18:23وَلَاwalaAnd (do) notتَقُولَنَّtaqulannasayلِشَاْيۡءٍlishay'inof anythingإِنِّيinniIndeed Iفَاعِلٞfa'ilunwill doذَٰلِكَdhalikathatغَدًاghadantomorrow٢٣
18:24إِلَّآillaExceptأَنanIfيَشَآءَyashaaAllah willsٱللَّهُۚal-lahuAllah willsوَٱذۡكُرwa-udh'kurAnd rememberرَّبَّكَrabbakayour Lordإِذَاidhawhenنَسِيتَnasitayou forgetوَقُلۡwaquland sayعَسَىٰٓasaPerhapsأَنan[that]يَهۡدِيَنِyahdiyaniwill guide meرَبِّيrabbimy Lordلِأَقۡرَبَli-aqrabato a nearer (way)مِنۡminthanهَٰذَاhadhathisرَشَدٗاrashadanright way٢٤
18:25وَلَبِثُواْwalabithuAnd they remainedفِيfiinكَهۡفِهِمۡkahfihimtheir caveثَلَٰثَthalatha(for) threeمِاْئَةٖmi-atinhundredسِنِينَsininayearsوَٱزۡدَادُواْwa-iz'daduand addتِسۡعٗاtis'annine٢٥
18:26قُلِquliSayٱللَّهُal-lahuAllahأَعۡلَمُa'lamuknows bestبِمَاbimaabout what (period)لَبِثُواْۖlabithuthey remainedلَهُۥlahuFor Himغَيۡبُghaybu(is the) unseenٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِal-samawati(of) the heavensوَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖwal-ardiand the earthأَبۡصِرۡabsirHow clearly He seesبِهِۦbihi[of it]وَأَسۡمِعۡۚwa-asmi'And how clearly He hearsمَاmaNotلَهُمlahumfor themمِّنminbesides Himدُونِهِۦdunihibesides Himمِنminanyوَلِيّٖwaliyyinprotectorوَلَاwalaand notيُشۡرِكُyush'rikuHe sharesفِيfi[in]حُكۡمِهِۦٓhuk'mihiHis Commandsأَحَدٗاahadan(with) anyone٢٦
18:27وَٱتۡلُwa-ut'luAnd reciteمَآmawhatأُوحِيَuhiyahas been revealedإِلَيۡكَilaykato youمِنminofكِتَابِkitabithe Bookرَبِّكَۖrabbika(of) your LordلَاlaNoneمُبَدِّلَmubaddilacan changeلِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦlikalimatihiHis Wordsوَلَنwalanand neverتَجِدَtajidayou will findمِنminbesides Himدُونِهِۦdunihibesides Himمُلۡتَحَدٗاmul'tahadana refuge٢٧
18:28وَٱصۡبِرۡwa-is'birAnd be patientنَفۡسَكَnafsakayourselfمَعَma'awithٱلَّذِينَalladhinathose whoيَدۡعُونَyad'unacallرَبَّهُمrabbahumtheir Lordبِٱلۡغَدَوٰةِbil-ghadatiin the morningوَٱلۡعَشِيِّwal-'ashiyiand the eveningيُرِيدُونَyuridunadesiringوَجۡهَهُۥۖwajhahuHis FaceوَلَاwalaAnd (let) notتَعۡدُta'dupass beyondعَيۡنَاكَaynakayour eyesعَنۡهُمۡanhumover themتُرِيدُturidudesiringزِينَةَzinataadornmentٱلۡحَيَوٰةِal-hayati(of) the lifeٱلدُّنۡيَاۖal-dun'ya(of) the worldوَلَاwalaand (do) notتُطِعۡtuti'obeyمَنۡmanwhomأَغۡفَلۡنَاaghfalnaWe have made heedlessقَلۡبَهُۥqalbahuhis heartعَنanofذِكۡرِنَاdhik'rinaOur remembranceوَٱتَّبَعَwa-ittaba'aand followsهَوَىٰهُhawahuhis desiresوَكَانَwakanaand isأَمۡرُهُۥamruhuhis affairفُرُطٗاfurutan(in) excess٢٨
18:29وَقُلِwaquliAnd sayٱلۡحَقُّal-haquThe truthمِنmin(is) fromرَّبِّكُمۡۖrabbikumyour Lordفَمَنfamanso whoeverشَآءَshaawills فَلۡيُؤۡمِنfalyu'minlet him believeوَمَنwamanand whoeverشَآءَshaawills فَلۡيَكۡفُرۡۚfalyakfurlet him disbelieveإِنَّآinnaIndeed Weأَعۡتَدۡنَاa'tadnahave preparedلِلظَّٰلِمِينَlilzzaliminafor the wrongdoersنَارًاnarana Fireأَحَاطَahatawill surroundبِهِمۡbihimthemسُرَادِقُهَاۚsuradiquhaits wallsوَإِنwa-inAnd ifيَسۡتَغِيثُواْyastaghithuthey call for reliefيُغَاثُواْyughathuthey will be relievedبِمَآءٖbimainwith waterكَٱلۡمُهۡلِkal-muh'lilike molten brassيَشۡوِيyashwi(which) scaldsٱلۡوُجُوهَۚal-wujuhathe facesبِئۡسَbi'saWretchedٱلشَّرَابُal-sharabu(is) the drinkوَسَآءَتۡwasaatand evilمُرۡتَفَقًاmur'tafaqan(is) the resting place٢٩
18:30إِنَّinnaIndeedٱلَّذِينَalladhinathose whoءَامَنُواْamanubelievedوَعَمِلُواْwa'amiluand didٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِal-salihatithe good deedsإِنَّاinnaindeed Weلَاlawill not let go wasteنُضِيعُnudi'uwill not let go wasteأَجۡرَajra(the) rewardمَنۡman(of one) whoأَحۡسَنَahsanadoes goodعَمَلًاamalandeeds٣٠
18:31أُوْلَٰٓئِكَulaikaThoseلَهُمۡlahumfor themجَنَّٰتُjannatu(are) Gardensعَدۡنٖadninof Edenتَجۡرِيtajriflowsمِنminfromتَحۡتِهِمُtahtihimuunderneath themٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُal-anharuthe riversيُحَلَّوۡنَyuhallawnaThey will be adornedفِيهَاfihathereinمِنۡmin[of] (with)أَسَاوِرَasawirabraceletsمِنminofذَهَبٖdhahabingoldوَيَلۡبَسُونَwayalbasunaand will wearثِيَابًاthiyabangarmentsخُضۡرٗاkhud'rangreenمِّنminofسُندُسٖsundusinfine silkوَإِسۡتَبۡرَقٖwa-is'tabraqinand heavy brocadeمُّتَّكِـِٔينَmuttakiinarecliningفِيهَاfihathereinعَلَىalaonٱلۡأَرَآئِكِۚal-araikiadorned couchesنِعۡمَni'maExcellentٱلثَّوَابُal-thawabu(is) the rewardوَحَسُنَتۡwahasunatand goodمُرۡتَفَقٗاmur'tafaqan(is) the resting place٣١