The Cave · Makki · 110 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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 ١
[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, who has sent down upon His Servant [Muḥammad (ﷺ)] the Book and has not made therein any deviance.
— Come To Light
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 ٢
[He has made it] straight, to warn of severe punishment from Him and to give good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a good reward [i.e., Paradise].
— Come To Light
مَّـٰكِثِينَ (They will) abide فِيهِ in it أَبَدًۭا forever ٣
In which they will remain forever
— Come To Light
وَيُنذِرَ And to warn ٱلَّذِينَ those who قَالُوا۟ say ٱتَّخَذَ Allah has taken ٱللَّهُ Allah has taken وَلَدًۭا a son ٤
And to warn those who say, "Allāh has taken a son".
— Come To Light
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 ٥
They have no knowledge of it, nor had their fathers. Grave is the word that comes out of their mouths; they speak not except a lie.
— Come To Light
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 ٦
Then perhaps you would kill yourself through grief over them, [O Muḥammad], if they do not believe in this message, [and] out of sorrow.
— Come To Light
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 ٧
Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it that We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed.
— Come To Light
وَإِنَّا And indeed, We لَجَـٰعِلُونَ (will) surely make مَا what عَلَيْهَا (is) on it صَعِيدًۭا soil جُرُزًا barren ٨
And indeed, We will make that which is upon it [into] a barren ground.
— Come To Light
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 ٩
Or have you thought that the companions of the cave and the inscription were, among Our signs, a wonder?
— Come To Light
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 ١٠
[Mention] when the youths retreated to the cave and said, "Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance."
— Come To Light
فَضَرَبْنَا So We cast عَلَىٰٓ over ءَاذَانِهِمْ their ears فِى in ٱلْكَهْفِ the cave سِنِينَ years عَدَدًۭا a number ١١
So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a number of years.
— Come To Light
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 ١٢
Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time.
— Come To Light
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 ١٣
It is We who relate to you, [O Muḥammad], their story in truth. Indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.
— Come To Light
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 ١٤
And We bound [i.e., 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.
— Come To Light
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 ١٥
These, our people, have taken besides Him deities. Why do they not bring for [worship of] them a clear evidence? And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allāh a lie?"
— Come To Light
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 ١٦
[The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allāh, retreat to the cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy and will prepare for you from your affair facility."
— Come To Light
۞ 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 ١٧
And [had you been present], you would see the sun when it rose, inclining away from their cave on the right, and when it set, passing away from them on the left, while they were [lying] within an open space thereof. That was from the signs of Allāh. He whom Allāh guides is the [rightly] guided, but he whom He sends astray - never will you find for him a protecting guide.
— Come To Light
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 ١٨
And you would think them awake, while they were asleep. And We turned them to the right and to the left, while their dog stretched his forelegs at the entrance. If you had looked at them, you would have turned from them in flight and been filled by them with terror.
— Come To Light
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 ١٩
And similarly, We awakened them that they might question one another. Said a speaker from among them, "How long have you remained [here]?" They said, "We have remained a day or part of a day." They said, "Your Lord is most knowing of how long you remained. So send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the city and let him look to which is the best of food and bring you provision from it and let him be cautious. And let no one be aware of you.
— Come To Light
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 ٢٠
Indeed, if they come to know of you, they will stone you or return you to their religion. And never would you succeed, then - ever."
— Come To Light
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