Sura 18: The Cave
(Al-Kahf)
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

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الحمد لله الذي انزل على عبده الكتاب ولم يجعل له عوجا

Praise GOD, who revealed to His servant this scripture, and made it flawless.

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قيما لينذر باسا شديدا من لدنه ويبشر المؤمنين الذين يعملون الصالحات ان لهم اجرا حسنا

A perfect (scripture) to warn of severe retribution from Him, and to deliver good news to the believers who lead a righteous life, that they have earned a generous recompense.

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ماكثين فيه ابدا

Wherein they abide forever.

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وينذر الذين قالوا اتخذ الله ولدا

And to warn those who said, “GOD has begotten a son!”

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ما لهم به من علم ولا لابائهم كبرت كلمة تخرج من افواههم ان يقولون الا كذبا

They possess no knowledge about this, nor did their parents. What a blasphemy coming out of their mouths! What they utter is a gross lie.

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فلعلك باخع نفسك على اثارهم ان لم يؤمنوا بهذا الحديث اسفا

You may blame yourself on account of their response to this narration, and their disbelieving in it; you may be saddened.

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The End of the World

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انا جعلنا ما على الارض زينة لها لنبلوهم ايهم احسن عملا

We have adorned everything on earth, in order to test them, and thus distinguish those among them who work righteousness.

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وانا لجاعلون ما عليها صعيدا جرزا

Inevitably, we will wipe out everything on it, leaving it completely barren.*

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The Dwellers of the Cave

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ام حسبت ان اصحاب الكهف والرقيم كانوا من اياتنا عجبا

Why else do you think we are telling you about the people of the cave, and the numbers connected with them? They are among our wondrous signs.

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اذ اوى الفتية الى الكهف فقالوا ربنا اتنا من لدنك رحمة وهيئ لنا من امرنا رشدا

When the youths took refuge in the cave, they said, “Our Lord, shower us with Your mercy, and bless our affairs with Your guidance.”

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فضربنا على اذانهم في الكهف سنين عددا

We then sealed their ears in the cave for a predetermined number of years.

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ثم بعثناهم لنعلم اي الحزبين احصى لما لبثوا امدا

Then we resurrected them to see which of the two parties could count the duration of their stay therein.

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نحن نقص عليك نباهم بالحق انهم فتية امنوا بربهم وزدناهم هدى

We narrate to you their history, truthfully. They were youths who believed in their Lord, and we increased their guidance.

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وربطنا على قلوبهم اذ قاموا فقالوا ربنا رب السماوات والارض لن ندعو من دونه الها لقد قلنا اذا شططا

We strengthened their hearts when they stood up and proclaimed: “Our only Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. We will never worship any other god beside Him. Otherwise, we would be far astray.

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هؤلاء قومنا اتخذوا من دونه الهة لولا ياتون عليهم بسلطان بين فمن اظلم ممن افترى على الله كذبا

“Here are our people setting up gods beside Him. If only they could provide any proof to support their stand! Who is more evil than the one who fabricates lies and attributes them to GOD?

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The Seven Sleepers<br>of Ephesus*

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واذ اعتزلتموهم وما يعبدون الا الله فاووا الى الكهف ينشر لكم ربكم من رحمته ويهيئ لكم من امركم مرفقا

“Since you wish to avoid them, and their worshiping of other than GOD,* let us take refuge in the cave. May your Lord shower you with His mercy and direct you to the right decision.”

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A Guiding Teacher<br>is a Prerequisite

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وترى الشمس اذا طلعت تزاور عن كهفهم ذات اليمين واذا غربت تقرضهم ذات الشمال وهم في فجوة منه ذلك من ايات الله من يهد الله فهو المهتد ومن يضلل فلن تجد له وليا مرشدا

You could see the sun when it rose coming from the right side of their cave, and when it set, it shone on them from the left, as they slept in the hollow thereof. This is one of GOD’s portents.* Whomever GOD guides is the truly guided one, and whomever He sends astray, you will not find for him a guiding teacher.

