزَلۡتُمُوهُمۡ وَمَا يَعۡبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ فَأۡوُۥٓاْ إِلَى ٱلۡكَهۡفِ يَنشُرۡ لَكُمۡ رَبُّكُم مِّن رَّحۡمَتِهِۦ وَيُهَيِّئۡ لَكُم مِّنۡ أَمۡرِكُم مِّرۡفَقࣰ ا ﴿16﴾
18:16 [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."
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وَإِذِ And when · ٱعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ you withdraw from them · وَمَا and what · يَعْبُدُونَ they worship · إِلَّا except · ٱللَّهَ Allah · فَأْوُۥٓا۟ then retreat · إِلَى to · ٱلْكَهْفِ the cave · يَنشُرْ Will spread · لَكُمْ for you · رَبُّكُم your Lord · مِّن of · رَّحْمَتِهِۦ His Mercy · وَيُهَيِّئْ and will facilitate · لَكُم for you · مِّنْ [from] · أَمْرِكُم your affair · مِّرْفَقًۭا (in) ease
۞وَتَرَى ٱلشَّمۡسَ إِذَا طَلَعَت تَّزَٰوَرُ عَن كَهۡفِهِمۡ ذَاتَ ٱلۡيَمِينِ وَإِذَا غَرَبَت تَّقۡرِضُهُمۡ ذَاتَ ٱلشِّمَالِ وَهُمۡ فِي فَجۡوَةࣲ مِّنۡهُۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِۗ مَن يَهۡدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِۖ وَمَن يُضۡلِلۡ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥ وَلِيࣰّ ا مُّرۡشِدࣰ ا ﴿17﴾
18:17 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.
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۞ وَتَرَى And you (might) have seen · ٱلشَّمْسَ the sun · إِذَا when · طَلَعَت it rose · تَّزَٰوَرُ inclining away · عَن from · كَهْفِهِمْ their cave · ذَاتَ to · ٱلْيَمِينِ the right · وَإِذَا and when · غَرَبَت it set · تَّقْرِضُهُمْ passing away from them · ذَاتَ to · ٱلشِّمَالِ the left · وَهُمْ while they · فِى (lay) in · فَجْوَةٍۢ the open space · مِّنْهُ ۚ thereof · ذَٰلِكَ That · مِنْ (was) from · ءَايَـٰتِ (the) Signs · ٱللَّهِ ۗ (of) Allah · مَن Whoever · يَهْدِ Allah guides · ٱللَّهُ Allah guides · فَهُوَ and he · ٱلْمُهْتَدِ ۖ (is) the guided one · وَمَن and whoever · يُضْلِلْ He lets go astray · فَلَن then never · تَجِدَ you will find · لَهُۥ for him · وَلِيًّۭا a protector · مُّرْشِدًۭا a guide
وَتَحۡسَبُهُمۡ أَيۡقَاظࣰ ا وَهُمۡ رُقُودࣱۚ وَنُقَلِّبُهُمۡ ذَاتَ ٱلۡيَمِينِ وَذَاتَ ٱلشِّمَالِۖ وَكَلۡبُهُم بَٰسِطࣱ ذِرَاعَيۡهِ بِٱلۡوَصِيدِۚ لَوِ ٱطَّلَعۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ لَوَلَّيۡتَ مِنۡهُمۡ فِرَارࣰ ا وَلَمُلِئۡتَ مِنۡهُمۡ رُعۡبࣰ ا ﴿18﴾
18:18 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.
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وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ And you (would) think them · أَيْقَاظًۭا awake · وَهُمْ while they · رُقُودٌۭ ۚ (were) asleep · وَنُقَلِّبُهُمْ And We turned them · ذَاتَ to · ٱلْيَمِينِ the right · وَذَاتَ and to · ٱلشِّمَالِ ۖ the left · وَكَلْبُهُم while their dog · بَـٰسِطٌۭ stretched · ذِرَاعَيْهِ his two forelegs · بِٱلْوَصِيدِ ۚ at the entrance · لَوِ If · ٱطَّلَعْتَ you had looked · عَلَيْهِمْ at them · لَوَلَّيْتَ you (would) have surely turned back · مِنْهُمْ from them · فِرَارًۭا (in) flight · وَلَمُلِئْتَ and surely you would have been filled · مِنْهُمْ by them · رُعْبًۭا (with) terror
وَكَذَٰلِكَ بَعَثۡنَٰهُمۡ لِيَتَسَآءَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُمۡۚ قَالَ قَآئِلࣱ مِّنۡهُمۡ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡۖ قَالُواْ لَبِثۡنَا يَوۡمًا أَوۡ بَعۡضَ يَوۡمࣲۚ قَالُواْ رَبُّكُمۡ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثۡتُمۡ فَٱبۡعَثُوٓاْ أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمۡ هَٰذِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ فَلۡيَنظُرۡ أَيُّهَآ أَزۡكَىٰ طَعَامࣰ ا فَلۡيَأۡتِكُم بِرِزۡقࣲ مِّنۡهُ وَلۡيَتَلَطَّفۡ وَلَا يُشۡعِرَنَّ بِكُمۡ أَحَدًا ﴿19﴾
18:19 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.
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وَكَذَٰلِكَ And similarly · بَعَثْنَـٰهُمْ We raised them · لِيَتَسَآءَلُوا۟ that they might question · بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ among them · قَالَ Said · قَآئِلٌۭ a speaker · مِّنْهُمْ among them · كَمْ How long · لَبِثْتُمْ ۖ have you remained · قَالُوا۟ They said · لَبِثْنَا We have remained · يَوْمًا a day · أَوْ or · بَعْضَ a part · يَوْمٍۢ ۚ (of) a day · قَالُوا۟ They said · رَبُّكُمْ Your Lord · أَعْلَمُ knows best · بِمَا how long · لَبِثْتُمْ you have remained · فَٱبْعَثُوٓا۟ So send · أَحَدَكُم one of you · بِوَرِقِكُمْ with this silver coin of yours · هَـٰذِهِۦٓ with this silver coin of yours · إِلَى to · ٱلْمَدِينَةِ the city · فَلْيَنظُرْ and let him see · أَيُّهَآ which is · أَزْكَىٰ the purest · طَعَامًۭا food · فَلْيَأْتِكُم and let him bring to you · بِرِزْقٍۢ provision · مِّنْهُ from it · وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ and let him be cautious · وَلَا And let not be aware · يُشْعِرَنَّ And let not be aware · بِكُمْ about you · أَحَدًا anyone
إِنَّهُمۡ إِن يَظۡهَرُواْ عَلَيۡكُمۡ يَرۡجُمُوكُمۡ أَوۡ يُعِيدُوكُمۡ فِي مِلَّتِهِمۡ وَلَن تُفۡلِحُوٓاْ إِذًا أَبَدࣰ ا ﴿20﴾
18:20 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."
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إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, [they] · إِن if · يَظْهَرُوا۟ they come to know · عَلَيْكُمْ about you · يَرْجُمُوكُمْ they will stone you · أَوْ or · يُعِيدُوكُمْ return you · فِى to · مِلَّتِهِمْ their religion · وَلَن And never · تُفْلِحُوٓا۟ will you succeed · إِذًا then · أَبَدًۭا ever
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَعۡثَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ لِيَعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقࣱّ وَأَنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَا رَيۡبَ فِيهَآ إِذۡ يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ بَيۡنَهُمۡ أَمۡرَهُمۡۖ فَقَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ عَلَيۡهِم بُنۡيَٰنࣰ اۖ رَّبُّهُمۡ أَعۡلَمُ بِهِمۡۚ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ غَلَبُواْ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرِهِمۡ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيۡهِم مَّسۡجِدࣰ ا ﴿21﴾
18:21 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."
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وَكَذَٰلِكَ And similarly · أَعْثَرْنَا We made known · عَلَيْهِمْ about them · لِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟ that they might know · أَنَّ that · وَعْدَ (the) Promise · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · حَقٌّۭ (is) true · وَأَنَّ and that · ٱلسَّاعَةَ (about) the Hour · لَا (there is) no · رَيْبَ doubt · فِيهَآ in it · إِذْ When · يَتَنَـٰزَعُونَ they disputed · بَيْنَهُمْ among themselves · أَمْرَهُمْ ۖ about their affair · فَقَالُوا۟ and they said · ٱبْنُوا۟ Construct · عَلَيْهِم over them · بُنْيَـٰنًۭا ۖ a structure · رَّبُّهُمْ Their Lord · أَعْلَمُ knows best · بِهِمْ ۚ about them · قَالَ Said · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · غَلَبُوا۟ prevailed · عَلَىٰٓ in · أَمْرِهِمْ their matter · لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ Surely we will take · عَلَيْهِم over them · مَّسْجِدًۭا a place of worship
سَيَقُولُونَ ثَلَٰثَةࣱ رَّابِعُهُمۡ كَلۡبُهُمۡ وَيَقُولُونَ خَمۡسَةࣱ سَادِسُهُمۡ كَلۡبُهُمۡ رَجۡمَۢا بِٱلۡغَيۡبِۖ وَيَقُولُونَ سَبۡعَةࣱ وَثَامِنُهُمۡ كَلۡبُهُمۡۚ قُل رَّبِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ بِعِدَّتِهِم مَّا يَعۡلَمُهُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلࣱۗ فَلَا تُمَارِ فِيهِمۡ إِلَّا مِرَآءࣰ ظَٰهِرࣰ ا وَلَا تَسۡتَفۡتِ فِيهِم مِّنۡهُمۡ أَحَدࣰ ا ﴿22﴾
18:22 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."
