When the youths took shelter in the cave, they said, "Our Lord, give us mercy from Yourself, and bless our affair with guidance."
What is the prayer of the companions of the cave?
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- 01 18:10 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. Carried whole because the circumstance and the prayer are one sentence, and because the second request is unusual enough to be the study.
- 02 18:13–14 In as ONE PASSAGE because 18:14 continues 18:13: We narrate unto thee their story with truth - they were young men who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance - 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 god beside Him. Carried because it records the answer to 18:10 as a strengthening, and gives their second declaration.
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They are running for their lives, and the second thing they ask for is not what a reader would expect.
18:10: when the young men took refuge in the cave, they said - OUR LORD, GIVE US MERCY FROM YOUR PRESENCE, AND SHAPE FOR US RIGHT CONDUCT IN OUR PLIGHT.
The first request is what anyone would pray for. The second is the interesting one. The renderings give it as shape for us right conduct, dispose of our affair rightly, give us a right direction in our affair. What they ask for is not rescue. It is to be given the right way to HANDLE the situation they are in.
They do not ask to be taken out of the cave, or for their pursuers to be turned back, or for the danger to end. They ask for mercy, and then for guidance about how to conduct themselves inside the trouble.
18:13-14 says what came of it, and the answer matches the request. We increased them in guidance - AND WE MADE FIRM THEIR HEARTS. Not removed the danger; steadied the people. And what they then said, standing up, is given: OUR LORD IS THE LORD OF THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH; we call on no god besides Him.
So the prayer asks for right conduct in a plight, and the answer is a firmness of heart that produces a declaration.
The wider story - who they were, how long they slept, the dog at the entrance, the number of them, which the text itself declines to settle - is the separate study What is the story of the Companions of the Cave? What this one carries is the prayer they prayed on the way in, and the answer given to it.
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18:10
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
إِذْ أَوَى ٱلْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)idh awaa l-fityatu ilaa l-kahfi faqaaloo rabbanaa aatinaa min ladunka rahmatan wahayyi' lanaa min amrinaa rashadaa
DIN 31635ʾiḏ ʾawā l-fityatu ʾilā l-kahfi faqālū rabbanā ʾātinā min ladunka raḥmatan wahayyiʾ lanā min ʾamrinā rašadan
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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
When the youths resorted to the cave and said, 'O our Lord! bring us mercy from Thee, and dispose for us our affair aright
When the youths betook them to the cave they said, "O our Lord! grant us mercy from before thee, and order for us our affair aright
When the young men took refuge in the cave, they said, O Lord, grant us mercy from before thee, and dispose our business for us to a right issue
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- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
Kur të rinjtë u strehuan në shpellë e thanë: "Zoti ynë, na jep mëshirë nga ana Jote dhe na trego rrugën e drejtë në çështjen tonë!"
যখন যুবকেরা গুহায় আশ্রয় নিল, তখন (তারা তাদের রবের কাছে দু‘আ করে) বললো: ‘হে আমাদের রব! আমাদেরকে আপনার পক্ষ থেকে রহমত দান করুন এবং আমাদের জন্য আমাদের কর্মকাণ্ড(৬) সঠিক করে দিন।’
Kad se nekoliko momaka u pećini sklonilo pa reklo: “Gospodaru naš, daj nam Svoju milost i pruži nam u ovom našem postupku prisebnost.”
Kad se nekoliko momaka u pećini sklonilo pa reklo: “Gospodaru naš, daj nam Svoju milost i pruži nam u ovom našem postupku prisebnost.”
Tuma nde sukaaɓe ɓen cornoo to wimmbo, ɓe mbi'i: "Joomi amen okku men immorde ka maaɗa Hinnayee=yurmeende newinanaa amen kadi e fiyaake amen peewal.
(Gedenke,) als die Jünglinge in der Höhle Zuflucht suchten und sagten: „Unser Herr, lass uns Barmherzigkeit von Dir zukommen und bereite uns in unserer Angelegenheit einen rechten (Aus)weg.“
(Ανάφερε, ω, Προφήτη) όταν οι νέοι κατέφυγαν στο σπήλαιο (ξεφεύγοντας από τον λαό τους που τους ζήτησε να λατρεύουν είδωλα), και είπαν: «Κύριέ μας! Χάρισέ μας έλεος από Σένα, και διευκόλυνε για μας σ' αυτή την κατάστασή μας, την καθοδήγηση.»