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وتحسبهم ايقاظا وهم رقود ونقلبهم ذات اليمين وذات الشمال وكلبهم باسط ذراعيه بالوصيد لو اطلعت عليهم لوليت منهم فرارا ولملئت منهم رعبا

You would think that they were awake, when they were in fact asleep. We turned them to the right side and the left side, while their dog stretched his arms in their midst. Had you looked at them, you would have fled from them, stricken with terror.

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وكذلك بعثناهم ليتساءلوا بينهم قال قائل منهم كم لبثتم قالوا لبثنا يوما او بعض يوم قالوا ربكم اعلم بما لبثتم فابعثوا احدكم بورقكم هذه الى المدينة فلينظر ايها ازكى طعاما فلياتكم برزق منه وليتلطف ولا يشعرن بكم احدا

When we resurrected them, they asked each other, “How long have you been here?” “We have been here one day or part of the day,” they answered. “Your Lord knows best how long we stayed here, so let us send one of us with this money to the city. Let him fetch the cleanest food, and buy some for us. Let him keep a low profile, and attract no attention.

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انهم ان يظهروا عليكم يرجموكم او يعيدوكم في ملتهم ولن تفلحوا اذا ابدا

“If they discover you, they will stone you, or force you to revert to their religion, then you can never succeed.”

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Connection With<br>the End of the World*

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وكذلك اعثرنا عليهم ليعلموا ان وعد الله حق وان الساعة لا ريب فيها اذ يتنازعون بينهم امرهم فقالوا ابنوا عليهم بنيانا ربهم اعلم بهم قال الذين غلبوا على امرهم لنتخذن عليهم مسجدا

We caused them to be discovered, to let everyone know that GOD’s promise is true, and to remove all doubt concerning the end of the world.* The people then disputed among themselves regarding them. Some said, “Let us build a building around them.” Their Lord is the best knower about them. Those who prevailed said, “We will build a place of worship around them.”

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سيقولون ثلاثة رابعهم كلبهم ويقولون خمسة سادسهم كلبهم رجما بالغيب ويقولون سبعة وثامنهم كلبهم قل ربي اعلم بعدتهم ما يعلمهم الا قليل فلا تمار فيهم الا مراء ظاهرا ولا تستفت فيهم منهم احدا

Some would say, “They were three; their dog being the fourth,” while others would say, “Five; the sixth being their dog,” as they guessed. Others said, “Seven,” and the eighth was their dog. Say, “My Lord is the best knower of their number.” Only a few knew the correct number. Therefore, do not argue with them; just go along with them. You need not consult anyone about this.

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Remembering God<br>Every Chance We Get

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ولا تقولن لشيء اني فاعل ذلك غدا

You shall not say that you will do anything in the future,

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الا ان يشاء الله واذكر ربك اذا نسيت وقل عسى ان يهدين ربي لاقرب من هذا رشدا

without saying, “GOD willing.”* If you forget to do this, you must immediately remember your Lord and say, “May my Lord guide me to do better next time.”

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[300 + 9]*

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ولبثوا في كهفهم ثلاث مائة سنين وازدادوا تسعا

They stayed in their cave three hundred years, increased by nine.*

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قل الله اعلم بما لبثوا له غيب السماوات والارض ابصر به واسمع ما لهم من دونه من ولي ولا يشرك في حكمه احدا

Say, “GOD is the best knower of how long they stayed there.” He knows all secrets in the heavens and the earth. By His grace you can see; by His grace you can hear. There is none beside Him as Lord and Master, and He never permits any partners to share in His kingship.

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واتل ما اوحي اليك من كتاب ربك لا مبدل لكلماته ولن تجد من دونه ملتحدا

You shall recite what is revealed to you of your Lord’s scripture. Nothing shall abrogate His words, and you shall not find any other source beside it.