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سَيَقُولُونَ They say · ثَلَـٰثَةٌۭ (they were) three · رَّابِعُهُمْ the forth of them · كَلْبُهُمْ their dog · وَيَقُولُونَ and they say · خَمْسَةٌۭ (they were) five · سَادِسُهُمْ the sixth of them · كَلْبُهُمْ their dog · رَجْمًۢا guessing · بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۖ about the unseen · وَيَقُولُونَ and they say · سَبْعَةٌۭ (they were) seven · وَثَامِنُهُمْ and the eight of them · كَلْبُهُمْ ۚ their dog · قُل Say · رَّبِّىٓ My Lord · أَعْلَمُ knows best · بِعِدَّتِهِم their number · مَّا None · يَعْلَمُهُمْ knows them · إِلَّا except · قَلِيلٌۭ ۗ a few · فَلَا So (do) not · تُمَارِ argue · فِيهِمْ about them · إِلَّا except · مِرَآءًۭ (with) an argument · ظَـٰهِرًۭا obvious · وَلَا and (do) not · تَسْتَفْتِ inquire · فِيهِم about them · مِّنْهُمْ among them · أَحَدًۭا (from) anyone
وَلَا تَقُولَنَّ لِشَاْيۡءٍ إِنِّي فَاعِلࣱ ذَٰلِكَ غَدًا ﴿23﴾
18:23 And never say of anything, "Indeed, I will do that tomorrow,"
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وَلَا And (do) not · تَقُولَنَّ say · لِشَا۟ىْءٍ of anything · إِنِّى Indeed, I · فَاعِلٌۭ will do · ذَٰلِكَ that · غَدًا tomorrow
إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ وَٱذۡكُر رَّبَّكَ إِذَا نَسِيتَ وَقُلۡ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَهۡدِيَنِ رَبِّي لِأَقۡرَبَ مِنۡ هَٰذَا رَشَدࣰ ا ﴿24﴾
18:24 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."
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إِلَّآ Except · أَن If · يَشَآءَ Allah wills · ٱللَّهُ ۚ Allah wills · وَٱذْكُر And remember · رَّبَّكَ your Lord · إِذَا when · نَسِيتَ you forget · وَقُلْ and say · عَسَىٰٓ Perhaps · أَن [that] · يَهْدِيَنِ will guide me · رَبِّى my Lord · لِأَقْرَبَ to a nearer (way) · مِنْ than · هَـٰذَا this · رَشَدًۭا right way
وَلَبِثُواْ فِي كَهۡفِهِمۡ ثَلَٰثَ مِاْئَةࣲ سِنِينَ وَٱزۡدَادُواْ تِسۡعࣰ ا ﴿25﴾
18:25 And they remained in their cave for three hundred years and exceeded by nine.
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وَلَبِثُوا۟ And they remained · فِى in · كَهْفِهِمْ their cave · ثَلَـٰثَ (for) three · مِا۟ئَةٍۢ hundred · سِنِينَ years · وَٱزْدَادُوا۟ and add · تِسْعًۭا nine
قُلِ ٱللَّهُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثُواْۖ لَهُۥ غَيۡبُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ أَبۡصِرۡ بِهِۦ وَأَسۡمِعۡۚ مَا لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ مِن وَلِيࣲّ وَلَا يُشۡرِكُ فِي حُكۡمِهِۦٓ أَحَدࣰ ا ﴿26﴾
18:26 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."
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قُلِ Say · ٱللَّهُ Allah · أَعْلَمُ knows best · بِمَا about what (period) · لَبِثُوا۟ ۖ they remained · لَهُۥ For Him · غَيْبُ (is the) unseen · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ and the earth · أَبْصِرْ How clearly He sees · بِهِۦ [of it] · وَأَسْمِعْ ۚ And how clearly He hears · مَا Not · لَهُم for them · مِّن besides Him · دُونِهِۦ besides Him · مِن any · وَلِىٍّۢ protector · وَلَا and not · يُشْرِكُ He shares · فِى [in] · حُكْمِهِۦٓ His Commands · أَحَدًۭا (with) anyone
وَٱتۡلُ مَآ أُوحِيَ إِلَيۡكَ مِن كِتَابِ رَبِّكَۖ لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ وَلَن تَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلۡتَحَدࣰ ا ﴿27﴾
18:27 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.
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وَٱتْلُ And recite · مَآ what · أُوحِىَ has been revealed · إِلَيْكَ to you · مِن of · كِتَابِ the Book · رَبِّكَ ۖ (of) your Lord · لَا None · مُبَدِّلَ can change · لِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ His Words · وَلَن and never · تَجِدَ you will find · مِن besides Him · دُونِهِۦ besides Him · مُلْتَحَدًۭا a refuge
وَٱصۡبِرۡ نَفۡسَكَ مَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدۡعُونَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلۡغَدَوٰةِ وَٱلۡعَشِيِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجۡهَهُۥۖ وَلَا تَعۡدُ عَيۡنَاكَ عَنۡهُمۡ تُرِيدُ زِينَةَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۖ وَلَا تُطِعۡ مَنۡ أَغۡفَلۡنَا قَلۡبَهُۥ عَن ذِكۡرِنَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ وَكَانَ أَمۡرُهُۥ فُرُطࣰ ا ﴿28﴾
18:28 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.
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وَٱصْبِرْ And be patient · نَفْسَكَ yourself · مَعَ with · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · يَدْعُونَ call · رَبَّهُم their Lord · بِٱلْغَدَوٰةِ in the morning · وَٱلْعَشِىِّ and the evening · يُرِيدُونَ desiring · وَجْهَهُۥ ۖ His Face · وَلَا And (let) not · تَعْدُ pass beyond · عَيْنَاكَ your eyes · عَنْهُمْ over them · تُرِيدُ desiring · زِينَةَ adornment · ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ (of) the life · ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ (of) the world · وَلَا and (do) not · تُطِعْ obey · مَنْ whom · أَغْفَلْنَا We have made heedless · قَلْبَهُۥ his heart · عَن of · ذِكْرِنَا Our remembrance · وَٱتَّبَعَ and follows · هَوَىٰهُ his desires · وَكَانَ and is · أَمْرُهُۥ his affair · فُرُطًۭا (in) excess
وَقُلِ ٱلۡحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمۡۖ فَمَن شَآءَ فَلۡيُؤۡمِن وَمَن شَآءَ فَلۡيَكۡفُرۡۚ إِنَّآ أَعۡتَدۡنَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ نَارًا أَحَاطَ بِهِمۡ سُرَادِقُهَاۚ وَإِن يَسۡتَغِيثُواْ يُغَاثُواْ بِمَآءࣲ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ يَشۡوِي ٱلۡوُجُوهَۚ بِئۡسَ ٱلشَّرَابُ وَسَآءَتۡ مُرۡتَفَقًا ﴿29﴾
18:29 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.
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وَقُلِ And say · ٱلْحَقُّ The truth · مِن (is) from · رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ your Lord · فَمَن so whoever · شَآءَ wills · فَلْيُؤْمِن let him believe · وَمَن and whoever · شَآءَ wills · فَلْيَكْفُرْ ۚ let him disbelieve · إِنَّآ Indeed, We · أَعْتَدْنَا have prepared · لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ for the wrongdoers · نَارًا a Fire · أَحَاطَ will surround · بِهِمْ them · سُرَادِقُهَا ۚ its walls · وَإِن And if · يَسْتَغِيثُوا۟ they call for relief · يُغَاثُوا۟ they will be relieved · بِمَآءٍۢ with water · كَٱلْمُهْلِ like molten brass · يَشْوِى (which) scalds · ٱلْوُجُوهَ ۚ the faces · بِئْسَ Wretched · ٱلشَّرَابُ (is) the drink · وَسَآءَتْ and evil · مُرْتَفَقًا (is) the resting place
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ إِنَّا لَا نُضِيعُ أَجۡرَ مَنۡ أَحۡسَنَ عَمَلًا ﴿30﴾
18:30 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.
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إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believed · وَعَمِلُوا۟ and did · ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ the good deeds · إِنَّا indeed, We · لَا will not let go waste · نُضِيعُ will not let go waste · أَجْرَ (the) reward · مَنْ (of one) who · أَحْسَنَ does good · عَمَلًا deeds
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ جَنَّٰتُ عَدۡنࣲ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهِمُ ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ يُحَلَّوۡنَ فِيهَا مِنۡ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبࣲ وَيَلۡبَسُونَ ثِيَابًا خُضۡرࣰ ا مِّن سُندُسࣲ وَإِسۡتَبۡرَقࣲ مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا عَلَى ٱلۡأَرَآئِكِۚ نِعۡمَ ٱلثَّوَابُ وَحَسُنَتۡ مُرۡتَفَقࣰ ا ﴿31﴾
18:31 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.
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those · لَهُمْ for them · جَنَّـٰتُ (are) Gardens · عَدْنٍۢ of Eden · تَجْرِى flows · مِن from · تَحْتِهِمُ underneath them · ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers · يُحَلَّوْنَ They will be adorned · فِيهَا therein · مِنْ [of] (with) · أَسَاوِرَ bracelets · مِن of · ذَهَبٍۢ gold · وَيَلْبَسُونَ and will wear · ثِيَابًا garments · خُضْرًۭا green · مِّن of · سُندُسٍۢ fine silk · وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍۢ and heavy brocade · مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ reclining · فِيهَا therein · عَلَى on · ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ ۚ adorned couches · نِعْمَ Excellent · ٱلثَّوَابُ (is) the reward · وَحَسُنَتْ and good · مُرْتَفَقًۭا (is) the resting place
۞وَٱضۡرِبۡ لَهُم مَّثَلࣰ ا رَّجُلَيۡنِ جَعَلۡنَا لِأَحَدِهِمَا جَنَّتَيۡنِ مِنۡ أَعۡنَٰبࣲ وَحَفَفۡنَٰهُمَا بِنَخۡلࣲ وَجَعَلۡنَا بَيۡنَهُمَا زَرۡعࣰ ا ﴿32﴾
18:32 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.
