فَأَرَدْنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكَوٰةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا
фə`əрōднəə əй-йубдилəhумəə рōббуhумəə хōйрōмм-минhу зəкəəтəу-вə`əќрōбə руhмə
So We desired that their Lord should give them in exchange one better than him in respect of purity and closer in mercy.
وَأَمَّا ٱلْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَٰمَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُۥ كَنزٌ لَّهُمَا وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَٰلِحًا فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ أَن يَبْلُغَآ أَشُدَّهُمَا وَيَسْتَخْرِجَا كَنزَهُمَا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ وَمَا فَعَلْتُهُۥ عَنْ أَمْرِى ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَأْوِيلُ مَا لَمْ تَسْطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا
вə`əммəəль-джидəəру фəкəəнə лиґулəəмəйни йəтиимəйни фииль-мəдиинəти вəкəəнə тəhтəhу кəŋŋзуль-лəhумəə вəкəəнə əбууhумəə сōōлиhəн фə`əрōōдə рōббукə əй-йəблюґōō əшуддəhумəə вəйəстəхриджəə кəŋŋзəhумəə рōhмəтəмм-мир-рōббик, вəмəə фə'əльтуhу 'əн əмрий, з̃əəликə тə`виилю мəə лəм тəсты'-'əлэйhи сōбрō
As for the wall, it belonged to two boy orphans in the city. Under it there was a treasure belonging to them. Their father had been a righteous man. So your Lord desired that they should come of age and take out their treasure—as a mercy from your Lord. I did not do that out of my own accord. This is the interpretation of that over which you could not maintain patience.’
وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَن ذِى ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ ۖ قُلْ سَأَتْلُواْ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْهُ ذِكْرًا
вəйəс`əлююнəкə 'əŋŋ-з̃ииль-ќōрнəйн, ќуль сə`əтлюю 'əлэйкум-минhу з̃икрō
They question you concerning Dhul Qarnayn. Say, ‘I will relate to you an account of him.’
إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُۥ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ سَبَبًا
иннəə мəккəннəə лəhу фииль-əрды вə`əəтəйнəəhу миŋŋ-кулли шэй`ин сəбəбə
Indeed We had granted him power in the land and given him the means to all things.
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِى عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ وَوَجَدَ عِندَهَا قَوْمًا ۗ قُلْنَا يَٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِمَّآ أَن تُعَذِّبَ وَإِمَّآ أَن تَتَّخِذَ فِيهِمْ حُسْنًا
həттəə из̃əə бəлəґō мəґрибəш-шəмси вəджəдəhəə тəґрубу фии 'əйнин həми`əтиу-вəвəджəдə 'иŋŋдəhəə ќōумə, ќульнəə йəə з̃əəль-ќōрнəйни иммəə əŋŋ-ту'əз̃з̃ибə вə`иммəə əŋŋ-тəттəхыз̃ə фииhим hуснə
When he reached the place where the sun sets, he found it setting over a warm sea, and by it he found a people. We said, ‘O Dhul Qarnayn! You will either punish them, or treat them with kindness.’
قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُۥ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا
ќōōлə əммəə мəŋŋ-з̃ōлəмə фəсəуфə ну'əз̃з̃ибуhу c̃уммə йурōдду илəə рōббиhи фəйу'əз̃з̃ибуhу 'əз̃əəбəн-ннукрō
He said, ‘As for him who is a wrongdoer, we will punish him. Then he shall be returned to his Lord and He will punish him with a dire punishment.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَلَهُۥ جَزَآءً ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۖ وَسَنَقُولُ لَهُۥ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا يُسْرًا
вə`əммəə мəн əəмəнə вə'əмилə сōōлиhəн фəлəhу джəзəə`əнль-hуснəə, вəсəнəќуулю лəhу мин əмринəə йусрō
But as for him who has faith and acts righteously, he shall have the best reward, and we will assign him easy tasks under our command.’
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَطْلِعَ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَطْلُعُ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ لَّمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُم مِّن دُونِهَا سِتْرًا
həттəə из̃əə бəлəґō мəтли'əш-шəмси вəджəдəhəə тəтлю'у 'əлəə ќōумиль-лəм нəдж'əль-лəhум-миŋŋ-дууниhəə ситрō
When he reached the place where the sun rises, he found it rising on a people for whom We had not provided any shield against it.