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Quranic Study Groups

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واصبر نفسك مع الذين يدعون ربهم بالغداة والعشي يريدون وجهه ولا تعد عيناك عنهم تريد زينة الحياة الدنيا ولا تطع من اغفلنا قلبه عن ذكرنا واتبع هواه وكان امره فرطا

You shall force yourself to be with those who worship their Lord day and night, seeking Him alone. Do not turn your eyes away from them, seeking the vanities of this world. Nor shall you obey one whose heart we rendered oblivious to our message; one who pursues his own desires, and whose priorities are confused.

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Absolute Freedom of Religion

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وقل الحق من ربكم فمن شاء فليؤمن ومن شاء فليكفر انا اعتدنا للظالمين نارا احاط بهم سرادقها وان يستغيثوا يغاثوا بماء كالمهل يشوي الوجوه بئس الشراب وساءت مرتفقا

Proclaim: “This is the truth from your Lord,” then whoever wills let him believe, and whoever wills let him disbelieve. We have prepared for the transgressors a fire that will completely surround them. When they scream for help, they will be given a liquid like concentrated acid that scalds the faces. What a miserable drink! What a miserable destiny!

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ان الذين امنوا وعملوا الصالحات انا لا نضيع اجر من احسن عملا

As for those who believe and lead a righteous life, we never fail to recompense those who work righteousness.

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اولئك لهم جنات عدن تجري من تحتهم الانهار يحلون فيها من اساور من ذهب ويلبسون ثيابا خضرا من سندس واستبرق متكئين فيها على الارائك نعم الثواب وحسنت مرتفقا

They have deserved gardens of Eden wherein rivers flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold, and will wear clothes of green silk and velvet, and will rest on comfortable furnishings. What a wonderful reward; what a wonderful abode!

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Property as an Idol*

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واضرب لهم مثلا رجلين جعلنا لاحدهما جنتين من اعناب وحففناهما بنخل وجعلنا بينهما زرعا

Cite for them the example of two men: we gave one of them two gardens of grapes, surrounded by date palms, and placed other crops between them.

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كلتا الجنتين اتت اكلها ولم تظلم منه شيئا وفجرنا خلالهما نهرا

Both gardens produced their crops on time, and generously, for we caused a river to run through them.

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وكان له ثمر فقال لصاحبه وهو يحاوره انا اكثر منك مالا واعز نفرا

Once, after harvesting, he boastfully told his friend: “I am far more prosperous than you, and I command more respect from the people.”

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ودخل جنته وهو ظالم لنفسه قال ما اظن ان تبيد هذه ابدا

When he entered his garden, he wronged his soul by saying, “I do not think that this will ever end.

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وما اظن الساعة قائمة ولئن رددت الى ربي لاجدن خيرا منها منقلبا

“Moreover, I think this is it; I do not think that the Hour (the Hereafter) will ever come to pass. Even if I am returned to my Lord, I will (be clever enough to) possess an even better one over there.”

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قال له صاحبه وهو يحاوره اكفرت بالذي خلقك من تراب ثم من نطفة ثم سواك رجلا

His friend said to him, as he debated with him, “Have you disbelieved in the One who created you from dust, then from a tiny drop, then perfected you into a man?

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لكنا هو الله ربي ولا اشرك بربي احدا

“As for me, GOD is my Lord, and I will never set up any other god besides my Lord.

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Important Commandment

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ولولا اذ دخلت جنتك قلت ما شاء الله لا قوة الا بالله ان ترن انا اقل منك مالا وولدا

“When you entered your garden, you should have said, This is what GOD has given me (Mã Shã Allãh). No one possesses power except GOD (Lã Quwwata Ellã Bellãh).’ You may see that I possess less money and less children than you.

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فعسى ربي ان يؤتين خيرا من جنتك ويرسل عليها حسبانا من السماء فتصبح صعيدا زلقا

“My Lord may grant me better than your garden. He may send a violent storm from the sky that wipes out your garden, leaving it completely barren.

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او يصبح ماؤها غورا فلن تستطيع له طلبا

“Or, its water may sink deeper, out of your reach.”

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واحيط بثمره فاصبح يقلب كفيه على ما انفق فيها وهي خاوية على عروشها ويقول يا ليتني لم اشرك بربي احدا

Indeed, his crops were wiped out, and he ended up sorrowful, lamenting what he had spent on it in vain, as his property lay barren. He finally said, “I wish I never set up my property as a god beside my Lord.”