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۞ وَٱضْرِبْ And set forth · لَهُم to them · مَّثَلًۭا the example · رَّجُلَيْنِ of two men: · جَعَلْنَا We provided · لِأَحَدِهِمَا for one of them · جَنَّتَيْنِ two gardens · مِنْ of · أَعْنَـٰبٍۢ grapes · وَحَفَفْنَـٰهُمَا and We bordered them · بِنَخْلٍۢ with date-palms · وَجَعَلْنَا and We placed · بَيْنَهُمَا between both of them · زَرْعًۭا crops
كِلۡتَا ٱلۡجَنَّتَيۡنِ ءَاتَتۡ أُكُلَهَا وَلَمۡ تَظۡلِم مِّنۡهُ شَيۡـࣰٔ اۚ وَفَجَّرۡنَا خِلَٰلَهُمَا نَهَرࣰ ا ﴿33﴾
18:33 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.
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كِلْتَا Each · ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ (of) the two gardens · ءَاتَتْ brought forth · أُكُلَهَا its produce · وَلَمْ and not · تَظْلِم did wrong · مِّنْهُ of it · شَيْـًۭٔا ۚ anything · وَفَجَّرْنَا And We caused to gush forth · خِلَـٰلَهُمَا within them · نَهَرًۭا a river
وَكَانَ لَهُۥ ثَمَرࣱ فَقَالَ لِصَٰحِبِهِۦ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ أَنَا۠ أَكۡثَرُ مِنكَ مَالࣰ ا وَأَعَزُّ نَفَرࣰ ا ﴿34﴾
18:34 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."
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وَكَانَ And was · لَهُۥ for him · ثَمَرٌۭ fruit · فَقَالَ so he said · لِصَـٰحِبِهِۦ to his companion · وَهُوَ while he · يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ (was) talking with him · أَنَا۠ I am · أَكْثَرُ greater · مِنكَ than you · مَالًۭا (in) wealth · وَأَعَزُّ and stronger · نَفَرًۭا (in) men
وَدَخَلَ جَنَّتَهُۥ وَهُوَ ظَالِمࣱ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ قَالَ مَآ أَظُنُّ أَن تَبِيدَ هَٰذِهِۦٓ أَبَدࣰ ا ﴿35﴾
18:35 And he entered his garden while he was unjust to himself. He said, "I do not think that this will perish - ever.
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وَدَخَلَ And he entered · جَنَّتَهُۥ his garden · وَهُوَ while he · ظَالِمٌۭ (was) unjust · لِّنَفْسِهِۦ to himself · قَالَ He said · مَآ Not · أَظُنُّ I think · أَن that · تَبِيدَ will perish · هَـٰذِهِۦٓ this · أَبَدًۭا ever
وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةࣰ وَلَئِن رُّدِدتُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي لَأَجِدَنَّ خَيۡرࣰ ا مِّنۡهَا مُنقَلَبࣰ ا ﴿36﴾
18:36 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."
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وَمَآ And not · أَظُنُّ I think · ٱلسَّاعَةَ the Hour · قَآئِمَةًۭ will occur · وَلَئِن And if · رُّدِدتُّ I am brought back · إِلَىٰ to · رَبِّى my Lord · لَأَجِدَنَّ I will surely find · خَيْرًۭا better · مِّنْهَا than this · مُنقَلَبًۭا (as) a return
قَالَ لَهُۥ صَاحِبُهُۥ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ أَكَفَرۡتَ بِٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكَ مِن تُرَابࣲ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطۡفَةࣲ ثُمَّ سَوَّىٰكَ رَجُلࣰ ا ﴿37﴾
18:37 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?
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قَالَ Said · لَهُۥ to him · صَاحِبُهُۥ his companion · وَهُوَ while he · يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ was talking to him · أَكَفَرْتَ Do you disbelieve · بِٱلَّذِى in One Who · خَلَقَكَ created you · مِن from · تُرَابٍۢ dust · ثُمَّ then · مِن from · نُّطْفَةٍۢ a minute quantity of semen · ثُمَّ then · سَوَّىٰكَ fashioned you · رَجُلًۭا (into) a man
لَّٰكِنَّا۠ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ رَبِّي وَلَآ أُشۡرِكُ بِرَبِّيٓ أَحَدࣰ ا ﴿38﴾
18:38 But as for me, He is Allah, my Lord, and I do not associate with my Lord anyone.
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لَّـٰكِنَّا۠ But as for me · هُوَ He · ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah · رَبِّى my Lord · وَلَآ and not · أُشْرِكُ I associate · بِرَبِّىٓ with my Lord · أَحَدًۭا anyone
وَلَوۡلَآ إِذۡ دَخَلۡتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلۡتَ مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِۚ إِن تَرَنِ أَنَا۠ أَقَلَّ مِنكَ مَالࣰ ا وَوَلَدࣰ ا ﴿39﴾
18:39 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,
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وَلَوْلَآ And why (did you) not · إِذْ when · دَخَلْتَ you entered · جَنَّتَكَ your garden · قُلْتَ say · مَا What · شَآءَ wills · ٱللَّهُ Allah · لَا (there is) no · قُوَّةَ power · إِلَّا except · بِٱللَّهِ ۚ with Allah · إِن If · تَرَنِ you see me · أَنَا۠ (me) · أَقَلَّ lesser · مِنكَ than you · مَالًۭا (in) wealth · وَوَلَدًۭا and children
فَعَسَىٰ رَبِّيٓ أَن يُؤۡتِيَنِ خَيۡرࣰ ا مِّن جَنَّتِكَ وَيُرۡسِلَ عَلَيۡهَا حُسۡبَانࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَتُصۡبِحَ صَعِيدࣰ ا زَلَقًا ﴿40﴾
18:40 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,
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فَعَسَىٰ It may be · رَبِّىٓ that my Lord · أَن that my Lord · يُؤْتِيَنِ will give me · خَيْرًۭا better · مِّن than · جَنَّتِكَ your garden · وَيُرْسِلَ and will send · عَلَيْهَا upon it · حُسْبَانًۭا a calamity · مِّنَ from · ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky · فَتُصْبِحَ then it will become · صَعِيدًۭا ground · زَلَقًا slippery
أَوۡ يُصۡبِحَ مَآؤُهَا غَوۡرࣰ ا فَلَن تَسۡتَطِيعَ لَهُۥ طَلَبࣰ ا ﴿41﴾
18:41 Or its water will become sunken [into the earth], so you would never be able to seek it."
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أَوْ Or · يُصْبِحَ will become · مَآؤُهَا its water · غَوْرًۭا sunken · فَلَن so never · تَسْتَطِيعَ you will be able · لَهُۥ to find it · طَلَبًۭا to find it
وَأُحِيطَ بِثَمَرِهِۦ فَأَصۡبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيۡهِ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَنفَقَ فِيهَا وَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أُشۡرِكۡ بِرَبِّيٓ أَحَدࣰ ا ﴿42﴾
18:42 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."
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وَأُحِيطَ And were surrounded · بِثَمَرِهِۦ his fruits · فَأَصْبَحَ so he began · يُقَلِّبُ twisting · كَفَّيْهِ his hands · عَلَىٰ over · مَآ what · أَنفَقَ he (had) spent · فِيهَا on it · وَهِىَ while it (had) · خَاوِيَةٌ collapsed · عَلَىٰ on · عُرُوشِهَا its trellises · وَيَقُولُ and he said · يَـٰلَيْتَنِى Oh! I wish · لَمْ I had not associated · أُشْرِكْ I had not associated · بِرَبِّىٓ with my Lord · أَحَدًۭا anyone
وَلَمۡ تَكُن لَّهُۥ فِئَةࣱ يَنصُرُونَهُۥ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مُنتَصِرًا ﴿43﴾
18:43 And there was for him no company to aid him other than Allah, nor could he defend himself.
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وَلَمْ And not · تَكُن was · لَّهُۥ for him · فِئَةٌۭ a group · يَنصُرُونَهُۥ (to) help him · مِن other than · دُونِ other than · ٱللَّهِ Allah · وَمَا and not · كَانَ was · مُنتَصِرًا (he) supported
هُنَالِكَ ٱلۡوَلَٰيَةُ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡحَقِّۚ هُوَ خَيۡرࣱ ثَوَابࣰ ا وَخَيۡرٌ عُقۡبࣰ ا ﴿44﴾
18:44 There the authority is [completely] for Allah, the Truth. He is best in reward and best in outcome.
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هُنَالِكَ There · ٱلْوَلَـٰيَةُ the protection · لِلَّهِ (is) from Allah · ٱلْحَقِّ ۚ the True · هُوَ He · خَيْرٌۭ (is the) best · ثَوَابًۭا (to) reward · وَخَيْرٌ and (the) best · عُقْبًۭا (for) the final end
وَٱضۡرِبۡ لَهُم مَّثَلَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا كَمَآءٍ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَٱخۡتَلَطَ بِهِۦ نَبَاتُ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَأَصۡبَحَ هَشِيمࣰ ا تَذۡرُوهُ ٱلرِّيَٰحُۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءࣲ مُّقۡتَدِرًا ﴿45﴾
18:45 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.
