Surah Kahf

Verse by verse

1. بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

   Bismi Allahi ar‑Rahmani ar‑Rahim

   In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

2. 1

   ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عِوَجَا ۜ

   Al‑hamdu lillahi alladhi anzala 'ala 'abdihi al‑kitaba wa lam yaj'al lahu 'iwaja

   Praise be to Allah Who hath revealed the Scripture unto His slave, and hath not placed therein any crookedness,

3. 2

   قَيِّمًا لِّيُنذِرَ بَأْسًا شَدِيدًا مِّن لَّدُنْهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا حَسَنًا

   Qayyiman liyundhira ba'san shadidan min ladunhu wa yubashshira al‑mu'minina alladhina ya'maluna as‑salihati anna lahum ajran hasana

   (But hath made it) straight, to give warning of stern punishment from Him, and to bring unto the believers who do good works the news that theirs will be a fair reward,

4. 3

   مَّٰكِثِينَ فِيهِ أَبَدًا

   Makithina fihi abada

   Wherein they will abide for ever;

5. 4

   وَيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدًا

   Wa yundhira alladhina qalu ittakhadha Allahu walada

   And to warn those who say: Allah hath chosen a son,

6. 5

   مَّا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ وَلَا لِـَٔابَآئِهِمْ ۚ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۚ إِن يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا كَذِبًا

   Ma lahum bihi min 'ilmin wa la li'aba'ihim kaburat kalimatan takhruju min afwahihim in yaquluna illa kadhiba

   (A thing) whereof they have no knowledge, nor (had) their fathers, Dreadful is the word that cometh out of their mouths. They speak naught but a lie.

7. 6

   فَلَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمْ إِن لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَسَفًا

   Fala'allaka bakhi'un nafsaka 'ala atharihim in lam yu'minu bihadha al‑hadithi asafa

   Yet it may be, if they believe not in this statement, that thou (Muhammad) wilt torment thy soul with grief over their footsteps.

8. 7

   إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا

   Inna ja'alna ma 'ala al‑ardi zinatan laha linabluwahum ayyuhum ahsanu 'amala

   Lo! We have placed all that is on the earth as an ornament thereof that We may try them: which of them is best in conduct.

9. 8

   وَإِنَّا لَجَٰعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيدًا جُرُزًا

   Wa inna laja'iluna ma 'alayha sa'idan juruza

   And lo! We shall make all that is thereon a barren mound.

10. 9

    أَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْكَهْفِ وَٱلرَّقِيمِ كَانُوا۟ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا عَجَبًا

    Am hasibta anna as‑haba al‑kahfi war‑raqimi kanu min ayatina 'ajaba

    Or deemest thou that the People of the Cave and the Inscription are a wonder among Our portents?

11. 10

    إِذْ أَوَى ٱلْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا

    Idh awa al‑fityatu ila al‑kahfi faqalu Rabbana atina min ladunka rahmatan wa hayyi' lana min amrina rashada

    When the young men fled for refuge to the Cave and said: Our Lord! Give us mercy from Thy presence, and shape for us right conduct in our plight.

12. 11

    فَضَرَبْنَا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ فِى ٱلْكَهْفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدًا

    Fadarabna 'ala adhanihim fi al‑kahfi sinina 'adada

    Then We sealed up their hearing in the Cave for a number of years.

13. 12

    ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَٰهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ أَىُّ ٱلْحِزْبَيْنِ أَحْصَىٰ لِمَا لَبِثُوٓا۟ أَمَدًا

    Thumma ba'athnahum lina'lama ayyu al‑hizbayni ahsa lima labithu amada

    And afterward We raised them up that We might know which of the two parties would best calculate the time that they had tarried.

14. 13

    نَّحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ نَبَأَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ فِتْيَةٌ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ وَزِدْنَٰهُمْ هُدًى

    Nahnu naqussu 'alayka naba'ahum bil‑haqqi innahum fityatun amanu bi‑Rabbihim wa zidnahum huda

    We narrate unto thee their story with truth. Lo! they were young men who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.

15. 14

    وَرَبَطْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ إِذْ قَامُوا۟ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبُّنَا رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَن نَّدْعُوَا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَٰهًا ۖ لَّقَدْ قُلْنَآ إِذًا شَطَطًا

    Wa rabatna 'ala qulubihim idh qamu faqalu Rabbuna Rabbu as‑samawati wal‑ardi lan nad'uwa min dunihi ilahan laqad qulna idhan shatata

    And We made firm their hearts when they stood forth and said: Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. We cry unto no Allah beside Him, for then should we utter an enormity.

16. 15

    هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمُنَا ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً ۖ لَّوْلَا يَأْتُونَ عَلَيْهِم بِسُلْطَٰنٍۭ بَيِّنٍ ۖ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا

    Ha'ula'i qawmuna ittakhadhu min dunihi alihatan lawla ya'tuna 'alayhim bisultanin bayyinin faman azlamu mimmani iftara 'ala Allahi kadhiba

    These, our people, have chosen (other) gods beside Him though they bring no clear warrant (vouchsafed) to them. And who doth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah?

17. 16

    وَإِذِ ٱعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ فَأْوُۥٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ يَنشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِهِۦ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُم مِّنْ أَمْرِكُم مِّرْفَقًا

    Wa idhi i'tazaltumuhum wa ma ya'buduna illa Allaha fa'wu ila al‑kahfi yanshur lakum Rabbukum min rahmatihi wa yuhayyi' lakum min amrikum mirfaqa

    And when ye withdraw from them and that which they worship except Allah, then seek refuge in the Cave; your Lord will spread for you of His mercy and will prepare for you a pillow in your plight.

18. 17

    ۞ وَتَرَى ٱلشَّمْسَ إِذَا طَلَعَت تَّزَٰوَرُ عَن كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَإِذَا غَرَبَت تَّقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ ٱلشِّمَالِ وَهُمْ فِى فَجْوَةٍ مِّنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ مَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِ ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا

    Wa tara ash‑shamsa idha tala'at tazawaru 'an kahfihim dhata al‑yamini wa idha gharabat taqriduhum dhata ash‑shimali wa hum fi fajwatin minhu dhalika min ayati Allahi man yahdi Allahu fahuwa al‑muhtadi wa man yudlil falan tajida lahu waliyyan murshida

    And thou mightest have seen the sun when it rose move away from their cave to the right, and when it set go past them on the left, and they were in the cleft thereof. That was (one) of the portents of Allah. He whom Allah guideth, he indeed is led aright, and he whom He sendeth astray, for him thou wilt not find a guiding friend.

