The Noble Quran / Parts / Part 15
Part 15
18:16

وَإِذِ ٱعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ فَأْوُۥٓاْ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ يَنشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِهِۦ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُم مِّنْ أَمْرِكُم مِّرْفَقًا

вə`из̃и-'тəзəльтумууhум вəмəə йə'будуунə ильлəл-лаhə фə`вуу илəəль-кəhфи йəŋŋшур лəкум рōббукум-мир-рōhмəтиhи вəйуhəййи лəкум-мин əмрикум-мирфəќō

When you have dissociated yourselves from them and from what they worship except Allah, then take refuge in the Cave. Your Lord will unfold His mercy for you, and He will help you on to ease in your affair.’

18:17

 ۞ وَتَرَى ٱلشَّمْسَ إِذَا طَلَعَت تَّزَٰوَرُ عَن كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَإِذَا غَرَبَت تَّقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ ٱلشِّمَالِ وَهُمْ فِى فَجْوَةٍ مِّنْهُ  ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ  ۗ مَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِ  ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا

вəтəрōōш-шəмсə из̃əə тōлə'əт-тəзəəвəру 'əŋŋ-кəhфиhим з̃əəтəль-йəмиини вə`из̃əə ґōрōбəт-тəќридуhум з̃əəтəш-шимəəли вəhум фии фəджвəтимм-минh, з̃əəликə мин əəйəəтиль-лəh, мəй-йəhдиль-лəhу фəhувəль-муhтəд, вəмəй-йудлиль фəлəŋŋ-тəджидə лəhу вəлиййəмм-муршидə

You may see the sun, when it rises, slanting toward the right of their cave, and, when it sets, cut across them towards the left, and they are in a cavern within it. That is one of Allah’s signs. Whomever Allah guides is rightly guided, and whomever He leads astray, you will never find for him any guardian or guide.

18:18

وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ أَيْقَاظًا وَهُمْ رُقُودٌ  ۚ وَنُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَذَاتَ ٱلشِّمَالِ  ۖ وَكَلْبُهُم بَٰسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِٱلْوَصِيدِ  ۚ لَوِ ٱطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَوَلَّيْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِرَارًا وَلَمُلِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ رُعْبًا

вəтəhсəбуhум əйќōōз̃ōу-вəhум руќууд, вəнуќōллибуhум з̃əəтəль-йəмиини вəз̃əəтəш-шимəəль, вəкəльбуhумм-бəəситун з̃ирōō'əйhи би-ль-вəсыыд, лəви-ттōлə'тə 'əлэйhим лəвəльлəйтə минhум фирōōрōу-вəлəмули`тə минhум ру'бə

You will suppose them to be awake, although they are asleep. We turn them to the right and to the left, and their dog [lies] stretching its forelegs at the threshold. If you come upon them, you will surely turn to flee from them, and you will surely be filled with a terror of them.

18:19

وَكَذَٰلِكَ بَعَثْنَٰهُمْ لِيَتَسَآءَلُواْ بَيْنَهُمْ  ۚ قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ  ۖ قَالُواْ لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ  ۚ قَالُواْ رَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ فَٱبْعَثُوٓاْ أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَٰذِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَلْيَنظُرْ أَيُّهَآ أَزْكَىٰ طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُم بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ أَحَدًا

вəкəз̃əəликə бə'əc̃нəəhум лийəтəсəə`əлюю бэйнəhум, ќōōлə ќōō`илюмм-минhум кəм лəбиc̃тум, ќōōлюю лəбиc̃нəə йəумəн əу бə'дō йəум, ќōōлюю рōббукум ə'лəму бимəə лəбиc̃тум фəəб'əc̃уу əhəдəкумм-бивəриќикум həəз̃иhи илəəль-мəдиинəти фəльйəŋŋз̃ур əййуhəə əзкəə тō'əəмəн фəльйə`тикумм-биризќимм-минhу вəльйəтəлəттōф вəлəə йуш'ирōннə бикум əhəдə

So it was that We aroused them [from sleep] so that they might question one another. One of them said, ‘How long have you stayed [here]?’ They said, ‘We have stayed a day, or part of a day.’ They said, ‘Your Lord knows best how long you have stayed. Send one of you to the city with this money. Let him observe which of them has the purest food, and bring you provisions from there. Let him be attentive, and let him not make anyone aware of you.

18:20

إِنَّهُمْ إِن يَظْهَرُواْ عَلَيْكُمْ يَرْجُمُوكُمْ أَوْ يُعِيدُوكُمْ فِى مِلَّتِهِمْ وَلَن تُفْلِحُوٓاْ إِذًا أَبَدًا

иннəhум ий-йəз̃həруу 'əлэйкум йəрджумуукум əу йу'иидуукум фии мильлəтиhим вəлəŋŋ-туфлиhуу из̃əн əбəдə

Indeed should they prevail over you, they will [either] stone you [to death], or force you back into their creed, and then you will never be saved. ’