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وَٱضْرِبْ And present · لَهُم to them · مَّثَلَ the example · ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ (of) the life · ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world · كَمَآءٍ like water · أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ which We send down · مِنَ from · ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky · فَٱخْتَلَطَ then mingles · بِهِۦ with it · نَبَاتُ (the) vegetation · ٱلْأَرْضِ (of) the earth · فَأَصْبَحَ then becomes · هَشِيمًۭا dry stalks · تَذْرُوهُ it (is) scattered · ٱلرِّيَـٰحُ ۗ (by) the winds · وَكَانَ And Allah · ٱللَّهُ And Allah · عَلَىٰ over · كُلِّ every · شَىْءٍۢ thing · مُّقْتَدِرًا (is) All Able
ٱلۡمَالُ وَٱلۡبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۖ وَٱلۡبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيۡرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابࣰ ا وَخَيۡرٌ أَمَلࣰ ا ﴿46﴾
18:46 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.
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ٱلْمَالُ The wealth · وَٱلْبَنُونَ and children · زِينَةُ (are) adornment · ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ (of) the life · ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ (of) the world · وَٱلْبَـٰقِيَـٰتُ But the enduring · ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُ good deeds · خَيْرٌ (are) better · عِندَ near · رَبِّكَ your Lord · ثَوَابًۭا (for) reward · وَخَيْرٌ and better · أَمَلًۭا (for) hope
وَيَوۡمَ نُسَيِّرُ ٱلۡجِبَالَ وَتَرَى ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَارِزَةࣰ وَحَشَرۡنَٰهُمۡ فَلَمۡ نُغَادِرۡ مِنۡهُمۡ أَحَدࣰ ا ﴿47﴾
18:47 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.
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وَيَوْمَ And the Day · نُسَيِّرُ We will cause (to) move · ٱلْجِبَالَ the mountains · وَتَرَى and you will see · ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth · بَارِزَةًۭ (as) a leveled plain · وَحَشَرْنَـٰهُمْ and We will gather them · فَلَمْ and not · نُغَادِرْ We will leave behind · مِنْهُمْ from them · أَحَدًۭا anyone
وَعُرِضُواْ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ صَفࣰّ ا لَّقَدۡ جِئۡتُمُونَا كَمَا خَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةِۭۚ بَلۡ زَعَمۡتُمۡ أَلَّن نَّجۡعَلَ لَكُم مَّوۡعِدࣰ ا ﴿48﴾
18:48 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."
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وَعُرِضُوا۟ And they will be presented · عَلَىٰ before · رَبِّكَ your Lord · صَفًّۭا (in) rows · لَّقَدْ Certainly · جِئْتُمُونَا you have come to Us · كَمَا as · خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ We created you · أَوَّلَ the first · مَرَّةٍۭ ۚ time · بَلْ Nay · زَعَمْتُمْ you claimed · أَلَّن that not · نَّجْعَلَ We made · لَكُم for you · مَّوْعِدًۭا an appointment
وَوُضِعَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبُ فَتَرَى ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ مُشۡفِقِينَ مِمَّا فِيهِ وَيَقُولُونَ يَٰوَيۡلَتَنَا مَالِ هَٰذَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لَا يُغَادِرُ صَغِيرَةࣰ وَلَا كَبِيرَةً إِلَّآ أَحۡصَىٰهَاۚ وَوَجَدُواْ مَا عَمِلُواْ حَاضِرࣰ اۗ وَلَا يَظۡلِمُ رَبُّكَ أَحَدࣰ ا ﴿49﴾
18:49 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.
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وَوُضِعَ And (will) be placed · ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ the Book · فَتَرَى and you will see · ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ the criminals · مُشْفِقِينَ fearful · مِمَّا of what · فِيهِ (is) in it · وَيَقُولُونَ and they will say · يَـٰوَيْلَتَنَا Oh, woe to us · مَالِ What (is) for · هَـٰذَا this · ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ [the] Book · لَا not · يُغَادِرُ leaves · صَغِيرَةًۭ a small · وَلَا and not · كَبِيرَةً a great · إِلَّآ except · أَحْصَىٰهَا ۚ has enumerated it · وَوَجَدُوا۟ And they will find · مَا what · عَمِلُوا۟ they did · حَاضِرًۭا ۗ presented · وَلَا And not · يَظْلِمُ deals unjustly · رَبُّكَ your Lord · أَحَدًۭا (with) anyone
وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسۡجُدُواْ لِأٓدَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِبۡلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهِۦٓۗ أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُۥ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِي وَهُمۡ لَكُمۡ عَدُوُّۢۚ بِئۡسَ لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ بَدَلࣰ ا ﴿50﴾
18:50 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.
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وَإِذْ And when · قُلْنَا We said · لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ to the Angels · ٱسْجُدُوا۟ Prostrate · لِـَٔادَمَ to Adam · فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ so they prostrated · إِلَّآ except · إِبْلِيسَ Iblis · كَانَ (He) was · مِنَ of · ٱلْجِنِّ the jinn · فَفَسَقَ and he rebelled · عَنْ against · أَمْرِ the Command · رَبِّهِۦٓ ۗ (of) his Lord · أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُۥ Will you then take him · وَذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ and his offspring · أَوْلِيَآءَ (as) protectors · مِن other than Me · دُونِى other than Me · وَهُمْ while they · لَكُمْ (are) to you · عَدُوٌّۢ ۚ enemies · بِئْسَ Wretched · لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ for the wrongdoers · بَدَلًۭا (is) the exchange
۞مَّآ أَشۡهَدتُّهُمۡ خَلۡقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا خَلۡقَ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَمَا كُنتُ مُتَّخِذَ ٱلۡمُضِلِّينَ عَضُدࣰ ا ﴿51﴾
18:51 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.
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۞ مَّآ Not · أَشْهَدتُّهُمْ I made them witness · خَلْقَ the creation · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth · وَلَا and not · خَلْقَ the creation · أَنفُسِهِمْ (of) themselves · وَمَا and not · كُنتُ I Am · مُتَّخِذَ the One to take · ٱلْمُضِلِّينَ the misleaders · عَضُدًۭا (as) helper(s)
وَيَوۡمَ يَقُولُ نَادُواْ شُرَكَآءِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمۡتُمۡ فَدَعَوۡهُمۡ فَلَمۡ يَسۡتَجِيبُواْ لَهُمۡ وَجَعَلۡنَا بَيۡنَهُم مَّوۡبِقࣰ ا ﴿52﴾
18:52 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.
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وَيَوْمَ And the Day · يَقُولُ He will say · نَادُوا۟ Call · شُرَكَآءِىَ My partners · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · زَعَمْتُمْ you claimed · فَدَعَوْهُمْ then they will call them · فَلَمْ but not · يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ they will respond · لَهُمْ to them · وَجَعَلْنَا And We will make · بَيْنَهُم between them · مَّوْبِقًۭا a barrier
وَرَءَا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ ٱلنَّارَ فَظَنُّوٓاْ أَنَّهُم مُّوَاقِعُوهَا وَلَمۡ يَجِدُواْ عَنۡهَا مَصۡرِفࣰ ا ﴿53﴾
18:53 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.
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وَرَءَا And will see · ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ the criminals · ٱلنَّارَ the Fire · فَظَنُّوٓا۟ and they (will be) certain · أَنَّهُم that they · مُّوَاقِعُوهَا are to fall in it · وَلَمْ And not · يَجِدُوا۟ they will find · عَنْهَا from it · مَصْرِفًۭا a way of escape
وَلَقَدۡ صَرَّفۡنَا فِي هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ لِلنَّاسِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلࣲۚ وَكَانَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ أَكۡثَرَ شَيۡءࣲ جَدَلࣰ ا ﴿54﴾
18:54 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.
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وَلَقَدْ And certainly · صَرَّفْنَا We have explained · فِى in · هَـٰذَا this · ٱلْقُرْءَانِ the Quran · لِلنَّاسِ for mankind · مِن of · كُلِّ every · مَثَلٍۢ ۚ example · وَكَانَ But is · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ the man · أَكْثَرَ (in) most · شَىْءٍۢ things · جَدَلًۭا quarrelsome
وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤۡمِنُوٓاْ إِذۡ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡهُدَىٰ وَيَسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ رَبَّهُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن تَأۡتِيَهُمۡ سُنَّةُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ أَوۡ يَأۡتِيَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ قُبُلࣰ ا ﴿55﴾
18:55 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.
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وَمَا And nothing · مَنَعَ prevents · ٱلنَّاسَ men · أَن that · يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ they believe · إِذْ when · جَآءَهُمُ has come to them · ٱلْهُدَىٰ the guidance · وَيَسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ and they ask forgiveness · رَبَّهُمْ (of) their Lord · إِلَّآ except · أَن that · تَأْتِيَهُمْ comes to them · سُنَّةُ (the) way · ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the former (people) · أَوْ or · يَأْتِيَهُمُ comes to them · ٱلْعَذَابُ the punishment · قُبُلًۭا before (them)
وَمَا نُرۡسِلُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَۚ وَيُجَٰدِلُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ لِيُدۡحِضُواْ بِهِ ٱلۡحَقَّۖ وَٱتَّخَذُوٓاْ ءَايَٰتِي وَمَآ أُنذِرُواْ هُزُوࣰ ا ﴿56﴾
18:56 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.
