The Noble Quran / Chapters / 18. Kahf
Kahf (Cave)

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

бисмиль-лəhир-рōhмəəнир-рōhиим

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

18:1

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عِوَجَا  ۜ

əльhəмду лильлəhиль-лəз̃ии əŋŋзəлə 'əлəə 'əбдиhиль-китəəбə вəлəм йəдж'əль-лəhу 'ивəджə

All praise belongs to Allah, who has sent down the Book to His servant and did not let any crookedness be in it,

18:2

قَيِّمًا لِّيُنذِرَ بَأْسًا شَدِيدًا مِّن لَّدُنْهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا حَسَنًا

ќōййимəл-лийуŋŋз̃ирō бə`сəн шəдиидəмм-миль-лəдунhу вəйубəшширōль-му`миниинəль-лəз̃иинə йə'мəлююнəс-сōōлиhəəти əннə лəhум əджрōн həсəнə

[a Book] upright, to warn of a severe punishment from Him, and to give good news to the faithful who do righteous deeds, that there shall be for them a good reward,

18:3

مَّٰكِثِينَ فِيهِ أَبَدًا

мəəкиc̃иинə фииhи əбəдə

to abide in it forever,

18:4

وَيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدًا

вəйуŋŋз̃ирōль-лəз̃иинə ќōōлюю-ттəхōз̃əл-лаhу вəлəдə

and to warn those who say, ‘Allah has taken a son.’

18:5

مَّا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ وَلَا لِءَابَآئِهِمْ  ۚ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ  ۚ إِن يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا كَذِبًا

мəə лəhумм-биhи мин 'ильмиу-вəлəə ли`əəбəə`иhим, кəбурōт кəлимəтəн тəхруджу мин əфвəəhиhим, ий-йəќуулююнə ильлəə кəз̃ибə

They do not have any knowledge of that, nor did their fathers. Monstrous is the utterance that comes out of their mouths, and they say nothing but a lie.

18:6

فَلَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمْ إِن لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُواْ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَسَفًا

фəлə'əльлəкə бəəхы'ун-ннəфсəкə 'əлəə əəc̃əəриhим иль-лəм йу`минуу биhəəз̃əəль-həдииc̃и əсəфə

You are liable to imperil your life out of grief for their sake, if they should not believe this discourse.

18:7

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا

иннəə джə'əльнəə мəə 'əлəəль-əрды зиинəтəль-лəhəə линəблювəhум əййуhум əhсəну 'əмəлə

Indeed We have made whatever is on the earth an adornment for it that We may test them [to see] which of them is best in conduct.

18:8

وَإِنَّا لَجَٰعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيدًا جُرُزًا

вə`иннəə лəджəə'илююнə мəə 'əлэйhəə сō'иидəн джурузə

And indeed We will turn whatever is on it into a barren plain.

18:9

أَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْكَهْفِ وَٱلرَّقِيمِ كَانُواْ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا عَجَبًا

əм həсибтə əннə əсhəəбəль-кəhфи вəр-рōќиими кəəнуу мин əəйəəтинəə 'əджəбə

Do you suppose that the Companions of the Cave and the Inscription were among Our wonderful signs?

18:10

إِذْ أَوَى ٱلْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ فَقَالُواْ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا

из̃ əвəəль-фитйəту илəəль-кəhфи фəќōōлюю рōббəнəə əəтинəə миль-лəдуŋŋкə рōhмəтəу-вəhəййи лəнəə мин əмринəə рōшəдə

When the youths took refuge in the Cave, they said, ‘Our Lord! Grant us a mercy from Yourself, and help us on to rectitude in our affair.’