19. 18

    وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ أَيْقَاظًا وَهُمْ رُقُودٌ ۚ وَنُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَذَاتَ ٱلشِّمَالِ ۖ وَكَلْبُهُم بَٰسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِٱلْوَصِيدِ ۚ لَوِ ٱطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَوَلَّيْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِرَارًا وَلَمُلِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ رُعْبًا

    Wa tahsabuhum ayqazan wa hum ruqudun wa nuqallibuhum dhata al‑yamini wa dhata ash‑shimali wa kalbuhum basitun dhira'ayhi bil‑wasidi lawi ittala'ta 'alayhim lawallayta minhum firaran wa lamuli'ta minhum ru'ba

    And thou wouldst have deemed them waking though they were asleep, and We caused them to turn over to the right and the left, and their dog stretching out his paws on the threshold. If thou hadst observed them closely thou hadst assuredly turned away from them in flight, and hadst been filled with awe of them.

20. 19

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ بَعَثْنَٰهُمْ لِيَتَسَآءَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ ۚ قَالُوا۟ رَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ فَٱبْعَثُوٓا۟ أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَٰذِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَلْيَنظُرْ أَيُّهَآ أَزْكَىٰ طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُم بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ أَحَدًا

    Wa kadhalika ba'athnahum liyatasa'alu baynahum qala qa'ilun minhum kam labithtum qalu labithna yawman aw ba'da yawmin qalu Rabbukum a'lamu bima labithtum fab'athu ahadakum biwariqikum hadhihi ila al‑madinati falyanzur ayyuha azka ta'aman falya'tikum birizqin minhu walyatalattaf wala yush'iranna bikum ahada

    And in like manner We awakened them that they might question one another. A speaker from among them said: How long have ye tarried? They said: We have tarried a day or some part of a day, (Others) said: Your Lord best knoweth what ye have tarried. Now send one of you with this your silver coin unto the city, and let him see what food is purest there and bring you a supply thereof. Let him be courteous and let no man know of you.

21. 20

    إِنَّهُمْ إِن يَظْهَرُوا۟ عَلَيْكُمْ يَرْجُمُوكُمْ أَوْ يُعِيدُوكُمْ فِى مِلَّتِهِمْ وَلَن تُفْلِحُوٓا۟ إِذًا أَبَدًا

    Innahum in yazharu 'alaykum yarjumukum aw yu'idukum fi millatihim walan tuflihu idhan abada

    For they, if they should come to know of you, will stone you or turn you back to their religion; then ye will never prosper.

22. 21

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَعْثَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَأَنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَآ إِذْ يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَمْرَهُمْ ۖ فَقَالُوا۟ ٱبْنُوا۟ عَلَيْهِم بُنْيَٰنًا ۖ رَّبُّهُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْ ۚ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ غَلَبُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرِهِمْ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِم مَّسْجِدًا

    Wa kadhalika a'tharna 'alayhim liya'lamu anna wa'da Allahi haqqun wa anna as‑sa'ata la rayba fiha idh yatanaza'una baynahum amrahum faqalu ibnu 'alayhim bunyanan Rabbuhum a'lamu bihim qala alladhina ghalabu 'ala amrihim lanattakhidhanna 'alayhim masjida

    And in like manner We disclosed them (to the people of the city) that they might know that the promise of Allah is true, and that, as for the Hour, there is no doubt concerning it. When (the people of the city) disputed of their case among themselves, they said: Build over them a building; their Lord knoweth best concerning them. Those who won their point said: We verily shall build a place of worship over them.

23. 22

    سَيَقُولُونَ ثَلَٰثَةٌ رَّابِعُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ خَمْسَةٌ سَادِسُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ رَجْمًۢا بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۖ وَيَقُولُونَ سَبْعَةٌ وَثَامِنُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ ۚ قُل رَّبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِعِدَّتِهِم مَّا يَعْلَمُهُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ ۗ فَلَا تُمَارِ فِيهِمْ إِلَّا مِرَآءً ظَٰهِرًا وَلَا تَسْتَفْتِ فِيهِم مِّنْهُمْ أَحَدًا

    Sayaquluna thalathatun rabi'uhum kalbuhum wa yaquluna khamsatun sadisuhum kalbuhum rajman bil‑ghaybi wa yaquluna sab'atun wa thaminuhum kalbuhum qul Rabbi a'lamu bi'iddatihim ma ya'lamuhum illa qalilun fala tumari fihim illa mira'an zahiran wala tastafti fihim minhum ahada

    (Some) will say: They were three, their dog the fourth, and (some) say: Five, their dog the sixth, guessing at random; and (some) say: Seven, and their dog the eighth. Say (O Muhammad): My Lord is Best Aware of their number. None knoweth them save a few. So contend not concerning them except with an outward contending, and ask not any of them to pronounce concerning them.

24. 23

    وَلَا تَقُولَنَّ لِشَا۟ىْءٍ إِنِّى فَاعِلٌ ذَٰلِكَ غَدًا

    Wa la taqulanna lishay'in inni fa'ilun dhalika ghada

    And say not of anything: Lo! I shall do that tomorrow,

25. 24

    إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَٱذْكُر رَّبَّكَ إِذَا نَسِيتَ وَقُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَهْدِيَنِ رَبِّى لِأَقْرَبَ مِنْ هَٰذَا رَشَدًا

    Illa an yasha'a Allahu wadhkur Rabbaka idha nasita wa qul 'asa an yahdiyani Rabbi li'aqraba min hadha rashada

    Except if Allah will. And remember thy Lord when thou forgettest, and say: It may be that my Lord guideth me unto a nearer way of truth than this.

26. 25

    وَلَبِثُوا۟ فِى كَهْفِهِمْ ثَلَٰثَ مِا۟ئَةٍ سِنِينَ وَٱزْدَادُوا۟ تِسْعًا

    Wa labithu fi kahfihim thalatha mi'atin sinina wazdadu tis'a

    And (it is said) they tarried in their Cave three hundred years and add nine.