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وَمَا And not · نُرْسِلُ We send · ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers · إِلَّا except · مُبَشِّرِينَ (as) bearers of glad tidings · وَمُنذِرِينَ ۚ and (as) warners · وَيُجَـٰدِلُ And dispute · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve · بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ with falsehood · لِيُدْحِضُوا۟ to refute · بِهِ thereby · ٱلْحَقَّ ۖ the truth · وَٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ And they take · ءَايَـٰتِى My Verses · وَمَآ and what · أُنذِرُوا۟ they are warned · هُزُوًۭا (in) ridicule
وَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ فَأَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهَا وَنَسِيَ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ يَدَاهُۚ إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفۡقَهُوهُ وَفِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَقۡرࣰ اۖ وَإِن تَدۡعُهُمۡ إِلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰ فَلَن يَهۡتَدُوٓاْ إِذًا أَبَدࣰ ا ﴿57﴾
18:57 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.
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وَمَنْ And who · أَظْلَمُ (is) more wrong · مِمَّن than (he) who · ذُكِّرَ is reminded · بِـَٔايَـٰتِ of the Verses · رَبِّهِۦ (of) his Lord · فَأَعْرَضَ but turns away · عَنْهَا from them · وَنَسِىَ and forgets · مَا what · قَدَّمَتْ have sent forth · يَدَاهُ ۚ his hands · إِنَّا Indeed, We · جَعَلْنَا [We] have placed · عَلَىٰ over · قُلُوبِهِمْ their hearts · أَكِنَّةً coverings · أَن lest · يَفْقَهُوهُ they understand it · وَفِىٓ and in · ءَاذَانِهِمْ their ears · وَقْرًۭا ۖ (is) deafness · وَإِن And if · تَدْعُهُمْ you call them · إِلَى to · ٱلْهُدَىٰ the guidance · فَلَن then never · يَهْتَدُوٓا۟ they will be guided · إِذًا then · أَبَدًۭا ever
وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ذُو ٱلرَّحۡمَةِۖ لَوۡ يُؤَاخِذُهُم بِمَا كَسَبُواْ لَعَجَّلَ لَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابَۚ بَل لَّهُم مَّوۡعِدࣱ لَّن يَجِدُواْ مِن دُونِهِۦ مَوۡئِلࣰ ا ﴿58﴾
18:58 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.
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وَرَبُّكَ And your Lord · ٱلْغَفُورُ (is) the Most Forgiving · ذُو Owner · ٱلرَّحْمَةِ ۖ (of) the Mercy · لَوْ If · يُؤَاخِذُهُم He were to seize them · بِمَا for what · كَسَبُوا۟ they have earned · لَعَجَّلَ surely, He (would) have hastened · لَهُمُ for them · ٱلْعَذَابَ ۚ the punishment · بَل But · لَّهُم for them · مَّوْعِدٌۭ (is) an appointment · لَّن never · يَجِدُوا۟ they will find · مِن other than it · دُونِهِۦ other than it · مَوْئِلًۭا an escape
وَتِلۡكَ ٱلۡقُرَىٰٓ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡ لَمَّا ظَلَمُواْ وَجَعَلۡنَا لِمَهۡلِكِهِم مَّوۡعِدࣰ ا ﴿59﴾
18:59 And those cities - We destroyed them when they wronged, and We made for their destruction an appointed time.
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وَتِلْكَ And these · ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ [the] towns · أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ We destroyed them · لَمَّا when · ظَلَمُوا۟ they wronged · وَجَعَلْنَا and We made · لِمَهْلِكِهِم for their destruction · مَّوْعِدًۭا an appointed time
وَإِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِفَتَىٰهُ لَآ أَبۡرَحُ حَتَّىٰٓ أَبۡلُغَ مَجۡمَعَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَمۡضِيَ حُقُبࣰ ا ﴿60﴾
18:60 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."
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وَإِذْ And when · قَالَ said · مُوسَىٰ Musa · لِفَتَىٰهُ to his boy · لَآ Not · أَبْرَحُ I will cease · حَتَّىٰٓ until · أَبْلُغَ I reach · مَجْمَعَ the junction · ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ (of) the two seas · أَوْ or · أَمْضِىَ I continue · حُقُبًۭا (for) a long period
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجۡمَعَ بَيۡنِهِمَا نَسِيَا حُوتَهُمَا فَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ سَرَبࣰ ا ﴿61﴾
18:61 But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away.
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فَلَمَّا But when · بَلَغَا they reached · مَجْمَعَ the junction · بَيْنِهِمَا between them · نَسِيَا they forgot · حُوتَهُمَا their fish · فَٱتَّخَذَ and it took · سَبِيلَهُۥ its way · فِى into · ٱلْبَحْرِ the sea · سَرَبًۭا slipping away
فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَا قَالَ لِفَتَىٰهُ ءَاتِنَا غَدَآءَنَا لَقَدۡ لَقِينَا مِن سَفَرِنَا هَٰذَا نَصَبࣰ ا ﴿62﴾
18:62 So when they had passed beyond it, [Moses] said to his boy, "Bring us our morning meal. We have certainly suffered in this, our journey, [much] fatigue."
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فَلَمَّا Then when · جَاوَزَا they had passed beyond · قَالَ he said · لِفَتَىٰهُ to his boy · ءَاتِنَا Bring us · غَدَآءَنَا our morning meal · لَقَدْ Certainly · لَقِينَا we have suffered · مِن in · سَفَرِنَا our journey · هَـٰذَا this · نَصَبًۭا fatigue
قَالَ أَرَءَيۡتَ إِذۡ أَوَيۡنَآ إِلَى ٱلصَّخۡرَةِ فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ ٱلۡحُوتَ وَمَآ أَنسَىٰنِيهُ إِلَّا ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ أَنۡ أَذۡكُرَهُۥۚ وَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ عَجَبࣰ ا ﴿63﴾
18:63 He said, "Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, I forgot [there] the fish. And none made me forget it except Satan - that I should mention it. And it took its course into the sea amazingly".
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قَالَ He said · أَرَءَيْتَ Did you see · إِذْ when · أَوَيْنَآ we retired · إِلَى to · ٱلصَّخْرَةِ the rock · فَإِنِّى Then indeed, I · نَسِيتُ [I] forgot · ٱلْحُوتَ the fish · وَمَآ And not · أَنسَىٰنِيهُ made me forget it · إِلَّا except · ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan · أَنْ that · أَذْكُرَهُۥ ۚ I mention it · وَٱتَّخَذَ And it took · سَبِيلَهُۥ its way · فِى into · ٱلْبَحْرِ the sea · عَجَبًۭا amazingly
قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبۡغِۚ فَٱرۡتَدَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَارِهِمَا قَصَصࣰ ا ﴿64﴾
18:64 [Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.
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قَالَ He said · ذَٰلِكَ That · مَا (is) what · كُنَّا we were · نَبْغِ ۚ seeking · فَٱرْتَدَّا So they returned · عَلَىٰٓ on · ءَاثَارِهِمَا their footprints · قَصَصًۭا retracing
فَوَجَدَا عَبۡدࣰ ا مِّنۡ عِبَادِنَآ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ رَحۡمَةࣰ مِّنۡ عِندِنَا وَعَلَّمۡنَٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا عِلۡمࣰ ا ﴿65﴾
18:65 And they found a servant from among Our servants to whom we had given mercy from us and had taught him from Us a [certain] knowledge.
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فَوَجَدَا Then they found · عَبْدًۭا a servant · مِّنْ from · عِبَادِنَآ Our servants · ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ whom We had given · رَحْمَةًۭ mercy · مِّنْ from · عِندِنَا Us · وَعَلَّمْنَـٰهُ and We had taught him · مِن from · لَّدُنَّا Us · عِلْمًۭا a knowledge
قَالَ لَهُۥ مُوسَىٰ هَلۡ أَتَّبِعُكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمۡتَ رُشۡدࣰ ا ﴿66﴾
18:66 Moses said to him, "May I follow you on [the condition] that you teach me from what you have been taught of sound judgement?"
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قَالَ Said · لَهُۥ to him · مُوسَىٰ Musa · هَلْ May · أَتَّبِعُكَ I follow you · عَلَىٰٓ on · أَن that · تُعَلِّمَنِ you teach me · مِمَّا of what · عُلِّمْتَ you have been taught · رُشْدًۭا (of) right guidance
قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسۡتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبۡرࣰ ا ﴿67﴾
18:67 He said, "Indeed, with me you will never be able to have patience.
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قَالَ He said · إِنَّكَ Indeed, you · لَن never · تَسْتَطِيعَ will be able · مَعِىَ with me · صَبْرًۭا (to have) patience
وَكَيۡفَ تَصۡبِرُ عَلَىٰ مَا لَمۡ تُحِطۡ بِهِۦ خُبۡرࣰ ا ﴿68﴾
18:68 And how can you have patience for what you do not encompass in knowledge?"
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وَكَيْفَ And how can · تَصْبِرُ you have patience · عَلَىٰ for · مَا what · لَمْ not · تُحِطْ you encompass · بِهِۦ of it · خُبْرًۭا any knowledge
قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ صَابِرࣰ ا وَلَآ أَعۡصِي لَكَ أَمۡرࣰ ا ﴿69﴾
18:69 [Moses] said, "You will find me, if Allah wills, patient, and I will not disobey you in [any] order."
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قَالَ He said · سَتَجِدُنِىٓ You will find me · إِن if · شَآءَ Allah wills · ٱللَّهُ Allah wills · صَابِرًۭا patient · وَلَآ and not · أَعْصِى I will disobey · لَكَ your · أَمْرًۭا order
قَالَ فَإِنِ ٱتَّبَعۡتَنِي فَلَا تَسۡـَٔلۡنِي عَن شَيۡءٍ حَتَّىٰٓ أُحۡدِثَ لَكَ مِنۡهُ ذِكۡرࣰ ا ﴿70﴾
18:70 He said, "Then if you follow me, do not ask me about anything until I make to you about it mention."
