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Part 16

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

бисмиль-лəhир-рōhмəəнир-рōhиим

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

18:75

 ۞ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا

ќōōлə əлəм əќуль-лəкə иннəкə лəŋŋ-тəстəтыы'ə мə'ийə сōбрō

He said, ‘Did I not tell you that you cannot have patience with me?’

18:76

قَالَ إِن سَأَلْتُكَ عَن شَىْءٍۭ بَعْدَهَا فَلَا تُصَٰحِبْنِى  ۖ قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِن لَّدُنِّى عُذْرًا

ќōōлə иŋŋ-сə`əльтукə 'əŋŋ-шэй`имм-бə'дəhəə фəлəə тусōōhибний, ќōд бəлəґтə миль-лəдуннии 'уз̃рō

He said, ‘If I question you about anything after this, do not keep me in your company. You already have enough excuse on my part.’

18:77

فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَيَآ أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ ٱسْتَطْعَمَآ أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْاْ أَن يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَن يَنقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُۥ  ۖ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا

фəəŋŋтōлəќōō həттəə из̃əə əтəйəə əhлə ќōрйəтин-стəт'əмəə əhлəhəə фə`əбəу əй-йудōййифууhумəə фəвəджəдəə фииhəə джидəəрōй-йурииду əй-йəŋŋќōддō фə`əќōōмəh, ќōōлə лəу ши`тə лəəттəхōз̃тə 'əлэйhи əджрō

So they went on until they came to the people of a town. They asked its people for food, but they refused to extend them any hospitality. There they found a wall which was about to collapse, so he erected it. He said, ‘Had you wished, you could have taken a wage for it.’

18:78

قَالَ هَٰذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنِكَ  ۚ سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأْوِيلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا

ќōōлə həəз̃əə фирōōќу бэйнии вəбэйник, сə`унəбби`укə битə`виили мəə лəм тəстəты'-'əлэйhи сōбрō

He said, ‘This is where you and I shall part. I will inform you about the interpretation of that over which you could not maintain patience.

18:79

أَمَّا ٱلسَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَٰكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ فَأَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَعِيبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَآءَهُم مَّلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصْبًا

əммəəс-сəфиинəту фəкəəнəт лимəсəəкиинə йə'мəлююнə фииль-бəhри фə`əрōтту əн ə'иибəhəə вəкəəнə вəрōō`əhум-мəликуй-йə`хуз̃у кульлə сəфиинəтин ґōсбə

As for the boat, it belonged to some poor people who work on the sea. I wanted to make it defective, for behind them was a king seizing every ship usurpingly.

18:80

وَأَمَّا ٱلْغُلَٰمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَآ أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَٰنًا وَكُفْرًا

вə`əммəəль-ґулəəму фəкəəнə əбəвəəhу му`минəйни фəхōшиинəə əй-йурhиќōhумəə туґйəəнəу-вəкуфрō

As for the boy, his parents were faithful [persons], and We feared he would overwhelm them with rebellion and unfaith.

18:81

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.

18:82

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.’

18:83

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.’