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
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 ٢١
And similarly, We caused them to be found that they [who found them] would know that the promise of Allāh 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."
— Come To Light
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 ٢٢
They [i.e., people] 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 Muḥammad], "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."
— Come To Light
وَلَا And (do) not تَقُولَنَّ say لِشَا۟ىْءٍ of anything إِنِّى Indeed, I فَاعِلٌۭ will do ذَٰلِكَ that غَدًا tomorrow ٢٣
And never say of anything, "Indeed, I will do that tomorrow,"
— Come To Light
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 ٢٤
Except [when adding], "If Allāh 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."
— Come To Light
وَلَبِثُوا۟ And they remained فِى in كَهْفِهِمْ their cave ثَلَـٰثَ (for) three مِا۟ئَةٍۢ hundred سِنِينَ years وَٱزْدَادُوا۟ and add تِسْعًۭا nine ٢٥
And they remained in their cave for three hundred years and exceeded by nine.
— Come To Light
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 ٢٦
Say, "Allāh 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."
— Come To Light
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 ٢٧
And recite, [O Muḥammad], 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.
— Come To Light
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 ٢٨
And keep yourself patient [by being] with those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His face [i.e., acceptance]. 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.
— Come To Light
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 ٢٩
And say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve." Indeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a fire whose walls will surround them. And if they call for relief, they will be relieved with water like murky oil, which scalds [their] faces. Wretched is the drink, and evil is the resting place.
— Come To Light
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 ٣٠
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of any who did well in deeds.
— Come To Light
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 ٣١
Those will have gardens of perpetual residence; beneath them rivers will flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and will wear green garments of fine silk and brocade, reclining therein on adorned couches. Excellent is the reward, and good is the resting place.
— Come To Light
۞ 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 ٣٢
And present to them an example of two men: We granted to one of them two gardens of grapevines, and We bordered them with palm trees and placed between them [fields of] crops.
— Come To Light
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 ٣٣
Each of the two gardens produced its fruit and did not fall short thereof in anything. And We caused to gush forth within them a river.
— Come To Light
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 ٣٤
And he had fruit, so he said to his companion while he was conversing with him, "I am greater than you in wealth and mightier in [numbers of] men."
— Come To Light
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 ٣٥
And he entered his garden while he was unjust to himself. He said, "I do not think that this will perish - ever.
— Come To Light
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 ٣٦
And I do not think the Hour will occur. And even if I should be brought back to my Lord, I will surely find better than this as a return."
— Come To Light
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 ٣٧
His companion said to him while he was conversing with him, "Have you disbelieved in He who created you from dust and then from a sperm-drop and then proportioned you [as] a man?
— Come To Light
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 ٣٨
But as for me, He is Allāh, my Lord, and I do not associate with my Lord anyone.
— Come To Light
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 ٣٩
And why did you, when you entered your garden, not say, 'What Allāh willed [has occurred]; there is no power except in Allāh'? Although you see me less than you in wealth and children,
— Come To Light
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 ٤٠
It may be that my Lord will give me [something] better than your garden and will send upon it a [disastrous] penalty from the sky, and it will become a smooth, dusty ground,
— Come To Light
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