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قَالَ He said · فَإِنِ Then if · ٱتَّبَعْتَنِى you follow me · فَلَا (do) not · تَسْـَٔلْنِى ask me · عَن about · شَىْءٍ anything · حَتَّىٰٓ until · أُحْدِثَ I present · لَكَ to you · مِنْهُ of it · ذِكْرًۭا a mention
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِي ٱلسَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَاۖ قَالَ أَخَرَقۡتَهَا لِتُغۡرِقَ أَهۡلَهَا لَقَدۡ جِئۡتَ شَيۡـًٔا إِمۡرࣰ ا ﴿71﴾
18:71 So they set out, until when they had embarked on the ship, al-Khidh r tore it open. [Moses] said, "Have you torn it open to drown its people? You have certainly done a grave thing."
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فَٱنطَلَقَا So they both set out · حَتَّىٰٓ until · إِذَا when · رَكِبَا they had embarked · فِى on · ٱلسَّفِينَةِ the ship · خَرَقَهَا ۖ he made a hole in it · قَالَ He said · أَخَرَقْتَهَا Have you made a hole in it · لِتُغْرِقَ to drown · أَهْلَهَا its people · لَقَدْ Certainly · جِئْتَ you have done · شَيْـًٔا a thing · إِمْرًۭا grave
قَالَ أَلَمۡ أَقُلۡ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسۡتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبۡرࣰ ا ﴿72﴾
18:72 [Al-Khidh r] said, "Did I not say that with me you would never be able to have patience?"
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قَالَ He said · أَلَمْ Did not · أَقُلْ I say · إِنَّكَ indeed, you · لَن never · تَسْتَطِيعَ will be able · مَعِىَ with me · صَبْرًۭا (to have) patience
قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذۡنِي بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلَا تُرۡهِقۡنِي مِنۡ أَمۡرِي عُسۡرࣰ ا ﴿73﴾
18:73 [Moses] said, "Do not blame me for what I forgot and do not cover me in my matter with difficulty."
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قَالَ He said · لَا (Do) not · تُؤَاخِذْنِى blame me · بِمَا for what · نَسِيتُ I forgot · وَلَا and (do) not · تُرْهِقْنِى be hard (upon) me · مِنْ in · أَمْرِى my affair · عُسْرًۭا (raising) difficulty
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا لَقِيَا غُلَٰمࣰ ا فَقَتَلَهُۥ قَالَ أَقَتَلۡتَ نَفۡسࣰ ا زَكِيَّةَۢ بِغَيۡرِ نَفۡسࣲ لَّقَدۡ جِئۡتَ شَيۡـࣰٔ ا نُّكۡرࣰ ا ﴿74﴾
18:74 So they set out, until when they met a boy, al-Khidh r killed him. [Moses] said, "Have you killed a pure soul for other than [having killed] a soul? You have certainly done a deplorable thing."
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فَٱنطَلَقَا Then they both set out · حَتَّىٰٓ until · إِذَا when · لَقِيَا they met · غُلَـٰمًۭا a boy · فَقَتَلَهُۥ then he killed him · قَالَ He said · أَقَتَلْتَ Have you killed · نَفْسًۭا a soul · زَكِيَّةًۢ pure · بِغَيْرِ for other than · نَفْسٍۢ a soul · لَّقَدْ Certainly · جِئْتَ you have done · شَيْـًۭٔا a thing · نُّكْرًۭا evil
۞قَالَ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسۡتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبۡرࣰ ا ﴿75﴾
18:75 [Al-Khidh r] said, "Did I not tell you that with me you would never be able to have patience?"
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۞ قَالَ He said · أَلَمْ Did not · أَقُل I say · لَّكَ to you · إِنَّكَ that you · لَن never · تَسْتَطِيعَ will be able · مَعِىَ with me · صَبْرًۭا (to have) patience
قَالَ إِن سَأَلۡتُكَ عَن شَيۡءِۭ بَعۡدَهَا فَلَا تُصَٰحِبۡنِيۖ قَدۡ بَلَغۡتَ مِن لَّدُنِّي عُذۡرࣰ ا ﴿76﴾
18:76 [Moses] said, "If I should ask you about anything after this, then do not keep me as a companion. You have obtained from me an excuse."
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قَالَ He said · إِن If · سَأَلْتُكَ I ask you · عَن about · شَىْءٍۭ anything · بَعْدَهَا after it · فَلَا then (do) not · تُصَـٰحِبْنِى ۖ keep me as a companion · قَدْ Verily · بَلَغْتَ you have reached · مِن from me · لَّدُنِّى from me · عُذْرًۭا an excuse
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَيَآ أَهۡلَ قَرۡيَةٍ ٱسۡتَطۡعَمَآ أَهۡلَهَا فَأَبَوۡاْ أَن يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارࣰ ا يُرِيدُ أَن يَنقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُۥۖ قَالَ لَوۡ شِئۡتَ لَتَّخَذۡتَ عَلَيۡهِ أَجۡرࣰ ا ﴿77﴾
18:77 So they set out, until when they came to the people of a town, they asked its people for food, but they refused to offer them hospitality. And they found therein a wall about to collapse, so al-Khidh r restored it. [Moses] said, "If you wished, you could have taken for it a payment."
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فَٱنطَلَقَا So they set out · حَتَّىٰٓ until · إِذَآ when · أَتَيَآ they came · أَهْلَ (to the) people · قَرْيَةٍ (of) a town · ٱسْتَطْعَمَآ they asked for food · أَهْلَهَا (from) its people · فَأَبَوْا۟ but they refused · أَن to · يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا offer them hospitality · فَوَجَدَا Then they found · فِيهَا in it · جِدَارًۭا a wall · يُرِيدُ (that) want(ed) · أَن to · يَنقَضَّ collapse · فَأَقَامَهُۥ ۖ so he set it straight · قَالَ He said · لَوْ If · شِئْتَ you wished · لَتَّخَذْتَ surely you (could) have taken · عَلَيْهِ for it · أَجْرًۭا a payment
قَالَ هَٰذَا فِرَاقُ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنِكَۚ سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأۡوِيلِ مَا لَمۡ تَسۡتَطِع عَّلَيۡهِ صَبۡرًا ﴿78﴾
18:78 [Al-Khidh r] said, "This is parting between me and you. I will inform you of the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience.
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قَالَ He said · هَـٰذَا This · فِرَاقُ (is) parting · بَيْنِى between me · وَبَيْنِكَ ۚ and between you · سَأُنَبِّئُكَ I will inform you · بِتَأْوِيلِ of (the) interpretation · مَا (of) what · لَمْ not · تَسْتَطِع you were able · عَّلَيْهِ on it · صَبْرًا (to have) patience
أَمَّا ٱلسَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتۡ لِمَسَٰكِينَ يَعۡمَلُونَ فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ فَأَرَدتُّ أَنۡ أَعِيبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَآءَهُم مَّلِكࣱ يَأۡخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصۡبࣰ ا ﴿79﴾
18:79 As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working at sea. So I intended to cause defect in it as there was after them a king who seized every [good] ship by force.
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أَمَّا As for · ٱلسَّفِينَةُ the ship · فَكَانَتْ it was · لِمَسَـٰكِينَ of (the) poor people · يَعْمَلُونَ working · فِى in · ٱلْبَحْرِ the sea · فَأَرَدتُّ So I intended · أَنْ that · أَعِيبَهَا I cause defect (in) it · وَكَانَ (as there) was · وَرَآءَهُم after them · مَّلِكٌۭ a king · يَأْخُذُ who seized · كُلَّ every · سَفِينَةٍ ship · غَصْبًۭا (by) force
وَأَمَّا ٱلۡغُلَٰمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤۡمِنَيۡنِ فَخَشِينَآ أَن يُرۡهِقَهُمَا طُغۡيَٰنࣰ ا وَكُفۡرࣰ ا ﴿80﴾
18:80 And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief.
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وَأَمَّا And as for · ٱلْغُلَـٰمُ the boy · فَكَانَ his parents were · أَبَوَاهُ his parents were · مُؤْمِنَيْنِ believers · فَخَشِينَآ and we feared · أَن that · يُرْهِقَهُمَا he would overburden them · طُغْيَـٰنًۭا (by) transgression · وَكُفْرًۭا and disbelief
فَأَرَدۡنَآ أَن يُبۡدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيۡرࣰ ا مِّنۡهُ زَكَوٰةࣰ وَأَقۡرَبَ رُحۡمࣰ ا ﴿81﴾
18:81 So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better than him in purity and nearer to mercy.
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فَأَرَدْنَآ So we intended · أَن that · يُبْدِلَهُمَا would change for them · رَبُّهُمَا their Lord · خَيْرًۭا a better · مِّنْهُ than him · زَكَوٰةًۭ (in) purity · وَأَقْرَبَ and nearer · رُحْمًۭا (in) affection
وَأَمَّا ٱلۡجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَٰمَيۡنِ يَتِيمَيۡنِ فِي ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحۡتَهُۥ كَنزࣱ لَّهُمَا وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَٰلِحࣰ ا فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ أَن يَبۡلُغَآ أَشُدَّهُمَا وَيَسۡتَخۡرِجَا كَنزَهُمَا رَحۡمَةࣰ مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ وَمَا فَعَلۡتُهُۥ عَنۡ أَمۡرِيۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَأۡوِيلُ مَا لَمۡ تَسۡطِع عَّلَيۡهِ صَبۡرࣰ ا ﴿82﴾
18:82 And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and there was beneath it a treasure for them, and their father had been righteous. So your Lord intended that they reach maturity and extract their treasure, as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of my own accord. That is the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience."