27. 26

    قُلِ ٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثُوا۟ ۖ لَهُۥ غَيْبُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ أَبْصِرْ بِهِۦ وَأَسْمِعْ ۚ مَا لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا يُشْرِكُ فِى حُكْمِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا

    Quli Allahu a'lamu bima labithu lahu ghaybu as‑samawati wal‑ardi absir bihi wa asmi' ma lahum min dunihi min waliyyin wala yushriku fi hukmihi ahada

    Say: Allah is Best Aware how long they tarried. His is the Invisible of the heavens and the earth. How clear of sight is He and keen of hearing! They have no protecting friend beside Him, and He maketh none to share in His government.

28. 27

    وَٱتْلُ مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ مِن كِتَابِ رَبِّكَ ۖ لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ وَلَن تَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلْتَحَدًا

    Watlu ma uhiya ilayka min kitabi Rabbika la mubaddila likalimatihi walan tajida min dunihi multahada

    And recite that which hath been revealed unto thee of the Scripture of thy Lord. There is none who can change His words, and thou wilt find no refuge beside Him.

29. 28

    وَٱصْبِرْ نَفْسَكَ مَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَدَوٰةِ وَٱلْعَشِىِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُۥ ۖ وَلَا تَعْدُ عَيْنَاكَ عَنْهُمْ تُرِيدُ زِينَةَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَلَا تُطِعْ مَنْ أَغْفَلْنَا قَلْبَهُۥ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ وَكَانَ أَمْرُهُۥ فُرُطًا

    Wasbir nafsaka ma'a alladhina yad'una Rabbahum bil‑ghadati wal-'ashiyyi yuriduna wajhahu wala ta'du 'aynaka 'anhum turidu zinata al‑hayati ad‑dunya wala tuti' man aghfalna qalbahu 'an dhikrina wattaba'a hawahu wa kana amruhu furuta

    Restrain thyself along with those who cry unto their Lord at morn and evening, seeking His Countenance; and let not thine eyes overlook them, desiring the pomp of the life of the world; and obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance, who followeth his own lust and whose case hath been abandoned.

30. 29

    وَقُلِ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ فَلْيُؤْمِن وَمَن شَآءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْ ۚ إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ نَارًا أَحَاطَ بِهِمْ سُرَادِقُهَا ۚ وَإِن يَسْتَغِيثُوا۟ يُغَاثُوا۟ بِمَآءٍ كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَشْوِى ٱلْوُجُوهَ ۚ بِئْسَ ٱلشَّرَابُ وَسَآءَتْ مُرْتَفَقًا

    Wa quli al‑haqqu min Rabbikum faman sha'a falyu'min waman sha'a falyakfur inna a'tadna liz‑zalimina naran ahata bihim suradiquha wa in yastaghithu yughathu bima'in kal‑muhli yashwi al‑wujuha bi'sa ash‑sharabu wa sa'at murtafaqa

    Say: (It is) the truth from the Lord of you (all). Then whosoever will, let him believe, and whosoever will, let him disbelieve. Lo! We have prepared for disbelievers Fire. Its tent encloseth them. If they ask for showers, they will be showered with water like to molten lead which burneth the faces. Calamitous the drink and ill the resting-place!

31. 30

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ إِنَّا لَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلًا

    Inna alladhina amanu wa 'amilu as‑salihati inna la nudi'u ajra man ahsana 'amala

    Lo! as for those who believe and do good works - Lo! We suffer not the reward of one whose work is goodly to be lost.

32. 31

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهِمُ ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَيَلْبَسُونَ ثِيَابًا خُضْرًا مِّن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ ۚ نِعْمَ ٱلثَّوَابُ وَحَسُنَتْ مُرْتَفَقًا

    Ula'ika lahum jannatu 'adnin tajri min tahtihimu al‑anharu yuhallawna fiha min asawira min dhahabin wa yalbasuna thiyaban khudran min sundusin wa istabraqin muttaki'ina fiha 'ala al‑ara'iki ni'ma ath‑thawabu wa hasunat murtafaqa

    As for such, theirs will be Gardens of Eden, wherein rivers flow beneath them; therein they will be given armlets of gold and will wear green robes of finest silk and gold embroidery, reclining upon throne therein. Blest the reward, and fair the resting-place!

33. 32

    ۞ وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلًا رَّجُلَيْنِ جَعَلْنَا لِأَحَدِهِمَا جَنَّتَيْنِ مِنْ أَعْنَٰبٍ وَحَفَفْنَٰهُمَا بِنَخْلٍ وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمَا زَرْعًا

    Wadrib lahum mathalan rajulayni ja'alna li'ahadihima jannatayni min a'nabin wa hafafnahuma binakhlin wa ja'alna baynahuma zar'a

    Coin for them a similitude: Two men, unto one of whom We had assigned two gardens of grapes, and We had surrounded both with date-palms and had put between them tillage.

34. 33

    كِلْتَا ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ ءَاتَتْ أُكُلَهَا وَلَمْ تَظْلِم مِّنْهُ شَيْـًٔا ۚ وَفَجَّرْنَا خِلَٰلَهُمَا نَهَرًا

    Kilta al‑jannatayni atat ukulaha wa lam tazlim minhu shay'an wa fajjarna khilalahuma nahara

    Each of the gardens gave its fruit and withheld naught thereof. And We caused a river to gush forth therein.

35. 34

    وَكَانَ لَهُۥ ثَمَرٌ فَقَالَ لِصَٰحِبِهِۦ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ أَنَا۠ أَكْثَرُ مِنكَ مَالًا وَأَعَزُّ نَفَرًا

    Wa kana lahu thamarun faqala lisahibihi wa huwa yuhawiruhu ana aktharu minka malan wa a'azzu nafara

    And he had fruit. And he said unto his comrade, when he spake with him: I am more than thee in wealth, and stronger in respect of men.

36. 35

    وَدَخَلَ جَنَّتَهُۥ وَهُوَ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ قَالَ مَآ أَظُنُّ أَن تَبِيدَ هَٰذِهِۦٓ أَبَدًا

    Wa dakhala jannatahu wa huwa zalimun linafsihi qala ma azunnu an tabida hadhihi abada

    And he went into his garden, while he (thus) wronged himself. He said: I think not that all this will ever perish.

