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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.

— 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.

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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?

— 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.

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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?"

— Come To Light

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