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ولم تكن له فئة ينصرونه من دون الله وما كان منتصرا

No force on earth could have helped him against GOD, nor was it possible for him to receive any help.

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هنالك الولاية لله الحق هو خير ثوابا وخير عقبا

That is because the only true Lord and master is GOD; He provides the best recompense, and with Him is the best destiny.

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واضرب لهم مثل الحياة الدنيا كماء انزلناه من السماء فاختلط به نبات الارض فاصبح هشيما تذروه الرياح وكان الله على كل شيء مقتدرا

Cite for them the example of this life as water that we send down from the sky to produce plants of the earth, then they turn into hay that is blown away by the wind. GOD is able to do all things.

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Rearranging Our Priorities

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المال والبنون زينة الحياة الدنيا والباقيات الصالحات خير عند ربك ثوابا وخير املا

Money and children are the joys of this life, but the righteous works provide an eternal recompense from your Lord, and a far better hope.

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ويوم نسير الجبال وترى الارض بارزة وحشرناهم فلم نغادر منهم احدا

The day will come when we wipe out the mountains, and you will see the earth barren. We will summon them all, not leaving out a single one of them.

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وعرضوا على ربك صفا لقد جئتمونا كما خلقناكم اول مرة بل زعمتم الن نجعل لكم موعدا

They will be presented before your Lord in a row. You have come to us as individuals, just as we created you initially. Indeed, this is what you claimed will never happen.

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ووضع الكتاب فترى المجرمين مشفقين مما فيه ويقولون يا ويلتنا مال هذا الكتاب لا يغادر صغيرة ولا كبيرة الا احصاها ووجدوا ما عملوا حاضرا ولا يظلم ربك احدا

The record will be shown, and you will see the guilty fearful of its contents. They will say, “Woe to us. How come this book leaves nothing, small or large, without counting it?” They will find everything they had done brought forth. Your Lord is never unjust towards anyone.

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Classification of God’s Creatures

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واذ قلنا للملائكة اسجدوا لادم فسجدوا الا ابليس كان من الجن ففسق عن امر ربه افتتخذونه وذريته اولياء من دوني وهم لكم عدو بئس للظالمين بدلا

We said to the angels, “Fall prostrate before Adam.” They fell prostrate, except Satan. He became a jinn, for he disobeyed the order of His Lord.* Will you choose him and his descendants as lords instead of Me, even though they are your enemies? What a miserable substitute!

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ما اشهدتهم خلق السماوات والارض ولا خلق انفسهم وما كنت متخذ المضلين عضدا

I never permitted them to witness the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor the creation of themselves. Nor do I permit the wicked to work in My kingdom.*

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ويوم يقول نادوا شركائي الذين زعمتم فدعوهم فلم يستجيبوا لهم وجعلنا بينهم موبقا

The day will come when He says, “Call upon My partners, whom you claimed to be gods beside Me;” they will call on them, but they will not respond to them. An insurmountable barrier will separate them from each other.

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وراى المجرمون النار فظنوا انهم مواقعوها ولم يجدوا عنها مصرفا

The guilty will see Hell, and will realize that they will fall into it. They will have no escape therefrom.

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Disbelievers Refuse to Accept the<br>Completeness of the Quran

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ولقد صرفنا في هذا القران للناس من كل مثل وكان الانسان اكثر شيء جدلا

We have cited in this Quran every kind of example, but the human being is the most argumentative creature.

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وما منع الناس ان يؤمنوا اذ جاءهم الهدى ويستغفروا ربهم الا ان تاتيهم سنة الاولين او ياتيهم العذاب قبلا

Nothing prevented the people from believing, when the guidance came to them, and from seeking the forgiveness of their Lord, except that they demanded to see the same (kind of miracles) as the previous generations, or challenged to see the retribution beforehand.

