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Al-Kahf

الكَهۡفِ

Translation By
Dr. Mustafa Khattab
18:1
ﯛAll Praise
ﯜ(is) for Allah
ﯝthe One Who
ﯞ(has) revealed
ﯟto
ﯠHis slave
ﯡthe Book
ﯢand not
ﯣ(has) made
ﯤin it
ﯥﯦany crookedness
ﯧ(1)

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ الْكِتَابَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُ عِوَجًا ۜ

All praise is for Allah Who has revealed the Book to His servant,1 allowing no crookedness in it,
18:2
ﯨStraight
ﯩto warn
ﯪ(of) a punishment
ﯫsevere
ﯬfrom
ﯭnear Him
ﯮand give glad tidings
ﯯ(to) the believers
ﯰthose who
ﯱdo
ﯲrighteous deeds
ﯳthat
ﯴfor them
ﯵ(is) a good reward
ﯶ(is) a good reward
ﯷ(2)

قَيِّمًا لِّيُنذِرَ بَأْسًا شَدِيدًا مِّن لَّدُنْهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا حَسَنًا

˹making it˺ perfectly upright, to warn ˹the disbelievers˺ of a severe torment from Him; to give good news to the believers—who do good—that they will have a fine reward,
18:3
ﯸ(They will) abide
ﯹin it
ﯺforever
ﯻ(3)

مَّاكِثِينَ فِيهِ أَبَدًا

in which they will remain forever;
18:4
ﯼAnd to warn
ﯽthose who
ﯾsay
ﯿAllah has taken
ﰀAllah has taken
ﰁa son
ﰂ(4)

وَيُنذِرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ وَلَدًا

and to warn those who claim, “Allah has offspring.”1
18:5
ﭑNot
ﭒthey have
ﭓabout it
ﭔany
ﭕknowledge
ﭖand not
ﭗﭘtheir forefathers
ﭙGrave (is)
ﭚthe word
ﭛ(that) comes out
ﭜof
ﭝﭞtheir mouths
ﭟNot
ﭠthey say
ﭡexcept
ﭢa lie
ﭣ(5)

مَّا لَهُم بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ وَلَا لِآبَائِهِمْ ۚ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ ۚ إِن يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا كَذِبًا

They have no knowledge of this, nor did their forefathers. What a terrible claim that comes out of their mouths! They say nothing but lies.
18:6
ﭤThen perhaps you would (be)
ﭥthe one who kills
ﭦyourself
ﭧover
ﭨtheir footsteps
ﭩif
ﭪnot
ﭫthey believe
ﭬin this
ﭭ[the] narration
ﭮ(in) grief
ﭯ(6)

فَلَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِمْ إِن لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِهَٰذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَسَفًا

Now, perhaps you ˹O Prophet˺ will grieve yourself to death over their denial, if they ˹continue to˺ disbelieve in this message.
18:7
ﭰIndeed, We
ﭱWe have made
ﭲwhat
ﭳ(is) on
ﭴthe earth
ﭵadornment
ﭶfor it
ﭷthat We may test [them]
ﭸwhich of them
ﭹ(is) best
ﭺ(in) deed
ﭻ(7)

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا

We have indeed made whatever is on earth as an adornment for it, in order to test which of them is best in deeds.
18:8
ﭼAnd indeed, We
ﭽ(will) surely make
ﭾwhat
ﭿ(is) on it
ﮀsoil
ﮁbarren
ﮂ(8)

وَإِنَّا لَجَاعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيدًا جُرُزًا

And We will certainly reduce whatever is on it to barren ground.
18:9
ﮃOr
ﮄhave you thought
ﮅthat
ﮆ(the) companions
ﮇ(of) the cave
ﮈand the inscription
ﮉwere
ﮊamong
ﮋOur Signs
ﮌa wonder
ﮍ(9)

أَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِيمِ كَانُوا مِنْ آيَاتِنَا عَجَبًا

Have you ˹O Prophet˺ thought that the people of the cave and the plaque1 were ˹the only˺ wonders of Our signs?
18:10
ﮎWhen
ﮏretreated
ﮐthe youths
ﮑto
ﮒthe cave
ﮓand they said
ﮔOur Lord
ﮕGrant us
ﮖfrom
ﮗYourself
ﮘMercy
ﮙand facilitate
ﮚfor us
ﮛ[from]
ﮜour affair
ﮝ(in the) right way
ﮞ(10)

إِذْ أَوَى الْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى الْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا

˹Remember˺ when those youths took refuge in the cave, and said, “Our Lord! Grant us mercy from Yourself and guide us rightly through our ordeal.”