18:5
مَّا
ma
Not
لَهُم
lahum
they have
بِهِۦ
bihi
about it
مِنۡ
min
any
عِلۡمٖ
il'min
knowledge
وَلَا
wala
and not
لِأٓبَآئِهِمۡۚ
liabaihim
their forefathers
كَبُرَتۡ
kaburat
Mighty (is)
كَلِمَةٗ
kalimatan
the word
تَخۡرُجُ
takhruju
(that) comes out
مِنۡ
min
of
أَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡۚ
afwahihim
their mouths
إِن
in
Not
يَقُولُونَ
yaquluna
they say
إِلَّا
illa
except
كَذِبٗا
kadhiban
a lie
٥

They have no knowledge about this, nor did their forefathers––it is a monstrous assertion that comes out of their mouths: what they say is nothing but lies

Translation 1260

18:6
فَلَعَلَّكَ
fala'allaka
Then perhaps you would (be)
بَٰخِعٞ
bakhi'un
the one who kills
نَّفۡسَكَ
nafsaka
yourself
عَلَىٰٓ
ala
over
ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ
atharihim
their footsteps
إِن
in
if
لَّمۡ
lam
not
يُؤۡمِنُواْ
yu'minu
they believe
بِهَٰذَا
bihadha
in this
ٱلۡحَدِيثِ
al-hadithi
[the] narration
أَسَفًا
asafan
(in) grief
٦

But [Prophet] are you going to worry yourself to death over them if they do not believe in this message

Translation 1260

18:7
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed We
جَعَلۡنَا
ja'alna
We have made
مَا
ma
what
عَلَى
ala
(is) on
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
زِينَةٗ
zinatan
adornment
لَّهَا
laha
for it
لِنَبۡلُوَهُمۡ
linabluwahum
that We may test [them]
أَيُّهُمۡ
ayyuhum
which of them
أَحۡسَنُ
ahsanu
(is) best
عَمَلٗا
amalan
(in) deed
٧

We have adorned the earth with attractive things so that We may test people to find out which of them do best

Translation 1260

18:8
وَإِنَّا
wa-inna
And indeed We
لَجَٰعِلُونَ
laja'iluna
(will) surely make
مَا
ma
what
عَلَيۡهَا
alayha
(is) on it
صَعِيدٗا
sa'idan
soil
جُرُزًا
juruzan
barren
٨

but We shall reduce all this to barren dust

Translation 1260

18:9
أَمۡ
am
Or
حَسِبۡتَ
hasib'ta
have you thought
أَنَّ
anna
that
أَصۡحَٰبَ
ashaba
(the) companions
ٱلۡكَهۡفِ
al-kahfi
(of) the cave
وَٱلرَّقِيمِ
wal-raqimi
and the inscription
كَانُواْ
kanu
were
مِنۡ
min
among
ءَايَٰتِنَا
ayatina
Our Signs
عَجَبًا
ajaban
a wonder
٩

[Prophet], do you find the Companions in the Cave and al-Raqim so wondrous, among all Our other signs

Translation 1260

18:10
إِذۡ
idh
When
أَوَى
awa
retreated
ٱلۡفِتۡيَةُ
al-fit'yatu
the youths
إِلَى
ila
to
ٱلۡكَهۡفِ
al-kahfi
the cave
فَقَالُواْ
faqalu
and they said
رَبَّنَآ
rabbana
Our Lord
ءَاتِنَا
atina
Grant us
مِن
min
from
لَّدُنكَ
ladunka
Yourself
رَحۡمَةٗ
rahmatan
Mercy
وَهَيِّئۡ
wahayyi
and facilitate
لَنَا
lana
for us
مِنۡ
min
[from]
أَمۡرِنَا
amrina
our affair
رَشَدٗا
rashadan
(in the) right way
١٠

When the young men sought refuge in the cave and said, ‘Our Lord, grant us Your mercy, and find us a good way out of our ordeal,’

Translation 1260

18:11
فَضَرَبۡنَا
fadarabna
So We cast
عَلَىٰٓ
ala
over
ءَاذَانِهِمۡ
adhanihim
their ears
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡكَهۡفِ
al-kahfi
the cave
سِنِينَ
sinina
years
عَدَدٗا
adadan
a number
١١

We sealed their ears [with sleep] in the cave for years

Translation 1260

18:12
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
بَعَثۡنَٰهُمۡ
ba'athnahum
We raised them up
لِنَعۡلَمَ
lina'lama
that We make evident
أَيُّ
ayyu
which
ٱلۡحِزۡبَيۡنِ
al-hiz'bayni
(of) the two parties
أَحۡصَىٰ
ahsa
best calculated
لِمَا
lima
for what
لَبِثُوٓاْ
labithu
(they had) remained
أَمَدٗا
amadan
(in) time
١٢

Then We woke them so that We could make clear which of the two parties was better able to work out how long they had been there

Translation 1260

18:13
نَّحۡنُ
nahnu
We
نَقُصُّ
naqussu
narrate
عَلَيۡكَ
alayka
to you
نَبَأَهُم
naba-ahum
their story
بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ
bil-haqi
in truth
إِنَّهُمۡ
innahum
Indeed they (were)
فِتۡيَةٌ
fit'yatun
youths
ءَامَنُواْ
amanu
who believed
بِرَبِّهِمۡ
birabbihim
in their Lord
وَزِدۡنَٰهُمۡ
wazid'nahum
and We increased them
هُدٗى
hudan
(in) guidance
١٣

[Prophet], We shall tell you their story as it really was. They were young men who believed in their Lord, and We gave them more and more guidance

Translation 1260

18:14
وَرَبَطۡنَا
warabatna
And We made firm
عَلَىٰ
ala
[on]
قُلُوبِهِمۡ
qulubihim
their hearts
إِذۡ
idh
when
قَامُواْ
qamu
they stood up
فَقَالُواْ
faqalu
and said
رَبُّنَا
rabbuna
Our Lord
رَبُّ
rabbu
(is) the Lord
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
(of) the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
wal-ardi
and the earth
لَن
lan
Never
نَّدۡعُوَاْ
nad'uwa
we will invoke
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦٓ
dunihi
besides Him
إِلَٰهٗاۖ
ilahan
any god
لَّقَدۡ
laqad
Certainly
قُلۡنَآ
qul'na
we would have said
إِذٗا
idhan
then
شَطَطًا
shatatan
an enormity
١٤

We gave strength to their hearts when they stood up and said, ‘Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and earth. We shall never call upon any god other than Him, for that would be an outrageous thing to do

Translation 1260

18:15
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
haulai
These
قَوۡمُنَا
qawmuna
our people
ٱتَّخَذُواْ
ittakhadhu
have taken
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦٓ
dunihi
besides Him
ءَالِهَةٗۖ
alihatan
gods
لَّوۡلَا
lawla
Why not
يَأۡتُونَ
yatuna
they come
عَلَيۡهِم
alayhim
to them
بِسُلۡطَٰنِۭ
bisul'tanin
with an authority
بَيِّنٖۖ
bayyinin
clear
فَمَنۡ
faman
And who
أَظۡلَمُ
azlamu
(is) more wrong
مِمَّنِ
mimmani
than (one) who
ٱفۡتَرَىٰ
if'tara
invents
عَلَى
ala
against
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
كَذِبٗا
kadhiban
a lie
١٥

These people of ours have taken gods other than Him. Why do they not produce clear evidence about them? Who could be more unjust than someone who makes up lies about God

Translation 1260