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وما نرسل المرسلين الا مبشرين ومنذرين ويجادل الذين كفروا بالباطل ليدحضوا به الحق واتخذوا اياتي وما انذروا هزوا

We only send the messengers as simply deliverers of good news, as well as warners. Those who disbelieve argue with falsehood to defeat the truth, and they take My proofs and warnings in vain.

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Divine Intervention

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ومن اظلم ممن ذكر بايات ربه فاعرض عنها ونسي ما قدمت يداه انا جعلنا على قلوبهم اكنة ان يفقهوه وفي اذانهم وقرا وان تدعهم الى الهدى فلن يهتدوا اذا ابدا

Who are more evil than those who are reminded of their Lord’s proofs, then disregard them, without realizing what they are doing. Consequently, we place shields on their hearts to prevent them from understanding it (the Quran), and deafness in their ears. Thus, no matter what you do to guide them, they can never ever be guided.

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وربك الغفور ذو الرحمة لو يؤاخذهم بما كسبوا لعجل لهم العذاب بل لهم موعد لن يجدوا من دونه موئلا

Yet, your Lord is the Forgiver, full of mercy. If He called them to account for their deeds, He would annihilate them right there and then. Instead, He gives them a respite until a specific, predetermined time; then they can never escape.

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وتلك القرى اهلكناهم لما ظلموا وجعلنا لمهلكهم موعدا

Many a community we annihilated because of their transgressions, we designated a specific time for their annihilation.

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Valuable Lessons from Moses and His Teacher

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واذ قال موسى لفتاه لا ابرح حتى ابلغ مجمع البحرين او امضي حقبا

Moses said to his servant, “I will not rest until I reach the point where the two rivers meet, no matter how long it takes.”

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فلما بلغا مجمع بينهما نسيا حوتهما فاتخذ سبيله في البحر سربا

When they reached the point where they met, they forgot their fish, and it found its way back to the river, sneakily.

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فلما جاوزا قال لفتاه اتنا غداءنا لقد لقينا من سفرنا هذا نصبا

After they passed that point, he said to his servant, “Let us have lunch. All this traveling has thoroughly exhausted us.”

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قال ارايت اذ اوينا الى الصخرة فاني نسيت الحوت وما انسانيه الا الشيطان ان اذكره واتخذ سبيله في البحر عجبا

He said, “Remember when we sat by the rock back there? I paid no attention to the fish. It was the devil who made me forget it, and it found its way back to the river, strangely.”

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قال ذلك ما كنا نبغ فارتدا على اثارهما قصصا

(Moses) said, “That was the place we were looking for.” They traced their steps back.

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فوجدا عبدا من عبادنا اتيناه رحمة من عندنا وعلمناه من لدنا علما

They found one of our servants, whom we blessed with mercy, and bestowed upon him from our own knowledge.

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قال له موسى هل اتبعك على ان تعلمن مما علمت رشدا

Moses said to him, “Can I follow you, that you may teach me some of the knowledge and the guidance bestowed upon you?”

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قال انك لن تستطيع معي صبرا

He said, “You cannot stand to be with me.

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وكيف تصبر على ما لم تحط به خبرا

“How can you stand that which you do not comprehend?”

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قال ستجدني ان شاء الله صابرا ولا اعصي لك امرا

He said, “You will find me, GOD willing, patient. I will not disobey any command you give me.”

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قال فان اتبعتني فلا تسالني عن شيء حتى احدث لك منه ذكرا

He said, “If you follow me, then you shall not ask me about anything, unless I choose to tell you about it.”

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فانطلقا حتى اذا ركبا في السفينة خرقها قال اخرقتها لتغرق اهلها لقد جئت شيئا امرا

So they went. When they boarded a ship, he bore a hole in it. He said, “Did you bore a hole in it to drown its people? You have committed something terrible.”

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قال الم اقل انك لن تستطيع معي صبرا

He said, “Did I not say that you cannot stand to be with me?”

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قال لا تؤاخذني بما نسيت ولا ترهقني من امري عسرا

He said, “I am sorry. Do not punish me for my forgetfulness; do not be too harsh with me.”