37. 36

    وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةً وَلَئِن رُّدِدتُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى لَأَجِدَنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهَا مُنقَلَبًا

    Wa ma azunnu as‑sa'ata qa'imatan wa la'in rudittu ila rabbi la'ajidanna khayran minha munqalaba

    I think not that the Hour will ever come, and if indeed I am brought back unto my Lord I surely shall find better than this as a resort.

38. 37

    قَالَ لَهُۥ صَاحِبُهُۥ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ أَكَفَرْتَ بِٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ مِن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ سَوَّىٰكَ رَجُلًا

    Qala lahu sahibuhu wa huwa yuhawiruhu akafarta billadhi khalaqaka min turabin thumma min nutfatin thumma sawwaka rajula

    His comrade, when he (thus) spake with him, exclaimed: Disbelievest thou in Him Who created thee of dust, then of a drop (of seed), and then fashioned thee a man?

39. 38

    لَّٰكِنَّا۠ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّىٓ أَحَدًا

    Lakinna huwa Allahu rabbi wa la ushriku birabbi ahada

    But He is Allah, my Lord, and I ascribe unto my Lord no partner.

40. 39

    وَلَوْلَآ إِذْ دَخَلْتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلْتَ مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ إِن تَرَنِ أَنَا۠ أَقَلَّ مِنكَ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا

    Wa lawla idh dakhalta jannataka qulta ma sha'a Allahu la quwwata illa billahi in tarani ana aqalla minka malan wa walada

    If only, when thou enteredst thy garden, thou hadst said: That which Allah willeth (will come to pass)! There is no strength save in Allah! Though thou seest me as less than thee in wealth and children,

41. 40

    فَعَسَىٰ رَبِّىٓ أَن يُؤْتِيَنِ خَيْرًا مِّن جَنَّتِكَ وَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهَا حُسْبَانًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَتُصْبِحَ صَعِيدًا زَلَقًا

    Fa'asa rabbi an yu'tiyani khayran min jannatika wa yursila 'alayha husbanan mina as‑sama'i fatusbiha sa'idan zalaqa

    Yet it may be that my Lord will give me better than thy garden, and will send on it a bolt from heaven, and some morning it will be a smooth hillside,

42. 41

    أَوْ يُصْبِحَ مَآؤُهَا غَوْرًا فَلَن تَسْتَطِيعَ لَهُۥ طَلَبًا

    Aw yusbiha ma'uha ghawran falan tastati'a lahu talaba

    Or some morning the water thereof will be lost in the earth so that thou canst not make search for it.

43. 42

    وَأُحِيطَ بِثَمَرِهِۦ فَأَصْبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَنفَقَ فِيهَا وَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّىٓ أَحَدًا

    Wa uhita bithamarihi fa'asbaha yuqallibu kaffayhi 'ala ma anfaqa fiha wa hiya khawiyatun 'ala 'urushiha wa yaqulu ya laytani lam ushrik birabbi ahada

    And his fruit was beset (with destruction). Then began he to wring his hands for all that he had spent upon it, when (now) it was all ruined on its trellises, and to say: Would that I had ascribed no partner to my Lord!

44. 43

    وَلَمْ تَكُن لَّهُۥ فِئَةٌ يَنصُرُونَهُۥ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مُنتَصِرًا

    Wa lam takun lahu fi'atun yansurunahu min duni Allahi wa ma kana muntasira

    And he had no troop of men to help him as against Allah, nor could he save himself.

45. 44

    هُنَالِكَ ٱلْوَلَٰيَةُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْحَقِّ ۚ هُوَ خَيْرٌ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ عُقْبًا

    Hunalika al‑walayatu lillahi al‑haqqi huwa khayrun thawaban wa khayrun 'uqba

    In this case is protection only from Allah, the True, He is Best for reward, and best for consequence.

46. 45

    وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا كَمَآءٍ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَٱخْتَلَطَ بِهِۦ نَبَاتُ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَصْبَحَ هَشِيمًا تَذْرُوهُ ٱلرِّيَٰحُ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مُّقْتَدِرًا

    Wadrib lahum mathala al‑hayati ad‑dunya kama'in anzalnahu mina as‑sama'i fakhtalata bihi nabatu al‑ardi fa'asbaha hashiman tadhruhu ar‑riyahu wa kana Allahu 'ala kulli shay'in muqtadira

    And coin for them the similitude of the life of the world as water which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingleth with it and then becometh dry twigs that the winds scatter. Allah is able to do all things.

47. 46

    ٱلْمَالُ وَٱلْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا

    Al‑malu wa al‑banuna zinatu al‑hayati ad‑dunya wa al‑baqiyatu as‑salihatu khayrun 'inda rabbika thawaban wa khayrun amala

    Wealth and children are an ornament of the life of the world. But the good deeds which endure are better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and better in respect of hope.

48. 47

    وَيَوْمَ نُسَيِّرُ ٱلْجِبَالَ وَتَرَى ٱلْأَرْضَ بَارِزَةً وَحَشَرْنَٰهُمْ فَلَمْ نُغَادِرْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا

    Wa yawma nusayyiru al‑jibala wa tara al‑arda barizatan wa hasharnahum falam nughadir minhum ahada

    And (bethink you of) the Day when we remove the hills and ye see the earth emerging, and We gather them together so as to leave not one of them behind.

49. 48

    وَعُرِضُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ صَفًّا لَّقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا كَمَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍۭ ۚ بَلْ زَعَمْتُمْ أَلَّن نَّجْعَلَ لَكُم مَّوْعِدًا

    Wa 'uridu 'ala rabbika saffan laqad ji'tumuna kama khalaqnakum awwala marratin bal za'amtum allan naj'ala lakum maw'ida

    And they are set before thy Lord in ranks (and it is said unto them): Now verily have ye come unto Us as We created you at the first. But ye thought that We had set no tryst for you.