जब उन युवकों ने गुफा में शरण ली[4], तो उन्होंने कहा : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमें अपने पास से दया प्रदान कर और हमारे लिए हमारे मामले में मार्गदर्शन (सीधे रास्ते पर चलने) को आसान कर दे।
Quando i giovani si rifugiarono nella Caverna, dissero: «Dio nostro! Concedici da parte Tua una grazia, e aiutaci in questa nostra avventura a tenere un comportamento degno.»
10. (Atmink) kai jauni vyrai pabėgo (ieškodami) prieglobsčio (nuo savo netikinčiųjų žmonių) į Urvą. Jie sakė: „Mūsų Viešpatie, suteik mums Savo gailestingumą ir palengvink mums mūsų reikalus teisingu būdu!”.
Yeroo dargaggoonni (mu'iminaa diin isaaniitiin deessuuf) gara godaa galanii “(yaa) Gooftaa keenya! Si biraa rahmata nuuf kenni; dhimma keenya irraas karaa qajeelaa nuuf mijeessi” jedhan (waan ta’e yaadadhu).
Вот юноши укрылись в пещере и сказали: «Господь наш! Даруй нам от Себя милость и устрой нам в нашем деле верный путь».
Кад се неколико момака у пећини склонило па казало: “Господару наш, дај нам Своју милост и пружи нам у овом нашем поступку присебност.”
Vijana hao walipokimbilia kwenye pango, na wakasema, "Mola wetu Mlezi! Tupe rehema itokayo kwako, na tutengezee uongofu katika jambo letu."
Minns när de unga männen sökte skydd i grottan och bad: ”Herre! Ge oss av din nåd och ordna det bästa för oss.”
Hani bir kaç genç mağaraya sığınmıştı ve şöyle demişlerdi: "Rabbimiz, bize katından bir rahmet ver ve bu işimizde doğruyu bize nasip et!"
ان چند نوجوانوں نے جب غار میں پناه لی تو دعا کی کہ اے ہمارے پروردگار! ہمیں اپنے پاس سے رحمت عطا فرما اور ہمارے کام میں ہمارے لئے راه یابی کو آسان کردے.[1]
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وَإِنَّا لَجَٰعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيدًا جُرُزًا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innaa lajaa'iloona maa 'alayhaa sa'eedan juruzaa
DIN 31635waʾinnā laǧāʿilūna mā ʿalayhā ṣaʿīdan ǧuruzan
The translators word this verse differently
And We will turn what is on it into barren waste.
And lo! We shall make all that is thereon a barren mound
but, verily, we are going to make what is thereon bare soil
But we are surely about to reduce all that is thereon to dust
And we will surely reduce whatever is thereon, to dry dust
أَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْكَهْفِ وَٱلرَّقِيمِ كَانُوا۟ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا عَجَبًا
Easy-read (simplified)am hasibta anna ashaaba l-kahfi war-raqeemi kaanoo min aayaatinaa 'ajabaa
DIN 31635ʾam ḥasibta ʾanna ʾaṣḥāba l-kahfi war-raqīmi kānū min ʾāyātinā ʿaǧaban
Did you know that the People of the Cave and the Inscription were of Our wondrous signs?
Or deemest thou that the People of the Cave and the Inscription are a wonder among Our portents
Hast thou reckoned that the Fellows of the Cave and Er-raqim were a wonder amongst our signs
Hast thou reflected that the Inmates of THE CAVE and of Al Rakim were on our wondrous signs
Dost thou consider that the companions of the cave, and Al Rakim, were one of our signs, and a great miracle
18:10 — the verse above
فَضَرَبْنَا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ فِى ٱلْكَهْفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)fadarabnaa 'alaa aadhaanihim fee l-kahfi sineena 'adadaa
DIN 31635faḍarabnā ʿalā ʾāḏānihim fī l-kahfi sinīna ʿadadan
Then We sealed their ears in the cave for a number of years.
