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

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

وَلَا And (do) not تَقُولَنَّ say لِشَا۟ىْءٍ of anything إِنِّى Indeed, I فَاعِلٌۭ will do ذَٰلِكَ that غَدًا tomorrow ٢٣

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

وَلَبِثُوا۟ And they remained فِى in كَهْفِهِمْ their cave ثَلَـٰثَ (for) three مِا۟ئَةٍۢ hundred سِنِينَ years وَٱزْدَادُوا۟ and add تِسْعًۭا nine ٢٥

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

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