50. 49

    وَوُضِعَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ فَتَرَى ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ مُشْفِقِينَ مِمَّا فِيهِ وَيَقُولُونَ يَٰوَيْلَتَنَا مَالِ هَٰذَا ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَا يُغَادِرُ صَغِيرَةً وَلَا كَبِيرَةً إِلَّآ أَحْصَىٰهَا ۚ وَوَجَدُوا۟ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ حَاضِرًا ۗ وَلَا يَظْلِمُ رَبُّكَ أَحَدًا

    Wa wudi'a al‑kitabu fatara al‑mujrimina mushfiqina mimma fihi wa yaquluna ya waylatana mali hadha al‑kitabi la yughadiru saghiratan wa la kabiratan illa ahsaha wa wajadu ma 'amilu hadiran wa la yazlimu rabbuka ahada

    And the Book is placed, and thou seest the guilty fearful of that which is therein, and they say: What kind of a Book is this that leaveth not a small thing nor a great thing but hath counted it! And they find all that they did confronting them, and thy Lord wrongeth no-one.

51. 50

    وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِۦٓ ۗ أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُۥ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِى وَهُمْ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّۢ ۚ بِئْسَ لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ بَدَلًا

    Wa idh qulna lil‑mala'ikati usjudu li‑Adama fasajadu illa Iblisa kana mina al‑jinni fafasaqa 'an amri rabbihi afatattakhidhunahu wa dhurriyyatahu awliya'a min duni wa hum lakum 'aduwwun bi'sa liz‑zalimina badala

    And (remember) when We said unto the angels: Fall prostrate before Adam, and they fell prostrate, all save Iblis. He was of the jinn, so he rebelled against his Lord's command. Will ye choose him and his seed for your protecting friends instead of Me, when they are an enemy unto you? Calamitous is the exchange for evil-doers.

52. 51

    ۞ مَّآ أَشْهَدتُّهُمْ خَلْقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا خَلْقَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمَا كُنتُ مُتَّخِذَ ٱلْمُضِلِّينَ عَضُدًا

    Ma ashhadtuhum khalqa as‑samawati wal‑ardi wa la khalqa anfusihim wa ma kuntu muttakhidha al‑mudillina 'aduda

    I made them not to witness the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor their own creation; nor choose I misleaders for (My) helpers.

53. 52

    وَيَوْمَ يَقُولُ نَادُوا۟ شُرَكَآءِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ فَدَعَوْهُمْ فَلَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُم مَّوْبِقًا

    Wa yawma yaqulu nadu shuraka'iya alladhina za'amtum fada'awhum falam yastajibu lahum wa ja'alna baynahum mawbiqa

    And (be mindful of) the Day when He will say: Call those partners of Mine whom ye pretended. Then they will cry unto them, but they will not hear their prayer, and We shall set a gulf of doom between them.

54. 53

    وَرَءَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ ٱلنَّارَ فَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُم مُّوَاقِعُوهَا وَلَمْ يَجِدُوا۟ عَنْهَا مَصْرِفًا

    Wa ra'a al‑mujrimuna an‑nara fazannu annahum muwaqi'uha wa lam yajidu 'anha masrifa

    And the guilty behold the Fire and know that they are about to fall therein, and they find no way of escape thence.

55. 54

    وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِى هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ لِلنَّاسِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَكْثَرَ شَىْءٍ جَدَلًا

    Wa laqad sarrafna fi hadha al‑Qur'ani lin‑nasi min kulli mathalin wa kana al‑insanu akthara shay'in jadala

    And verily We have displayed for mankind in this Qur'an all manner of similitudes, but man is more than anything contentious.

56. 55

    وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن تَأْتِيَهُمْ سُنَّةُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ أَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ قُبُلًا

    Wa ma mana'a an‑nasa an yu'minu idh ja'ahumu al‑huda wa yastaghfiru rabbahum illa an ta'tiyahum sunnatu al‑awwalina aw ya'tiyahumu al-'adhabu qubula

    And naught hindereth mankind from believing when the guidance cometh unto them, and from asking forgiveness of their Lord unless (it be that they wish) that the judgment of the men of old should come upon them or (that) they should be confronted with the Doom.

57. 56

    وَمَا نُرْسِلُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ ۚ وَيُجَٰدِلُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوا۟ بِهِ ٱلْحَقَّ ۖ وَٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ ءَايَٰتِى وَمَآ أُنذِرُوا۟ هُزُوًا

    Wa ma nursilu al‑mursalina illa mubashshirina wa mundhirina wa yujadilu alladhina kafaru bil‑batili liyudhidu bihi al‑haqqa wattakhadhu ayati wa ma undhiru huzuwa

    We send not the messengers save as bearers of good news and warners. Those who disbelieve contend with falsehood in order to refute the Truth thereby. And they take Our revelations and that wherewith they are threatened as a jest.

58. 57

    وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهَا وَنَسِىَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ ۚ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ۖ وَإِن تَدْعُهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ فَلَن يَهْتَدُوٓا۟ إِذًا أَبَدًا

    Wa man azlamu mimman dhukkira bi‑ayati rabbihi fa‑a'rada 'anha wa nasiya ma qaddamat yadahu inna ja'alna 'ala qulubihim akinnatan an yafqahuhu wa fi adhanihim waqran wa in tad'uhum ila al‑huda falan yahtadu idhan abada

    And who doth greater wrong than he who hath been reminded of the revelations of his Lord, yet turneth away from them and forgetteth what his hands send forward (to the Judgment)? Lo! on their hearts We have placed coverings so that they understand not, and in their ears a deafness. And though thou call them to the guidance, in that case they can never be led aright.

59. 58

    وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ذُو ٱلرَّحْمَةِ ۖ لَوْ يُؤَاخِذُهُم بِمَا كَسَبُوا۟ لَعَجَّلَ لَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ۚ بَل لَّهُم مَّوْعِدٌ لَّن يَجِدُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦ مَوْئِلًا

    Wa rabbuka al‑ghafuru dhu ar‑rahmati law yu'akhidhuhum bima kasabu la'ajjala lahumu al-'adhaba bal lahum maw'idun lan yajidu min dunihi maw'ila

    Thy Lord is the Forgiver, Full of Mercy. If He took them to task (now) for what they earn, He would hasten on the doom for them; but theirs is an appointed term from which they will find no escape.