Then We sealed up their hearing in the Cave for a number of years
And we struck their ears (with deafness) in the cave for a number of years
Then struck we upon their ears with deafness in the cave for many a year
Wherefore We struck their ears with deafness, so that they slept without disturbance in the cave for a great number of years
ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَٰهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ أَىُّ ٱلْحِزْبَيْنِ أَحْصَىٰ لِمَا لَبِثُوٓا۟ أَمَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)thumma ba'athnaahum lina'lama ayyu l-hizbayni ahsaa limaa labithoo amadaa
DIN 31635ṯumma baʿaṯnāhum linaʿlama ʾayyu l-ḥizbayni ʾaḥṣā limā labiṯū ʾamadan
Then We awakened them to know which of the two groups could better calculate the length of their stay.
And afterward We raised them up that We might know which of the two parties would best calculate the time that they had tarried
Then we raised them up again, that we might know which of the two crews could best calculate the time of their tarrying
Then we awaked them that we might know which of the two parties could best reckon the space of their abiding
Then We awaked them, that We might know which of the two parties was more exact in computing the space which they had remainded there
18:13–14
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
نَّحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ نَبَأَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ إِنَّهُمْ فِتْيَةٌ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ وَزِدْنَٰهُمْ هُدًى
Easy-read (simplified)nahnu naqussu 'alayka naba'ahum bil-haqqi innahum fityatun aamanoo birabbihim wazidnaahum hudaa
DIN 31635naḥnu naquṣṣu ʿalayka nabaʾahum bil-ḥaqqi ʾinnahum fityatun ʾāmanū birabbihim wazidnāhum hudan
We relate to you their story in truth. They were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.
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We narrate unto thee their story with truth. Lo! they were young men who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance
We will narrate to thee their story in truth. Verily, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and we added to their guidance
We will relate to thee their tale with truth. They were youths who had believed in their Lord, and in guidance had we increased them
We will relate unto thee their history with truth. Verily they were young men who had believed in their Lord; and We had abundantly directed them
Sources
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وَرَبَطْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ إِذْ قَامُوا۟ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبُّنَا رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَن نَّدْعُوَا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَٰهًا لَّقَدْ قُلْنَآ إِذًا شَطَطًا
Easy-read (simplified)warabatnaa 'alaa quloobihim idh qaamoo faqaaloo rabbunaa rabbu s-samaawaati wal-'ardi lan nad'uwa min doonihi ilaahan laqad qulnaa idhan shatataa
DIN 31635warabaṭnā ʿalā qulūbihim ʾiḏ qāmū faqālū rabbunā rabbu s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi lan nadʿuwa min dūnihi ʾilāhan laqad qulnā ʾiḏan šaṭaṭan
And We strengthened their hearts, when they stood up and said, "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth; we will not call on any god besides Him, for then we would have spoken an outrage."
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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
and we braced up their hearts, when they stood up and said, 'Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, we will not call upon any god beside Him, for then we should have said an extravagant thing
And we had made them stout of heart, when they stood up and said, "Our Lord is Lord of the Heavens and of the Earth: we will call on no other God than Him; for in that case we had said a thing outrageous
And We fortified their hearts with constancy when they stood before the tyrant; and they said, our Lord is the Lord of heaven and earth: We will by no means call on any god besides Him; for then should we surely utter an extravagance
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18:13 Ne po ta tregojmë historinë e tyre me vërtetësi. Ata qenë disa djelmosha që besuan në Zotin e tyre, ndërsa Ne ua shtuam udhëzimin.
18:14 Ne i forcuam zemrat e tyre kur u ngritën e thanë: "Zoti ynë është Zoti i qiejve e i Tokës. Ne nuk do t'i lutemi kurrë asnjë zoti përveç Tij, sepse atëherë do të thoshim diçka shumë të padrejtë.
18:13 (হে রাসূল!) আমিই তোমাকে তাদের সংবাদ সঠিকভাবে বর্ণনা করছি। নিশ্চয় তারা কয়েকজন যুবক, যারা তাদের রবের প্রতি ঈমান এনেছিল এবং আমি তাদের হিদায়াত আরো বাড়িয়ে দিয়েছিলাম।
18:14 আর আমি তাদের অন্তরগুলোকে দৃঢ় করেছিলাম, যখন তারা (কাফীর বাদশাহর সামনে এক আল্লাহর ওপর তাদের ঈমানকে প্রকাশ্যে ঘোষণা দেয়ার জন্য) উঠে দাঁড়িয়েছিল, তখন তারা বলেছিল: ‘আমাদের রব আসমানসমূহ ও জমিনের রব। তিনি ছাড়া অন্য কোনো ইলাহকে আমরা কখনো ডাকবো না। (যদি ডাকি) তাহলে নিশ্চয় আমরা (সত্য বহির্ভূত) গর্হিত কথা বলবো।’
18:13 A Mi tebi kazujemo vijest njihovu po Istini. Tu su bili mladići, vjerovali su u Gospodara svoga, a Mi smo im Uputu još više povećali.
