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

۞ 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

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

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

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