60. 59

    وَتِلْكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا۟ وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِم مَّوْعِدًا

    Wa tilka al‑qura ahlaknahum lamma zalamu wa ja'alna limahlikihim maw'ida

    And (all) those townships! We destroyed them when they did wrong, and We appointed a fixed time for their destruction.

61. 60

    وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِفَتَىٰهُ لَآ أَبْرَحُ حَتَّىٰٓ أَبْلُغَ مَجْمَعَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ أَوْ أَمْضِىَ حُقُبًا

    Wa idh qala Musa lifatahu la abrahu hatta ablugha majma'a al‑bahrayni aw amdiya huquba

    And when Moses said unto his servant: I will not give up until I reach the point where the two rivers meet, though I march on for ages.

62. 61

    فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَيْنِهِمَا نَسِيَا حُوتَهُمَا فَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا

    Falamma balagha majma'a baynihima nasiya hutahuma fattakhadha sabilahu fi al‑bahri saraba

    And when they reached the point where the two met, they forgot their fish, and it took its way into the waters, being free.

63. 62

    فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَا قَالَ لِفَتَىٰهُ ءَاتِنَا غَدَآءَنَا لَقَدْ لَقِينَا مِن سَفَرِنَا هَٰذَا نَصَبًا

    Falamma jawaza qala lifatahu atina ghada'ana laqad laqina min safarina hadha nasaba

    And when they had gone further, he said unto his servant: Bring us our breakfast. Verily we have found fatigue in this our journey.

64. 63

    قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَآ إِلَى ٱلصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّى نَسِيتُ ٱلْحُوتَ وَمَآ أَنسَىٰنِيهُ إِلَّا ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُۥ ۚ وَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ عَجَبًا

    Qala ara'ayta idh awayna ila as‑sakhrati fa'inni nasitu al‑huta wa ma ansanihu illa ash‑shaytanu an adhkurahu wattakhadha sabilahu fi al‑bahri 'ajaba

    He said: Didst thou see, when we took refuge on the rock, and I forgot the fish - and none but Satan caused me to forget to mention it - it took its way into the waters by a marvel.

65. 64

    قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ۚ فَٱرْتَدَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا

    Qala dhalika ma kunna nabghi fartadda 'ala atharihima qasasa

    He said: This is that which we have been seeking. So they retraced their steps again.

66. 65

    فَوَجَدَا عَبْدًا مِّنْ عِبَادِنَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَعَلَّمْنَٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا عِلْمًا

    Fawajada 'abdan min 'ibadina ataynahu rahmatan min 'indina wa'allamnahu min ladunna 'ilma

    Then found they one of Our slaves, unto whom We had given mercy from Us, and had taught him knowledge from Our presence.

67. 66

    قَالَ لَهُۥ مُوسَىٰ هَلْ أَتَّبِعُكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا

    Qala lahu Musa hal attabi'uka 'ala an tu'allimani mimma 'ullimta rushda

    Moses said unto him: May I follow thee, to the end that thou mayst teach me right conduct of that which thou hast been taught?

68. 67

    قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا

    Qala innaka lan tastati'a ma'iya sabra

    He said: Lo! thou canst not bear with me.

69. 68

    وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَىٰ مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ خُبْرًا

    Wakayfa tasbiru 'ala ma lam tuhit bihi khubra

    How canst thou bear with that whereof thou canst not compass any knowledge?

70. 69

    قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ صَابِرًا وَلَآ أَعْصِى لَكَ أَمْرًا

    Qala satajiduni in sha'a Allahu sabiran wala a'si laka amra

    He said: Allah willing, thou shalt find me patient and I shall not in aught gainsay thee.

71. 70

    قَالَ فَإِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَنِى فَلَا تَسْـَٔلْنِى عَن شَىْءٍ حَتَّىٰٓ أُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا

    Qala fa'ini ittaba'tani fala tas'alni 'an shay'in hatta uhditha laka minhu dhikra

    He said: Well, if thou go with me, ask me not concerning aught till I myself make mention of it unto thee.

72. 71

    فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِى ٱلسَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا ۖ قَالَ أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا إِمْرًا

    Fantalaqa hatta idha rakiba fi as‑safinati kharaqaha qala akharaqtaha litughriqa ahlaha laqad ji'ta shay'an imra

    So they twain set out till, when they were in the ship, he made a hole therein. (Moses) said: Hast thou made a hole therein to drown the folk thereof? Thou verily hast done a dreadful thing.

73. 72

    قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا

    Qala alam aqul innaka lan tastati'a ma'iya sabra

    He said: Did I not tell thee that thou couldst not bear with me?

74. 73

    قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِى بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلَا تُرْهِقْنِى مِنْ أَمْرِى عُسْرًا

    Qala la tu'akhidhni bima nasitu wala turhiqni min amri 'usra

    (Moses) said: Be not wroth with me that I forgot, and be not hard upon me for my fault.

75. 74

    فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا لَقِيَا غُلَٰمًا فَقَتَلَهُۥ قَالَ أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةًۢ بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَّقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا نُّكْرًا

    Fantalaqa hatta idha laqiya ghulaman faqatalahu qala aqatalta nafsan zakiyyatan bighayri nafsin laqad ji'ta shay'an nukra

    So they twain journeyed on till, when they met a lad, he slew him. (Moses) said: What! Hast thou slain an innocent soul who hath slain no man? Verily thou hast done a horrid thing.

76. 75

    ۞ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا

    Qala alam aqul laka innaka lan tastati'a ma'iya sabra

    He said: Did I not tell thee that thou couldst not bear with me?

77. 76

    قَالَ إِن سَأَلْتُكَ عَن شَىْءٍۭ بَعْدَهَا فَلَا تُصَٰحِبْنِى ۖ قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِن لَّدُنِّى عُذْرًا

    Qala in sa'altuka 'an shay'in ba'daha fala tusahibni qad balaghta min ladunni 'udhra

    (Moses) said: If I ask thee after this concerning aught, keep not company with me. Thou hast received an excuse from me.