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فانطلقا حتى اذا لقيا غلاما فقتله قال اقتلت نفسا زكية بغير نفس لقد جئت شيئا نكرا

So they went. When they met a young boy, he killed him. He said, “Why did you kill such an innocent soul, who did not kill another soul? You have committed something horrendous.”

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قال الم اقل لك انك لن تستطيع معي صبرا

He said, “Did I not tell you that you cannot stand to be with me?”

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قال ان سالتك عن شيء بعدها فلا تصاحبني قد بلغت من لدني عذرا

He said, “If I ask you about anything else, then do not keep me with you. You have seen enough apologies from me.”

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فانطلقا حتى اذا اتيا اهل قرية استطعما اهلها فابوا ان يضيفوهما فوجدا فيها جدارا يريد ان ينقض فاقامه قال لو شئت لاتخذت عليه اجرا

So they went. When they reached a certain community, they asked the people for food, but they refused to host them. Soon, they found a wall about to collapse, and he fixed it. He said, “You could have demanded a wage for that!”

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There is a Good Reason<br>for Everything

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قال هذا فراق بيني وبينك سانبئك بتاويل ما لم تستطع عليه صبرا

He said, “Now we have to part company. But I will explain to you everything you could not stand.

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اما السفينة فكانت لمساكين يعملون في البحر فاردت ان اعيبها وكان وراءهم ملك ياخذ كل سفينة غصبا

“As for the ship, it belonged to poor fishermen, and I wanted to render it defective. There was a king coming after them, who was confiscating every ship, forcibly.

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واما الغلام فكان ابواه مؤمنين فخشينا ان يرهقهما طغيانا وكفرا

“As for the boy, his parents were good believers, and we saw that he was going to burden them with his transgression and disbelief.*

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فاردنا ان يبدلهما ربهما خيرا منه زكاة واقرب رحما

“We willed that your Lord substitute in his place another son; one who is better in righteousness and kindness.

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واما الجدار فكان لغلامين يتيمين في المدينة وكان تحته كنز لهما وكان ابوهما صالحا فاراد ربك ان يبلغا اشدهما ويستخرجا كنزهما رحمة من ربك وما فعلته عن امري ذلك تاويل ما لم تسطع عليه صبرا

“As for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city. Under it, there was a treasure that belonged to them. Because their father was a righteous man, your Lord wanted them to grow up and attain full strength, then extract their treasure. Such is mercy from your Lord. I did none of that of my own volition. This is the explanation of the things you could not stand.”

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Zul-Qarnain: The One With the<br>Two Horns or Two Generations

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ويسالونك عن ذي القرنين قل ساتلو عليكم منه ذكرا

They ask you about Zul-Qarnain. Say, “I will narrate to you some of his history.”

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انا مكنا له في الارض واتيناه من كل شيء سببا

We granted him authority on earth, and provided him with all kinds of means.

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فاتبع سببا

Then, he pursued one way.

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حتى اذا بلغ مغرب الشمس وجدها تغرب في عين حمئة ووجد عندها قوما قلنا يا ذا القرنين اما ان تعذب واما ان تتخذ فيهم حسنا

When he reached the far west, he found the sun setting in a vast ocean, and found people there. We said, “O Zul-Qarnain, you can rule as you wish; either punish, or be kind to them.”

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قال اما من ظلم فسوف نعذبه ثم يرد الى ربه فيعذبه عذابا نكرا

He said, “As for those who transgress, we will punish them, then, when they return to their Lord, He will commit them to more retribution.

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واما من امن وعمل صالحا فله جزاء الحسنى وسنقول له من امرنا يسرا

“As for those who believe and lead a righteous life, they receive a good reward; we will treat them kindly.”

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ثم اتبع سببا

Then he pursued another way.

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حتى اذا بلغ مطلع الشمس وجدها تطلع على قوم لم نجعل لهم من دونها سترا

When he reached the far east, he found the sun rising on people who had nothing to shelter them from it.

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كذلك وقد احطنا بما لديه خبرا

Naturally, we were fully aware of everything he found out.