18:14 Osnažili smo bili njihova srca kad su se digli i rekli: “Gospodar naš – Gospodar je nebesa i Zemlje, mi se nećemo pored Njega drugom bogu moliti, jer bismo tada ono što je daleko od istine govorili.
18:13 A Mi tebi kazujemo vijest njihovu po Istini. Tu su bili mladići, vjerovali su u Gospodara svoga, a Mi smo im Uputu još više povećali.
18:14 Osnažili smo bili njihova srca kad su se digli i rekli: “Gospodar naš – Gospodar je nebesa i Zemlje, mi se nećemo pored Njega drugom bogu moliti, jer bismo tada ono što je daleko od istine govorili.
18:13 Minen Miɗen pillanaade ma kumpital fii maɓɓe e Goonga, ɓen ɗoon, ko sukaaɓe gooŋɗinɓe Joomi maɓɓe min ɓeydani ɓe Peewal.
18:14 Min kaɓɓi e dow ɓerɗe maɓɓe tuma nde ɓe darinoo, ɓe mb'i: "Joomi amen ko Jeyɗo o kammuuji ɗin e leydi ndin, men noddataa ko woori Mo deweteeɗi, gooŋɗii haray men mb'ii ontuma [konngol] pantungol.
18:13 აჰა, გიამბობთ შენ [ო, შუამავალო] მათ ამბავს, ჭეშმარიტებით. ისინი იყვნენ ჭაბუკები, რომელთაც ირწმუნეს თავისი ღმერთი; ხოლო ჩვენ დავუმატეთ მათ ჭეშმარიტი გზა.
18:14 და სიმტკიცე მოვავლინეთ მათ გულებზე [რწმენით და ისინი განმტკიცდნენ მასში], როცა ფეხზე წამოდგნენ[1]: «ჩვენი ღმერთი ცათა და მიწის ღმერთია! ჩვენ არ მოვუხმობთ მის გარდა არავის, (რომ გვეთქვა რაიმე სხვა), მაშინ ნამდვილად ვიტყოდით გადამეტებულს [ჭეშმარიტებისგან შორს მყოფს]».
18:13 Wir berichten dir ihre Geschichte der Wahrheit entsprechend. Wahrlich, sie waren Jünglinge, die an ihren Herrn glaubten und denen Wir noch mehr Rechtleitung verliehen.
18:14 Und Wir stärkten ihre Herzen, als sie aufstanden und sagten: „Unser Herr ist der Herr der Himmel und der Erde. Wir werden außer Ihm keinen (anderen) Angebeteten anrufen, sonst würden wir ja etwas Abwegiges sagen.
18:13 Εμείς διηγούμαστε σε σένα (ω, Προφήτη) με την αλήθεια την ιστορία τους. Ήταν νέοι που πίστεψαν στον Κύριό τους, και τους αυξήσαμε σε καθοδήγηση.
18:14 Δυναμώσαμε τις καρδιές τους (με την πίστη) όταν στέκονταν (ενώπιον του άπιστου βασιλιά που τους ρώτησε γιατί δε λάτρευαν τα είδωλα), και είπαν: «Πράγματι, ο Κύριός μας είναι ο Κύριος των ουρανών και της Γης. Δε θα επικαλεστούμε ποτέ κανέναν άλλον θεό εκτός Αυτού, γιατί θα λέγαμε έτσι ένα τερατώδες ψέμα.»
18:13 हम आपसे उनका हाल ठीक-ठीक बयान करते हैं। निःसंदेह, वे कुछ युवक थे, जो अपने पालनहार पर ईमान लाए और हमने उन्हें हिदायत में अधिक कर दिया।
18:14 और हमने उनके दिलों को मज़बूत कर दिया, जब वे खड़े हुए, तो बोले : हमारा पालनहार तो आकाशों और धरती का पालनहार है। हम उसके सिवा किसी पूज्य को हरगिज़ नहीं पुकारेंगे। (यदि ऐसा किया) तो निश्चय ही हमने सत्य से हटी हुई बात कही।
18:13 Noi ti raccontiamo le loro vicende con verità. Erano giovani che avevano fede nel loro Dio, e abbiamo aumentato la loro fede,
18:14 e abbiamo rafforzato il loro cuore, e quando si risvegliarono, dissero: «Il nostro Dio è il Dio dei cieli e della terra! Non invocheremo all’infuori di Lui nessuna divinità, perché in quel caso diremmo solo parole ingiuste!