78. 77

    فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَيَآ أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ ٱسْتَطْعَمَآ أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا۟ أَن يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَن يَنقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا

    Fantalaqa hatta idha ataya ahla qaryatin istat'ama ahlaha fa'abaw an yudayyifuhuma fawajada fiha jidaran yuridu an yanqadda fa'aqamahu qala law shi'ta lattakhadhta 'alayhi ajra

    So they twain journeyed on till, when they came unto the folk of a certain township, they asked its folk for food, but they refused to make them guests. And they found therein a wall upon the point of falling into ruin, and he repaired it. (Moses) said: If thou hadst wished, thou couldst have taken payment for it.

79. 78

    قَالَ هَٰذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنِكَ ۚ سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأْوِيلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا

    Qala hadha firaqu bayni wabaynika sa'unabbi'uka bita'wili ma lam tastati' 'alayhi sabra

    He said: This is the parting between thee and me! I will announce unto thee the interpretation of that thou couldst not bear with patience.

80. 79

    أَمَّا ٱلسَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَٰكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ فَأَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَعِيبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَآءَهُم مَّلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصْبًا

    Amma as‑safinatu fakanat limasakina ya'maluna fi al‑bahri fa'aradtu an a'ibaha wakana wara'ahum malikun ya'khudhu kulla safinatin ghasba

    As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working on the river, and I wished to mar it, for there was a king behind them who is taking every ship by force.

81. 80

    وَأَمَّا ٱلْغُلَٰمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَآ أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَٰنًا وَكُفْرًا

    Wa'amma al‑ghulamu fakana abawahu mu'minayni fakhashina an yurhiqahuma tughyanan wakufra

    And as for the lad, his parents were believers and we feared lest he should oppress them by rebellion and disbelief.

82. 81

    فَأَرَدْنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكَوٰةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا

    Fa'aradna an yubdilahuma rabbuhuma khayran minhu zakatan wa'aqraba ruhma

    And we intended that their Lord should change him for them for one better in purity and nearer to mercy.

83. 82

    وَأَمَّا ٱلْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَٰمَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُۥ كَنزٌ لَّهُمَا وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَٰلِحًا فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ أَن يَبْلُغَآ أَشُدَّهُمَا وَيَسْتَخْرِجَا كَنزَهُمَا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ وَمَا فَعَلْتُهُۥ عَنْ أَمْرِى ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَأْوِيلُ مَا لَمْ تَسْطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا

    Wa'amma al‑jidaru fakana lighulamayni yatimayni fi al‑madinati wakana tahtahu kanzun lahuma wakana abuhuma salihan fa'arada rabbuka an yablugha ashuddahuma wayastakhrija kanzahuma rahmatan min rabbika wama fa'altuhu 'an amri dhalika ta'wilu ma lam tasti' 'alayhi sabra

    And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and there was beneath it a treasure belonging to them, and their father had been righteous, and thy Lord intended that they should come to their full strength and should bring forth their treasure as a mercy from their Lord; and I did it not upon my own command. Such is the interpretation of that wherewith thou couldst not bear.

84. 83

    وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَن ذِى ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ ۖ قُلْ سَأَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْهُ ذِكْرًا

    Wayas'alunaka 'an Dhi al‑Qarnayni qul sa'atlu 'alaykum minhu dhikra

    They will ask thee of Dhu'l-Qarneyn. Say: I shall recite unto you a remembrance of him.

85. 84

    إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُۥ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ سَبَبًا

    Inna makkanna lahu fi al‑ardi wa'ataynahu min kulli shay'in sababa

    Lo! We made him strong in the land and gave him unto every thing a road.

86. 85

    فَأَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا

    Fa'atba'a sababa

    And he followed a road

87. 86

    حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِى عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ وَوَجَدَ عِندَهَا قَوْمًا ۗ قُلْنَا يَٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِمَّآ أَن تُعَذِّبَ وَإِمَّآ أَن تَتَّخِذَ فِيهِمْ حُسْنًا

    Hatta idha balagha maghriba ash‑shamsi wajadaha taghrubu fi 'aynin hami'atin wawajada 'indaha qawman qulna ya Dha al‑Qarnayni imma an tu'adhdhiba wa'imma an tattakhidha fihim husna

    Till, when he reached the setting-place of the sun, he found it setting in a muddy spring, and found a people thereabout. We said: O Dhu'l-Qarneyn! Either punish or show them kindness.

88. 87

    قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُۥ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا

    Qala amma man zalama fasawfa nu'adhdhibuhu thumma yuraddu ila rabbihi fayu'adhdhibuhu 'adhaban nukra

    He said: As for him who doeth wrong, we shall punish him, and then he will be brought back unto his Lord, Who will punish him with awful punishment!

89. 88

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَلَهُۥ جَزَآءً ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۖ وَسَنَقُولُ لَهُۥ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا يُسْرًا

    Wa amma man amana wa 'amila salihan falahu jaza'an al‑husna wa sanaqulu lahu min amrina yusra

    But as for him who believeth and doeth right, good will be his reward, and We shall speak unto him a mild command.

90. 89

    ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا

    Thumma atba'a sababa

    Then he followed a road

91. 90

    حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَطْلِعَ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَطْلُعُ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ لَّمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُم مِّن دُونِهَا سِتْرًا

    Hatta idha balagha matli'a ash‑shamsi wajadaha tatlu'u 'ala qawmin lam naj'al lahum min duniha sitra

    Till, when he reached the rising-place of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had appointed no shelter therefrom.

92. 91

    كَذَٰلِكَ وَقَدْ أَحَطْنَا بِمَا لَدَيْهِ خُبْرًا

    Kadhalika wa qad ahatna bima ladayhi khubra

    So (it was). And We knew all concerning him.

93. 92

    ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا

    Thumma atba'a sababa

    Then he followed a road

94. 93

    حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ بَيْنَ ٱلسَّدَّيْنِ وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوْمًا لَّا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ قَوْلًا

    Hatta idha balagha bayna as‑saddayni wajada min dunihima qawman la yakaduna yafqahuna qawla

    Till, when he came between the two mountains, he found upon their hither side a folk that scarce could understand a saying.

95. 94

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا

    Qalu ya dha al‑qarnayni inna Ya'juja wa Ma'juja mufsiduna fi al‑ardi fahal naj'alu laka kharjan 'ala an taj'ala baynana wa baynahum sadda

    They said: O Dhu'l-Qarneyn! Lo! Gog and Magog are spoiling the land. So may we pay thee tribute on condition that thou set a barrier between us and them?