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ثم اتبع سببا

He then pursued another way.

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حتى اذا بلغ بين السدين وجد من دونهما قوما لا يكادون يفقهون قولا

When he reached the valley between two palisades, he found people whose language was barely understandable.

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Gog and Magog*

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قالوا يا ذا القرنين ان ياجوج وماجوج مفسدون في الارض فهل نجعل لك خرجا على ان تجعل بيننا وبينهم سدا

They said, “O Zul-Qarnain, Gog and Magog are corruptors of the earth. Can we pay you to create a barrier between us and them?”

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قال ما مكني فيه ربي خير فاعينوني بقوة اجعل بينكم وبينهم ردما

He said, “My Lord has given me great bounties. If you cooperate with me, I will build a dam between you and them.

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اتوني زبر الحديد حتى اذا ساوى بين الصدفين قال انفخوا حتى اذا جعله نارا قال اتوني افرغ عليه قطرا

“Bring to me masses of iron.” Once he filled the gap between the two palisades, he said, “Blow.” Once it was red hot, he said, “Help me pour tar on top of it.”

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فما اسطاعوا ان يظهروه وما استطاعوا له نقبا

Thus, they could not climb it, nor could they bore holes in it.

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قال هذا رحمة من ربي فاذا جاء وعد ربي جعله دكاء وكان وعد ربي حقا

He said, “This is mercy from my Lord. When the prophecy of my Lord comes to pass, He will cause the dam to crumble. The prophecy of my Lord is truth.”

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وتركنا بعضهم يومئذ يموج في بعض ونفخ في الصور فجمعناهم جمعا

At that time, we will let them invade with one another, then the horn will be blown, and we will summon them all together.

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وعرضنا جهنم يومئذ للكافرين عرضا

We will present Hell, on that day, to the disbelievers.

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الذين كانت اعينهم في غطاء عن ذكري وكانوا لا يستطيعون سمعا

They are the ones whose eyes were too veiled to see My message. Nor could they hear.

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افحسب الذين كفروا ان يتخذوا عبادي من دوني اولياء انا اعتدنا جهنم للكافرين نزلا

Do those who disbelieve think that they can get away with setting up My servants as gods beside Me? We have prepared for the disbelievers Hell as an eternal abode.

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Examine Yourself

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قل هل ننبئكم بالاخسرين اعمالا

Say, “Shall I tell you who the worst losers are?

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الذين ضل سعيهم في الحياة الدنيا وهم يحسبون انهم يحسنون صنعا

“They are the ones whose works in this life are totally astray, but they think that they are doing good.”

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اولئك الذين كفروا بايات ربهم ولقائه فحبطت اعمالهم فلا نقيم لهم يوم القيامة وزنا

Such are the ones who disbelieved in the revelations of their Lord and in meeting Him. Therefore, their works are in vain; on the Day of Resurrection, they have no weight.

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ذلك جزاؤهم جهنم بما كفروا واتخذوا اياتي ورسلي هزوا

Their just requital is Hell, in return for their disbelief, and for mocking My revelations and My messengers.

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ان الذين امنوا وعملوا الصالحات كانت لهم جنات الفردوس نزلا

As for those who believe and lead a righteous life they have deserved a blissful Paradise as their abode.

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خالدين فيها لا يبغون عنها حولا

Forever they abide therein; they will never want any other substitute.

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The Quran: Everything We Need

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قل لو كان البحر مدادا لكلمات ربي لنفد البحر قبل ان تنفد كلمات ربي ولو جئنا بمثله مددا

Say, “If the ocean were ink for the words of my Lord, the ocean would run out, before the words of my Lord run out, even if we double the ink supply.”

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قل انما انا بشر مثلكم يوحى الي انما الهكم اله واحد فمن كان يرجو لقاء ربه فليعمل عملا صالحا ولا يشرك بعبادة ربه احدا

Say, “I am no more than a human like you, being inspired that your god is one god. Those who hope to meet their Lord shall work righteousness, and never worship any other god beside his Lord.”

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