Ruku 254

One of the 558 sections of the Quran, each a passage on a single theme

18:18
وَتَحۡسَبُهُمۡ
watahsabuhum
And you (would) think them
أَيۡقَاظٗا
ayqazan
awake
وَهُمۡ
wahum
while they
رُقُودٞۚ
ruqudun
(were) asleep
وَنُقَلِّبُهُمۡ
wanuqallibuhum
And We turned them
ذَاتَ
dhata
to
ٱلۡيَمِينِ
al-yamini
the right
وَذَاتَ
wadhata
and to
ٱلشِّمَالِۖ
al-shimali
the left
وَكَلۡبُهُم
wakalbuhum
while their dog
بَٰسِطٞ
basitun
stretched
ذِرَاعَيۡهِ
dhira'ayhi
his two forelegs
بِٱلۡوَصِيدِۚ
bil-wasidi
at the entrance
لَوِ
lawi
If
ٱطَّلَعۡتَ
ittala'ta
you had looked
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
at them
لَوَلَّيۡتَ
lawallayta
you (would) have surely turned back
مِنۡهُمۡ
min'hum
from them
فِرَارٗا
firaran
(in) flight
وَلَمُلِئۡتَ
walamuli'ta
and surely you would have been filled
مِنۡهُمۡ
min'hum
by them
رُعۡبٗا
ru'ban
(with) terror
١٨
18:19
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhalika
And similarly
بَعَثۡنَٰهُمۡ
ba'athnahum
We raised them
لِيَتَسَآءَلُواْ
liyatasaalu
that they might question
بَيۡنَهُمۡۚ
baynahum
among them
قَالَ
qala
Said
قَآئِلٞ
qailun
a speaker
مِّنۡهُمۡ
min'hum
among them
كَمۡ
kam
How long
لَبِثۡتُمۡۖ
labith'tum
have you remained
قَالُواْ
qalu
They said
لَبِثۡنَا
labith'na
We have remained
يَوۡمًا
yawman
a day
أَوۡ
aw
or
بَعۡضَ
ba'da
a part
يَوۡمٖۚ
yawmin
(of) a day
قَالُواْ
qalu
They said
رَبُّكُمۡ
rabbukum
Your Lord
أَعۡلَمُ
a'lamu
knows best
بِمَا
bima
how long
لَبِثۡتُمۡ
labith'tum
you have remained
فَٱبۡعَثُوٓاْ
fa-ib'athu
So send
أَحَدَكُم
ahadakum
one of you
بِوَرِقِكُمۡ
biwariqikum
with this silver coin of yours
هَٰذِهِۦٓ
hadhihi
with this silver coin of yours
إِلَى
ila
to
ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ
al-madinati
the city
فَلۡيَنظُرۡ
falyanzur
and let him see
أَيُّهَآ
ayyuha
which is
أَزۡكَىٰ
azka
the purest
طَعَامٗا
ta'aman
food
فَلۡيَأۡتِكُم
falyatikum
and let him bring to you
بِرِزۡقٖ
biriz'qin
provision
مِّنۡهُ
min'hu
from it
وَلۡيَتَلَطَّفۡ
walyatalattaf
and let him be cautious
وَلَا
wala
And let not be aware
يُشۡعِرَنَّ
yush'iranna
And let not be aware
بِكُمۡ
bikum
about you
أَحَدًا
ahadan
anyone
١٩
18:20
إِنَّهُمۡ
innahum
Indeed [they]
إِن
in
if
يَظۡهَرُواْ
yazharu
they come to know
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
alaykum
about you
يَرۡجُمُوكُمۡ
yarjumukum
they will stone you
أَوۡ
aw
or
يُعِيدُوكُمۡ
yu'idukum
return you
فِي
fi
to
مِلَّتِهِمۡ
millatihim
their religion
وَلَن
walan
And never
تُفۡلِحُوٓاْ
tuf'lihu
will you succeed
إِذًا
idhan
then
أَبَدٗا
abadan
ever
٢٠
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18:21
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhalika
And similarly
أَعۡثَرۡنَا
a'tharna
We made known
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
about them
لِيَعۡلَمُوٓاْ
liya'lamu
that they might know
أَنَّ
anna
that
وَعۡدَ
wa'da
(the) Promise
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
حَقّٞ
haqqun
(is) true
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
and that
ٱلسَّاعَةَ
al-sa'ata
(about) the Hour
لَا
la
(there is) no
رَيۡبَ
rayba
doubt
فِيهَآ
fiha
in it
إِذۡ
idh
When
يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ
yatanaza'una
they disputed
بَيۡنَهُمۡ
baynahum
among themselves
أَمۡرَهُمۡۖ
amrahum
about their affair
فَقَالُواْ
faqalu
and they said
ٱبۡنُواْ
ib'nu
Construct
عَلَيۡهِم
alayhim
over them
بُنۡيَٰنٗاۖ
bun'yanan
a structure
رَّبُّهُمۡ
rabbuhum
Their Lord
أَعۡلَمُ
a'lamu
knows best
بِهِمۡۚ
bihim
about them
قَالَ
qala
Said
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
غَلَبُواْ
ghalabu
prevailed
عَلَىٰٓ
ala
in
أَمۡرِهِمۡ
amrihim
their matter
لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ
lanattakhidhanna
Surely we will take
عَلَيۡهِم
alayhim
over them
مَّسۡجِدٗا
masjidan
a place of worship
٢١
18:22
سَيَقُولُونَ
sayaquluna
They say
ثَلَٰثَةٞ
thalathatun
(they were) three
رَّابِعُهُمۡ
rabi'uhum
the forth of them
كَلۡبُهُمۡ
kalbuhum
their dog
وَيَقُولُونَ
wayaquluna
and they say
خَمۡسَةٞ
khamsatun
(they were) five
سَادِسُهُمۡ
sadisuhum
the sixth of them
كَلۡبُهُمۡ
kalbuhum
their dog
رَجۡمَۢا
rajman
guessing
بِٱلۡغَيۡبِۖ
bil-ghaybi
about the unseen
وَيَقُولُونَ
wayaquluna
and they say
سَبۡعَةٞ
sab'atun
(they were) seven
وَثَامِنُهُمۡ
wathaminuhum
and the eight of them
كَلۡبُهُمۡۚ
kalbuhum
their dog
قُل
qul
Say
رَّبِّيٓ
rabbi
My Lord
أَعۡلَمُ
a'lamu
knows best
بِعِدَّتِهِم
bi'iddatihim
their number
مَّا
ma
None
يَعۡلَمُهُمۡ
ya'lamuhum
knows them
إِلَّا
illa
except
قَلِيلٞۗ
qalilun
a few
فَلَا
fala
So (do) not
تُمَارِ
tumari
argue
فِيهِمۡ
fihim
about them
إِلَّا
illa
except
مِرَآءٗ
miraan
(with) an argument
ظَٰهِرٗا
zahiran
obvious
وَلَا
wala
and (do) not
تَسۡتَفۡتِ
tastafti
inquire
فِيهِم
fihim
about them
مِّنۡهُمۡ
min'hum
among them
أَحَدٗا
ahadan
(from) anyone
٢٢