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وَأَمَّا And as for · ٱلْجِدَارُ the wall · فَكَانَ it was · لِغُلَـٰمَيْنِ for two orphan boys · يَتِيمَيْنِ for two orphan boys · فِى in · ٱلْمَدِينَةِ the town · وَكَانَ and was · تَحْتَهُۥ underneath it · كَنزٌۭ a treasure · لَّهُمَا for them · وَكَانَ and was · أَبُوهُمَا their father · صَـٰلِحًۭا righteous · فَأَرَادَ So intended · رَبُّكَ your Lord · أَن that · يَبْلُغَآ they reach · أَشُدَّهُمَا their maturity · وَيَسْتَخْرِجَا and bring forth · كَنزَهُمَا their treasure · رَحْمَةًۭ (as) a mercy · مِّن from · رَّبِّكَ ۚ your Lord · وَمَا And not · فَعَلْتُهُۥ I did it · عَنْ on · أَمْرِى ۚ my (own) accord · ذَٰلِكَ That · تَأْوِيلُ (is the) interpretation · مَا (of) what · لَمْ not · تَسْطِع you were able · عَّلَيْهِ on it · صَبْرًۭا (to have) patience
وَيَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَن ذِي ٱلۡقَرۡنَيۡنِۖ قُلۡ سَأَتۡلُواْ عَلَيۡكُم مِّنۡهُ ذِكۡرًا ﴿83﴾
18:83 And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about Dhul-Qarnayn. Say, "I will recite to you about him a report."
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وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ And they ask you · عَن about · ذِى Dhul-qarnain · ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ ۖ Dhul-qarnain · قُلْ Say · سَأَتْلُوا۟ I will recite · عَلَيْكُم to you · مِّنْهُ about him · ذِكْرًا a remembrance
إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ مِن كُلِّ شَيۡءࣲ سَبَبࣰ ا ﴿84﴾
18:84 Indeed We established him upon the earth, and We gave him to everything a way.
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إِنَّا Indeed, We · مَكَّنَّا [We] established · لَهُۥ [for] him · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ and We gave him · مِن of · كُلِّ every · شَىْءٍۢ thing · سَبَبًۭا a means
فَأَتۡبَعَ سَبَبًا ﴿85﴾
18:85 So he followed a way
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فَأَتْبَعَ So he followed · سَبَبًا a course
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغۡرِبَ ٱلشَّمۡسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغۡرُبُ فِي عَيۡنٍ حَمِئَةࣲ وَوَجَدَ عِندَهَا قَوۡمࣰ اۖ قُلۡنَا يَٰذَا ٱلۡقَرۡنَيۡنِ إِمَّآ أَن تُعَذِّبَ وَإِمَّآ أَن تَتَّخِذَ فِيهِمۡ حُسۡنࣰ ا ﴿86﴾
18:86 Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it [as if] setting in a spring of dark mud, and he found near it a people. Allah said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, either you punish [them] or else adopt among them [a way of] goodness."
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حَتَّىٰٓ Until · إِذَا when · بَلَغَ he reached · مَغْرِبَ (the) setting place · ٱلشَّمْسِ (of) the sun · وَجَدَهَا he found it · تَغْرُبُ setting · فِى in · عَيْنٍ a spring · حَمِئَةٍۢ (of) dark mud · وَوَجَدَ and he found · عِندَهَا near it · قَوْمًۭا ۗ a community · قُلْنَا We said · يَـٰذَا O Dhul-qarnain · ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ O Dhul-qarnain · إِمَّآ Either · أَن [that] · تُعَذِّبَ you punish · وَإِمَّآ or · أَن [that] · تَتَّخِذَ you take · فِيهِمْ [in] them · حُسْنًۭا (with) goodness
قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوۡفَ نُعَذِّبُهُۥ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابࣰ ا نُّكۡرࣰ ا ﴿87﴾
18:87 He said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment.
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قَالَ He said · أَمَّا As for · مَن (one) who · ظَلَمَ wrongs · فَسَوْفَ then soon · نُعَذِّبُهُۥ we will punish him · ثُمَّ Then · يُرَدُّ he will be returned · إِلَىٰ to · رَبِّهِۦ his Lord · فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ and He will punish him · عَذَابًۭا (with) a punishment · نُّكْرًۭا terrible
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحࣰ ا فَلَهُۥ جَزَآءً ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰۖ وَسَنَقُولُ لَهُۥ مِنۡ أَمۡرِنَا يُسۡرࣰ ا ﴿88﴾
18:88 But as for one who believes and does righteousness, he will have a reward of Paradise, and we will speak to him from our command with ease."
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وَأَمَّا But as for · مَنْ (one) who · ءَامَنَ believes · وَعَمِلَ and does · صَـٰلِحًۭا righteous (deeds) · فَلَهُۥ then for him · جَزَآءً (is) a reward · ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۖ good · وَسَنَقُولُ And we will speak · لَهُۥ to him · مِنْ from · أَمْرِنَا our command · يُسْرًۭا (with) ease
ثُمَّ أَتۡبَعَ سَبَبًا ﴿89﴾
18:89 Then he followed a way
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ثُمَّ Then · أَتْبَعَ he followed · سَبَبًا (a) course
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَطۡلِعَ ٱلشَّمۡسِ وَجَدَهَا تَطۡلُعُ عَلَىٰ قَوۡمࣲ لَّمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُم مِّن دُونِهَا سِتۡرࣰ ا ﴿90﴾
18:90 Until, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had not made against it any shield.
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حَتَّىٰٓ Until · إِذَا when · بَلَغَ he reached · مَطْلِعَ (the) rising place · ٱلشَّمْسِ (of) the sun · وَجَدَهَا and he found it · تَطْلُعُ rising · عَلَىٰ on · قَوْمٍۢ a community · لَّمْ not · نَجْعَل We made · لَّهُم for them · مِّن against it · دُونِهَا against it · سِتْرًۭا any shelter
كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَقَدۡ أَحَطۡنَا بِمَا لَدَيۡهِ خُبۡرࣰ ا ﴿91﴾
18:91 Thus. And We had encompassed [all] that he had in knowledge.
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كَذَٰلِكَ Thus · وَقَدْ And verily · أَحَطْنَا We encompassed · بِمَا of what · لَدَيْهِ (was) with him · خُبْرًۭا (of the) information
ثُمَّ أَتۡبَعَ سَبَبًا ﴿92﴾
18:92 Then he followed a way
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ثُمَّ Then · أَتْبَعَ he followed · سَبَبًا a course
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ بَيۡنَ ٱلسَّدَّيۡنِ وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوۡمࣰ ا لَّا يَكَادُونَ يَفۡقَهُونَ قَوۡلࣰ ا ﴿93﴾
18:93 Until, when he reached [a pass] between two mountains, he found beside them a people who could hardly understand [his] speech.
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حَتَّىٰٓ Until · إِذَا when · بَلَغَ he reached · بَيْنَ between · ٱلسَّدَّيْنِ the two mountains · وَجَدَ he found · مِن besides them · دُونِهِمَا besides them · قَوْمًۭا a community · لَّا not · يَكَادُونَ who would almost · يَفْقَهُونَ understand · قَوْلًۭا (his) speech
قَالُواْ يَٰذَا ٱلۡقَرۡنَيۡنِ إِنَّ يَأۡجُوجَ وَمَأۡجُوجَ مُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَهَلۡ نَجۡعَلُ لَكَ خَرۡجًا عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَجۡعَلَ بَيۡنَنَا وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ سَدࣰّ ا ﴿94﴾
18:94 They said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, indeed Gog and Magog are [great] corrupters in the land. So may we assign for you an expenditure that you might make between us and them a barrier?"
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قَالُوا۟ They said · يَـٰذَا O Dhul-qarnain · ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ O Dhul-qarnain · إِنَّ Indeed · يَأْجُوجَ Yajuj · وَمَأْجُوجَ and Majuj · مُفْسِدُونَ (are) corrupters · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the land · فَهَلْ So may · نَجْعَلُ we make · لَكَ for you · خَرْجًا an expenditure · عَلَىٰٓ [on] · أَن that · تَجْعَلَ you make · بَيْنَنَا between us · وَبَيْنَهُمْ and between them · سَدًّۭا a barrier
قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّي فِيهِ رَبِّي خَيۡرࣱ فَأَعِينُونِي بِقُوَّةٍ أَجۡعَلۡ بَيۡنَكُمۡ وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ رَدۡمًا ﴿95﴾
18:95 He said, "That in which my Lord has established me is better [than what you offer], but assist me with strength; I will make between you and them a dam.
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قَالَ He said · مَا What · مَكَّنِّى has established me · فِيهِ [in it] · رَبِّى my Lord · خَيْرٌۭ (is) better · فَأَعِينُونِى but assist me · بِقُوَّةٍ with strength · أَجْعَلْ I will make · بَيْنَكُمْ between you · وَبَيْنَهُمْ and between them · رَدْمًا a barrier
ءَاتُونِي زُبَرَ ٱلۡحَدِيدِۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا سَاوَىٰ بَيۡنَ ٱلصَّدَفَيۡنِ قَالَ ٱنفُخُواْۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَعَلَهُۥ نَارࣰ ا قَالَ ءَاتُونِيٓ أُفۡرِغۡ عَلَيۡهِ قِطۡرࣰ ا ﴿96﴾
18:96 Bring me sheets of iron" - until, when he had leveled [them] between the two mountain walls, he said, "Blow [with bellows]," until when he had made it [like] fire, he said, "Bring me, that I may pour over it molten copper."