18:13 13. Mes pasakojame tau (Muchammedai ﷺ) jų istoriją teisingai: iš tiesų jie buvo jauni vyrai, tikėję savo Viešpačiu (Allahu) ir Mes padidinome juos teisingame vedime.
18:14 14. Ir Mes padarėme jų širdis tvirtas ir stiprias (su Tikėjimo Allahą šviesa ir suteikėme jiems kantrybės pakelti išsiskyrimą su jų pažįstamais ir giminėmis bei namais), kai jie atsistojo ir tarė: „Mūsų Viešpats yra dangų ir žemės Viešpats, niekada mes nesikreipsime į jokį ilah (dievybę), išskyrus į Jį. Jei mes taip darytume, mes tikrai sakytume netikėjimo baisybę.
18:13 Nuti oduu isaanii dhugaan siif odeessina, isaan dargaggoota Gooftaa isaaniitti amananii, qajeeluma isaaniif daballeedha.[4]
18:14 Nuti onneewwan isaanii irratti (iimaana) jabeessinee jirra. yeroo isaan dhaabbatanii “Gooftaan keenya Gooftaa samiileefi dachiiti Nuti Isa malee gabbaramaa biraa hin waammannu. (yoo isamalee gabbaramaa biroo yaammanne), yoggus haasawa (kufrii keessa) daangaa dabre dubbanne jirra” jedhan.
18:13 Мы рассказываем тебе их весть с истиной. Воистину, они — юноши, которые уверовали в своего Господа, и Мы приумножили им руководство.
18:14 И Мы укрепили их сердца, когда они встали и сказали: «Господь наш — Господь небес и земли! Мы не призовём помимо Него никакого бога: ведь тогда мы сказали бы нечто чрезмерное»
18:13 Испричаћемо ти повест њихову – онако како је било. То су били момци, веровали су у Господара свог, а Ми смо им уверење још више учврстили.
18:14 Оснажили смо били њихова срца кад су се дигли и рекли: „Наш Господар - Господар је небеса и Земље, ми нећемо поред Њега другом богу да се молимо, јер бисмо тада лаж казали.
18:13 Sisi tunakusimulia habari zao kwa haki. Hakika wao walikuwa ni vijana waliomuamini Mola wao Mlezi. Na Sisi tukawazidisha uongofu.
18:14 Na tukazitia nguvu nyoyo zao waliposimama na wakasema, "Mola wetu Mlezi ni Mola Mlezi wa mbingu na ardhi. Kamwe hatutamuomba mwingine badala yake kuwa ni Mungu. Hivyo, itakuwa tumesema jambo la kuvuka mpaka.
18:13 Vi ska återge för dig den sanna berättelsen om dem: De var unga män som trodde på sin Herre, och vi ökade deras vägledning.
18:14 Vi stärkte deras hjärtan när de reste sig och sa: ”Vår Herre är himlarnas och jordens Herre. Vi åkallar aldrig en annan gud än honom; då hade vi uttalat något fullständigt orimligt!
18:13 Biz sana onların haberlerini hak/gerçek olarak anlatıyoruz. Onlar, Rablerine iman etmiş gençlerdi. Biz de onların hidayetini arttırmıştık.
18:14 Ayağa kalkarak: "Bizim Rabbimiz göklerin ve yerin Rabbidir. Ondan başka bir ilaha dua etmeyeceğiz" O takdirde gerçekten son derece batıl bir söz söylemiş oluruz” dediklerinde Biz onların kalplerini sağlamlaştırdık.
18:13 ہم ان کا صحیح واقعہ تیرے سامنے بیان فرما رہے ہیں۔ یہ چند نوجوان[1] اپنے رب پر ایمان ﻻئے تھے اور ہم نے ان کی ہدایت میں ترقی دی تھی.
