۞ 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 ٧٥
[Al-Khiḍr] said, "Did I not tell you that with me you would never be able to have patience?"
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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 ٧٦
[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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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 ٧٧
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 he [i.e., al-Khiḍr] restored it. [Moses] said, "If you wished, you could have taken for it a payment."
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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 ٧٨
[Al-Khiḍr] 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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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 ٧٩
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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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 ٨٠
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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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 ٨١
So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better than him in purity and nearer to mercy.
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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 ٨٢
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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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 ٨٣
And they ask you, [O Muḥammad], about Dhul-Qarnayn. Say, "I will recite to you about him a report."
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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 ٨٤
Indeed, We established him upon the earth, and We gave him from everything a way [i.e., means].
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فَأَتْبَعَ So he followed سَبَبًا a course ٨٥
So he followed a way
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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 ٨٦
Until, when he reached the setting of the sun [i.e., the west], he found it [as if] setting in a body of dark water, and he found near it a people. We [i.e., Allāh] said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, either you punish [them] or else adopt among them [a way of] goodness."
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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 ٨٧
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 [i.e., Hellfire].
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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 ٨٨
But as for one who believes and does righteousness, he will have a reward of the best [i.e., Paradise], and we [i.e., Dhul-Qarnayn] will speak to him from our command with ease."
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ثُمَّ Then أَتْبَعَ he followed سَبَبًا (a) course ٨٩
Then he followed a way
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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 ٩٠
Until, when he came to the rising of the sun [i.e., the east], he found it rising on a people for whom We had not made against it any shield.
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كَذَٰلِكَ Thus وَقَدْ And verily أَحَطْنَا We encompassed بِمَا of what لَدَيْهِ (was) with him خُبْرًۭا (of the) information ٩١
Thus. And We had encompassed [all] that he had in knowledge.
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ثُمَّ Then أَتْبَعَ he followed سَبَبًا a course ٩٢
Then he followed a way.
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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 ٩٣
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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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 ٩٤
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?"
— Come To Light
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