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ءَاتُونِى Bring me · زُبَرَ sheets · ٱلْحَدِيدِ ۖ (of) iron · حَتَّىٰٓ until · إِذَا when · سَاوَىٰ he (had) leveled · بَيْنَ between · ٱلصَّدَفَيْنِ the two cliffs · قَالَ he said · ٱنفُخُوا۟ ۖ Blow · حَتَّىٰٓ until · إِذَا when · جَعَلَهُۥ he made it · نَارًۭا fire · قَالَ he said · ءَاتُونِىٓ Bring me · أُفْرِغْ I pour · عَلَيْهِ over it · قِطْرًۭا molten copper
فَمَا ٱسۡطَٰعُوٓاْ أَن يَظۡهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْ لَهُۥ نَقۡبࣰ ا ﴿97﴾
18:97 So Gog and Magog were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.
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فَمَا So not · ٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟ they were able · أَن to · يَظْهَرُوهُ scale it · وَمَا and not · ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ they were able · لَهُۥ in it · نَقْبًۭا (to do) any penetration
قَالَ هَٰذَا رَحۡمَةࣱ مِّن رَّبِّيۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعۡدُ رَبِّي جَعَلَهُۥ دَكَّآءَۖ وَكَانَ وَعۡدُ رَبِّي حَقࣰّ ا ﴿98﴾
18:98 [Dhul-Qarnayn] said, "This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord comes, He will make it level, and ever is the promise of my Lord true."
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قَالَ He said · هَـٰذَا This · رَحْمَةٌۭ (is) a mercy · مِّن from · رَّبِّى ۖ my Lord · فَإِذَا But when · جَآءَ comes · وَعْدُ (the) Promise · رَبِّى (of) my Lord · جَعَلَهُۥ He will make it · دَكَّآءَ ۖ level · وَكَانَ And is · وَعْدُ (the) Promise · رَبِّى (of) my Lord · حَقًّۭا true
۞وَتَرَكۡنَا بَعۡضَهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ يَمُوجُ فِي بَعۡضࣲۖ وَنُفِخَ فِي ٱلصُّورِ فَجَمَعۡنَٰهُمۡ جَمۡعࣰ ا ﴿99﴾
18:99 And We will leave them that day surging over each other, and [then] the Horn will be blown, and We will assemble them in [one] assembly.
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۞ وَتَرَكْنَا And We (will) leave · بَعْضَهُمْ some of them · يَوْمَئِذٍۢ (on) that Day · يَمُوجُ to surge · فِى over · بَعْضٍۢ ۖ others · وَنُفِخَ and (will be) blown · فِى in · ٱلصُّورِ the trumpet · فَجَمَعْنَـٰهُمْ then We (will) gather them · جَمْعًۭا all together
وَعَرَضۡنَا جَهَنَّمَ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ عَرۡضًا ﴿100﴾
18:100 And We will present Hell that Day to the Disbelievers, on display -
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وَعَرَضْنَا And We (will) present · جَهَنَّمَ Hell · يَوْمَئِذٍۢ (on) that Day · لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَ to the disbelievers · عَرْضًا (on) display
ٱلَّذِينَ كَانَتۡ أَعۡيُنُهُمۡ فِي غِطَآءٍ عَن ذِكۡرِي وَكَانُواْ لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ سَمۡعًا ﴿101﴾
18:101 Those whose eyes had been within a cover [removed] from My remembrance, and they were not able to hear.
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ٱلَّذِينَ Those · كَانَتْ had been · أَعْيُنُهُمْ their eyes · فِى within · غِطَآءٍ a cover · عَن from · ذِكْرِى My remembrance · وَكَانُوا۟ and were · لَا not · يَسْتَطِيعُونَ able · سَمْعًا (to) hear
أَفَحَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَن يَتَّخِذُواْ عِبَادِي مِن دُونِيٓ أَوۡلِيَآءَۚ إِنَّآ أَعۡتَدۡنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ نُزُلࣰ ا ﴿102﴾
18:102 Then do those who disbelieve think that they can take My servants instead of Me as allies? Indeed, We have prepared Hell for the disbelievers as a lodging.
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أَفَحَسِبَ Do then think · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieve · أَن that · يَتَّخِذُوا۟ they (can) take · عِبَادِى My servants · مِن besides Me · دُونِىٓ besides Me · أَوْلِيَآءَ ۚ (as) protectors · إِنَّآ Indeed, We · أَعْتَدْنَا We have prepared · جَهَنَّمَ Hell · لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ for the disbelievers · نُزُلًۭا (as) a lodging
قُلۡ هَلۡ نُنَبِّئُكُم بِٱلۡأَخۡسَرِينَ أَعۡمَٰلًا ﴿103﴾
18:103 Say, [O Muhammad], "Shall we [believers] inform you of the greatest losers as to [their] deeds?
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قُلْ Say · هَلْ Shall · نُنَبِّئُكُم We inform you · بِٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ of the greatest losers · أَعْمَـٰلًا (as to their) deeds
ٱلَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعۡيُهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَهُمۡ يَحۡسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمۡ يُحۡسِنُونَ صُنۡعًا ﴿104﴾
18:104 [They are] those whose effort is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing well in work."
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ٱلَّذِينَ Those · ضَلَّ is lost · سَعْيُهُمْ their effort · فِى in · ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ the life · ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world · وَهُمْ while they · يَحْسَبُونَ think · أَنَّهُمْ that they · يُحْسِنُونَ (were) acquiring good · صُنْعًا (in) work
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ وَلِقَآئِهِۦ فَحَبِطَتۡ أَعۡمَٰلُهُمۡ فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ وَزۡنࣰ ا ﴿105﴾
18:105 Those are the ones who disbelieve in the verses of their Lord and in [their] meeting Him, so their deeds have become worthless; and We will not assign to them on the Day of Resurrection any importance.
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those · ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve · بِـَٔايَـٰتِ in the Verses · رَبِّهِمْ (of) their Lord · وَلِقَآئِهِۦ and the meeting (with) Him · فَحَبِطَتْ So (are) vain · أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ their deeds · فَلَا so not · نُقِيمُ We will assign · لَهُمْ for them · يَوْمَ (on) the Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection · وَزْنًۭا any weight
ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُ بِمَا كَفَرُواْ وَٱتَّخَذُوٓاْ ءَايَٰتِي وَرُسُلِي هُزُوًا ﴿106﴾
18:106 That is their recompense - Hell - for what they denied and [because] they took My signs and My messengers in ridicule.
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ذَٰلِكَ That · جَزَآؤُهُمْ (is) their recompense · جَهَنَّمُ Hell · بِمَا because · كَفَرُوا۟ they disbelieved · وَٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ and took · ءَايَـٰتِى My Verses · وَرُسُلِى and My Messengers · هُزُوًا (in) ridicule
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ كَانَتۡ لَهُمۡ جَنَّٰتُ ٱلۡفِرۡدَوۡسِ نُزُلًا ﴿107﴾
18:107 Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - they will have the Gardens of Paradise as a lodging,
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إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believed · وَعَمِلُوا۟ and did · ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ righteous deeds · كَانَتْ for them will be · لَهُمْ for them will be · جَنَّـٰتُ Gardens · ٱلْفِرْدَوْسِ (of) the Paradise · نُزُلًا (as) a lodging
خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا لَا يَبۡغُونَ عَنۡهَا حِوَلࣰ ا ﴿108﴾
18:108 Wherein they abide eternally. They will not desire from it any transfer.
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خَـٰلِدِينَ Abiding forever · فِيهَا in it · لَا Not · يَبْغُونَ they will desire · عَنْهَا from it · حِوَلًۭا any transfer
قُل لَّوۡ كَانَ ٱلۡبَحۡرُ مِدَادࣰ ا لِّكَلِمَٰتِ رَبِّي لَنَفِدَ ٱلۡبَحۡرُ قَبۡلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَٰتُ رَبِّي وَلَوۡ جِئۡنَا بِمِثۡلِهِۦ مَدَدࣰ ا ﴿109﴾
18:109 Say, "If the sea were ink for [writing] the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it as a supplement."
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قُل Say · لَّوْ If · كَانَ were · ٱلْبَحْرُ the sea · مِدَادًۭا ink · لِّكَلِمَـٰتِ for (the) Words · رَبِّى (of) my Lord · لَنَفِدَ surely (would be) exhausted · ٱلْبَحْرُ the sea · قَبْلَ before · أَن [that] · تَنفَدَ (were) exhausted · كَلِمَـٰتُ (the) Words · رَبِّى (of) my Lord · وَلَوْ even if · جِئْنَا We brought · بِمِثْلِهِۦ (the) like (of) it · مَدَدًۭا (as) a supplement
قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرࣱ مِّثۡلُكُمۡ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمۡ إِلَٰهࣱ وَٰحِدࣱۖ فَمَن كَانَ يَرۡجُواْ لِقَآءَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلۡيَعۡمَلۡ عَمَلࣰ ا صَٰلِحࣰ ا وَلَا يُشۡرِكۡ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ أَحَدَۢا ﴿110﴾
18:110 Say, "I am only a man like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is one God. So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his Lord anyone."
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قُلْ Say · إِنَّمَآ Only · أَنَا۠ I · بَشَرٌۭ (am) a man · مِّثْلُكُمْ like you · يُوحَىٰٓ Has been revealed · إِلَىَّ to me · أَنَّمَآ that · إِلَـٰهُكُمْ your God · إِلَـٰهٌۭ (is) God · وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ One · فَمَن So whoever · كَانَ is · يَرْجُوا۟ hoping · لِقَآءَ (for the) meeting · رَبِّهِۦ (with) his Lord · فَلْيَعْمَلْ let him do · عَمَلًۭا deeds · صَـٰلِحًۭا righteous · وَلَا and not · يُشْرِكْ associate · بِعِبَادَةِ in (the) worship · رَبِّهِۦٓ (of) his Lord · أَحَدًۢا anyone