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18. Surah Al-Kahf

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.

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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 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].

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مَّـٰكِثِينَ (They will) abide فِيهِ in it أَبَدًۭا forever ٣

In which they will remain forever

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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".

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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 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.

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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 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.

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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 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.

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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.

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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 ٩

Or have you thought that the companions of the cave and the inscription were, among Our signs, a wonder?

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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 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."

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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.

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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 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.

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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 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.

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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 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.

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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 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?"

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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 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."

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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 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.

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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 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.

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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 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.

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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 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."

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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 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."

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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 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."

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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,"

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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 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."

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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 ٢٥

And they remained in their cave for three hundred years and exceeded by nine.

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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 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.

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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 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.

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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 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.

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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 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.

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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 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.

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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 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.

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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 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.

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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 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."

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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 ٣٥

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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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."

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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 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?

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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 ٣٨

But as for me, He is Allāh, my Lord, and I do not associate with my Lord anyone.

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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 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,

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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 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,

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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 ٤١

Or its water will become sunken [into the earth], so you would never be able to seek it."

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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 ٤٢

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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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 ٤٣

And there was for him no company to aid him other than Allāh, nor could he defend himself.

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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 ٤٤

There the authority is [completely] for Allāh, the Truth. He is best in reward and best in outcome.

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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 ٤٥

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 Allāh is ever, over all things, Perfect in Ability.

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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 ٤٦

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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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 ٤٧

And [warn of] the Day when We will remove the mountains and you will see the earth exposed, and We will gather them and not leave behind from them anyone.

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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 ٤٨

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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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 ٤٩

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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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 ٥٠

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 [i.e., disobeyed] 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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۞ 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) ٥١

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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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 ٥٢

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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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 ٥٣

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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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 ٥٤

And We have certainly diversified in this Qur’ān for the people from every [kind of] example; but man has ever been, most of anything, [prone to] dispute.

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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) ٥٥

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 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 ٥٦

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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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 ٥٧

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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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 ٥٨

And your Lord is the Forgiving, the possessor 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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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 ٥٩

And those cities - We destroyed them when they wronged, and We made for their destruction an appointed time.

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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 ٦٠

And [mention] when Moses said to his boy [i.e., 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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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 ٦١

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 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 ٦٢

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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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 ٦٣

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 ذَٰلِكَ That مَا (is) what كُنَّا we were نَبْغِ ۚ seeking فَٱرْتَدَّا So they returned عَلَىٰٓ on ءَاثَارِهِمَا their footprints قَصَصًۭا retracing ٦٤

[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.

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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 ٦٥

And they found a servant from among Our servants [i.e., al-Khiḍr] to whom We had given mercy from Us and had taught him from Us a [certain] knowledge.

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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 ٦٦

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 He said إِنَّكَ Indeed, you لَن never تَسْتَطِيعَ will be able مَعِىَ with me صَبْرًۭا (to have) patience ٦٧

He said, "Indeed, with me you will never be able to have patience.

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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 ٦٨

And how can you have patience for what you do not encompass in knowledge?"

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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 ٦٩

[Moses] said, "You will find me, if Allāh wills, patient, and I will not disobey you in [any] order."

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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 ٧٠

He said, "Then if you follow me, do not ask me about anything until I make to you about it mention [i.e., explanation]."

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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 ٧١

So they set out, until when they had embarked on the ship, he [i.e., al-Khiḍr] 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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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 ٧٢

[Al-Khiḍr] said, "Did I not say that with me you would never be able to have patience?"

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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 ٧٣

[Moses] said, "Do not blame me for what I forgot and do not overwhelm me in my matter with difficulty."

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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 ٧٤

So they set out, until when they met a boy, he [i.e., al-Khiḍr] 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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۞ 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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