96. 95

    قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّى فِيهِ رَبِّى خَيْرٌ فَأَعِينُونِى بِقُوَّةٍ أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًا

    Qala ma makkanni fihi rabbi khayrun fa a'inuni biquwwatin aj'al baynakum wa baynahum radma

    He said: That wherein my Lord hath established me is better (than your tribute). Do but help me with strength (of men), I will set between you and them a bank.

97. 96

    ءَاتُونِى زُبَرَ ٱلْحَدِيدِ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا سَاوَىٰ بَيْنَ ٱلصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ ٱنفُخُوا۟ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَعَلَهُۥ نَارًا قَالَ ءَاتُونِىٓ أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْرًا

    Atuni zubara al‑hadidi hatta idha sawa bayna as‑sadafayni qala unfukhu hatta idha ja'alahu naran qala atuni ufrigh 'alayhi qitra

    Give me pieces of iron - till, when he had levelled up (the gap) between the cliffs, he said: Blow! - till, when he had made it a fire, he said: Bring me molten copper to pour thereon.

98. 97

    فَمَا ٱسْطَٰعُوٓا۟ أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ لَهُۥ نَقْبًا

    Fama ista'u an yazharuhu wa ma istata'u lahu naqba

    And (Gog and Magog) were not able to surmount, nor could they pierce (it).

99. 98

    قَالَ هَٰذَا رَحْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّى ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ رَبِّى جَعَلَهُۥ دَكَّآءَ ۖ وَكَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّى حَقًّا

    Qala hadha rahmatun min rabbi fa idha ja'a wa'du rabbi ja'alahu dakka'a wa kana wa'du rabbi haqqa

    He said: This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord cometh to pass, He will lay it low, for the promise of my Lord is true.

100. 99

     ۞ وَتَرَكْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَمُوجُ فِى بَعْضٍ ۖ وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَجَمَعْنَٰهُمْ جَمْعًا

     Wa tarakna ba'dahum yawma'idhin yamuju fi ba'din wa nufikha fi as‑suri fajama'nahum jam'a

     And on that day we shall let some of them surge against others, and the Trumpet will be blown. Then We shall gather them together in one gathering.

101. 100

     وَعَرَضْنَا جَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَرْضًا

     Wa 'aradna jahannama yawma'idhin lil‑kafirina 'arda

     On that day we shall present hell to the disbelievers, plain to view,

102. 101

     ٱلَّذِينَ كَانَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ فِى غِطَآءٍ عَن ذِكْرِى وَكَانُوا۟ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَمْعًا

     Alladhina kanat a'yunuhum fi ghita'in 'an dhikri wa kanu la yastati'una sam'a

     Those whose eyes were hoodwinked from My reminder, and who could not bear to hear.

103. 102

     أَفَحَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَن يَتَّخِذُوا۟ عِبَادِى مِن دُونِىٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۚ إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ نُزُلًا

     Afahasiba alladhina kafaru an yattakhidhu 'ibadi min duni awliya'a inna a'tadna jahannama lil‑kafirina nuzula

     Do the disbelievers reckon that they can choose My bondmen as protecting friends beside Me? Lo! We have prepared hell as a welcome for the disbelievers.

104. 103

     قُلْ هَلْ نُنَبِّئُكُم بِٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ أَعْمَٰلًا

     Qul hal nunabbi'ukum bil‑akhsarina a'mala

     Say: Shall We inform you who will be the greatest losers by their works?

105. 104

     ٱلَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًا

     Alladhina dalla sa'yuhum fi al‑hayati ad‑dunya wa hum yahsabuna annahum yuhsinuna sun'a

     Those whose effort goeth astray in the life of the world, and yet they reckon that they do good work.

106. 105

     أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَلِقَآئِهِۦ فَحَبِطَتْ أَعْمَٰلُهُمْ فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَزْنًا

     Ula'ika alladhina kafaru bi'ayati rabbihim wa liqa'ihi fahabitat a'maluhum fala nuqimu lahum yawma al‑qiyamati wazna

     Those are they who disbelieve in the revelations of their Lord and in the meeting with Him. Therefor their works are vain, and on the Day of Resurrection We assign no weight to them.

107. 106

     ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ بِمَا كَفَرُوا۟ وَٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ ءَايَٰتِى وَرُسُلِى هُزُوًا

     Dhalika jaza'uhum jahannamu bima kafaru wattakhadhu ayati wa rusuli huzuwa

     That is their reward: hell, because they disbelieved, and made a jest of Our revelations and Our messengers.

108. 107

     إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتُ ٱلْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلًا

     Inna alladhina amanu wa 'amilu as‑salihati kanat lahum jannatu al‑firdawsi nuzula

     Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs are the Gardens of Paradise for welcome,

109. 108

     خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا لَا يَبْغُونَ عَنْهَا حِوَلًا

     Khalidina fiha la yabghuna 'anha hiwala

     Wherein they will abide, with no desire to be removed from thence.

110. 109

     قُل لَّوْ كَانَ ٱلْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمَٰتِ رَبِّى لَنَفِدَ ٱلْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَٰتُ رَبِّى وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِۦ مَدَدًا

     Qul law kana al‑bahru midadan likalimati rabbi lanafida al‑bahru qabla an tanfada kalimatu rabbi wa law ji'na bimithlihi madada

     Say: Though the sea became ink for the Words of my Lord, verily the sea would be used up before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even though We brought the like thereof to help.

111. 110

     قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ ۖ فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ لِقَآءَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَٰلِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ أَحَدًۢا

     Qul innama ana basharun mithlukum yuha ilayya annama ilahukum ilahun wahidun faman kana yarju liqa'a rabbihi falya'mal 'amalan salihan wa la yushrik bi'ibadati rabbihi ahada

     Say: I am only a mortal like you. My Lord inspireth in me that your Allah is only One Allah. And whoever hopeth for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous work, and make none sharer of the worship due unto his Lord.

Text: The Qur'an, Arabic text in the Uthmani script (reading of Hafs from Asim). Meaning: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, translated by Marmaduke Pickthall, 1930. Copied word for word from the edition named here

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