18:14 ہم نے ان کے دل مضبوط کردیئے[1] تھے جب کہ یہ اٹھ کھڑے ہوئے[2] اور کہنے لگے کہ ہمارا پروردگار تو وہی ہے جو آسمان وزمین کا پروردگار ہے، ناممکن ہے کہ ہم اس کے سوا کسی اور معبود کو پکاریں اگر ایسا کیا تو ہم نے نہایت ہی غلط بات کہی.[3]
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فَضَرَبْنَا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ فِى ٱلْكَهْفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)fadarabnaa 'alaa aadhaanihim fee l-kahfi sineena 'adadaa
DIN 31635faḍarabnā ʿalā ʾāḏānihim fī l-kahfi sinīna ʿadadan
Then We sealed their ears in the cave for a number of years.
Then We sealed up their hearing in the Cave for a number of years
And we struck their ears (with deafness) in the cave for a number of years
Then struck we upon their ears with deafness in the cave for many a year
Wherefore We struck their ears with deafness, so that they slept without disturbance in the cave for a great number of years
ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَٰهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ أَىُّ ٱلْحِزْبَيْنِ أَحْصَىٰ لِمَا لَبِثُوٓا۟ أَمَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)thumma ba'athnaahum lina'lama ayyu l-hizbayni ahsaa limaa labithoo amadaa
DIN 31635ṯumma baʿaṯnāhum linaʿlama ʾayyu l-ḥizbayni ʾaḥṣā limā labiṯū ʾamadan
Then We awakened them to know which of the two groups could better calculate the length of their stay.
And afterward We raised them up that We might know which of the two parties would best calculate the time that they had tarried
Then we raised them up again, that we might know which of the two crews could best calculate the time of their tarrying
Then we awaked them that we might know which of the two parties could best reckon the space of their abiding
Then We awaked them, that We might know which of the two parties was more exact in computing the space which they had remainded there
18:13–14 — the verse above
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمُنَا ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً لَّوْلَا يَأْتُونَ عَلَيْهِم بِسُلْطَٰنٍۭ بَيِّنٍ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا
Easy-read (simplified)haa'ulaa'i qawmunaa takhadhoo min doonihi aalihatan lawlaa ya'toona 'alayhim bisultaanin bayyinin faman azlamu mimmani ftaraa 'alaa llaahi kadhibaa
DIN 31635hāʾulāʾi qawmunā taḫaḏū min dūnihi ʾālihatan lawlā yaʾtūna ʿalayhim bisulṭānin bayyinin faman ʾaẓlamu mimmani ftarā ʿalā llāhi kaḏiban
"These people, our people, have taken to themselves gods other than Him. Why do they not bring a clear proof concerning them? Who, then, does greater wrong than he who invents lies and attributes them to God?"
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
These people of ours have taken to other gods beside Him. Though they do not bring any manifest authority for them. And who is more unjust than he who forges against God a lie
These our people have taken other gods beside Him, though they bring no clear proof for them; but, who more iniquitous than he who forgeth a lie of God
These our fellow people have taken other gods, besides Him; although they bring no demonstrative argument for them: And who is more unjust than he who deviseth a lie concerning God
وَإِذِ ٱعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ فَأْوُۥٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ يَنشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِهِۦ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُم مِّنْ أَمْرِكُم مِّرْفَقًا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhi 'tazaltumoohum wamaa ya'budoona illaa llaaha fa'woo ilaa l-kahfi yanshur lakum rabbukum min rahmatihi wayuhayyi' lakum min amrikum mirfaqaa
DIN 31635waʾiḏi ʿtazaltumūhum wamā yaʿbudūna ʾillā llāha faʾwū ʾilā l-kahfi yanšur lakum rabbukum min raḥmatihi wayuhayyiʾ lakum min ʾamrikum mirfaqan
"Now that you have withdrawn from them, and from what they worship besides God, take shelter in the cave. And your Lord will unfold His mercy for you, and will set your affair towards ease."
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
So when ye have gone apart from them and what they serve other than God, then resort ye to the cave. Our Lord will unfold His mercy to you, and will dispose for you your affair advantageously
So when ye shall have separated you from them and from that which they worship beside God, then betake you to the cave: Your Lord will unfold his mercy to you, and will order your affairs for you for the best
And they said the one to the other, when ye shall separate yourselves from them, and from the deities which they worship, except God, fly into the cave: Your Lord will pour his mercy on you abundantly, and will dispose your business for you to advantage
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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
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