rather He made it upright so that Muḥammad may give the warning of a severe punishment from Him and give good tidings to the believers —those among them who do good deeds— that they shall have a goodly reward in the form of ParadiseS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
[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,Ali Quli Qarai
[He has made it] straight, to warn of severe punishment from Him and to give good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a good reward [i.e., Paradise]Saheeh International
Ma lahum bihi min AAilmin walali-aba-ihim kaburat kalimatan takhruju min afwahihimin yaqooloona illa kathiba
Those who say so have no knowledge of it, nor had their fathers—it is indeed a most grievous word which comes out of their mouths, they are not saying anything but a lie.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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.Ali Quli Qarai
They have no knowledge of it, nor had their fathers. Grave is the word that comes out of their mouths; they speak not except a lie.Saheeh International
FalaAAallaka bakhiAAun nafsaka AAalaatharihim in lam yu/minoo bihatha alhadeethiasafa
And if they do not believe in this Qur’ānic message, then perhaps you, OMuḥammad, will kill yourself with grief because of their doings.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
You are liable to imperil your life out of grief for their sake, if they should not believe this discourse.Ali Quli Qarai
Then perhaps you would kill yourself through grief over them, [O Muḥammad], if they do not believe in this message, [and] out of sorrow.Saheeh International
Inna jaAAalna ma AAalaal-ardi zeenatan laha linabluwahum ayyuhum ahsanuAAamala
We have made whatever is on the earth —the forests, the mountains, the oceans, etc.— an adornment for it, and We have placed humanbeings on it so that We may try them to see which of them is best in deeds.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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.Ali Quli Qarai
Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it that We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed.Saheeh International
Am hasibta anna as-habaalkahfi warraqeemi kanoo min ayatinaAAajaba
Or, O Muḥammad, do you think that the Dwellers of the Cave and Raqīm were among Our wonderful signs? No, not at all! The Aṣḥābu ’l-Kahf (or the Dwellers of the Cave) refers to seven young men who lived during the last quarter of the first and the early second centuries of the Christian era. They lived in a society which was idolatrous, although they themselves were monotheists and followers of Jesus. The city where they lived was under the Roman emperor, Marcus Ulpius Trajanus (famous as Trajan), who ruled from 98 to 117 A.D. Trajan was a tyrant and an idol worshipper. All those who lived under his rule were forced to worship the idols. In 112, he issued an order saying that any citizen who refused to worship idols was a traitor and could be condemned to death. Soon the seven young men —the Aṣḥābu ’l-Kahf— realized that they were the only people left who refrained from worshipping the idols. This forced the Aṣḥābu ’l-Kahf to reevaluate their situation: either give in to the majority pressure to worship idols or refuse and be killed. None of these alternatives seemed favourable. Therefore, they decided to leave the city and seek refuge elsewhere, away from the reach of Trajan. So they left the city. Outside the city, a dog —named in Islamic traditions as Qiṭmīr— joined them. They went towards the hills and finally found a cave for themselves. They prayed for Allāh’s help, and Allāh made them sleep for about 300 years. After that, they were raised again. This event is one of the examples of Allāh’s power to resurrect all human beings after their death for the day of judgement. The following verses describe the story of the Aṣḥābu ’l-Kahf:S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Do you suppose that the Companions of the Cave and the Inscription were among Our wonderful signs?Ali Quli Qarai
Or have you thought that the companions of the cave and the inscription were, among Our signs, a wonder?Saheeh International
Ith awa alfityatu ilaalkahfi faqaloo rabbana atina minladunka rahmatan wahayyi/ lana min amrinarashada
When the young men took refuge in the Cave, they said: “Our Lord! Give us mercy from Yourself and prepare for us a right course for our situation.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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.’Ali Quli Qarai
[Mention] when the youths retreated to the cave and said, "Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance."Saheeh International
Thumma baAAathnahum linaAAlama ayyualhizbayni ahsa lima labithoo amada
Then We raised them up so that We may know which of the two groups among these seven youths would better count the time during which they had remained sleeping. (See verse 19 below.)S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Then We aroused them that We might know which of the two groups better reckoned the period they had stayed.Ali Quli Qarai
Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time.Saheeh International
We relate to you their story with truth. They were young men who believed in their Lord, and so We increased them in guidance.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
We relate to you their account in truth. They were indeed youths who had faith in their Lord, and We had enhanced them in guidance,Ali Quli Qarai
It is We who relate to you, [O Muḥammad], their story in truth. Indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.Saheeh International
We strengthened their hearts, when they bravely stood up in front of their peers and said, “Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth; we will never call upon any god other than Him. If we call upon others, then surely we would have said what exceeds the proper bounds.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
and fortified their hearts, when they stood up and said, ‘Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. We will never invoke any god besides Him, for then we shall certainly have said an atrocious lie.Ali Quli Qarai
And We bound [i.e., made firm] their hearts when they stood up and said, "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. Never will we invoke besides Him any deity. We would have certainly spoken, then, an excessive transgression.Saheeh International
These people of ours have taken gods other than Him: if only they had brought clear proof for them. But they know they cannotdo so because there exists no proof. Who then is more unjust than the person who forges a lie against Allāh?!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
These—our people—have taken gods besides Him. Why do they not bring any clear authority touching them? So who is a greater wrongdoer than he who fabricates a lie against Allah?Ali Quli Qarai
These, our people, have taken besides Him deities. Why do they not bring for [worship of] them a clear evidence? And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allāh a lie?"Saheeh International
Wa-ithi iAAtazaltumoohum wamayaAAbudoona illa Allaha fa/woo ila alkahfiyanshur lakum rabbukum min rahmatihi wayuhayyi/ lakum minamrikum mirfaqa
After discussing their next step, one of them said, “Since you withdrew yourselves from the idolaters and what they worshipped other than Allāh, then seek refuge in the Cave; your Lord will surely spread out for you His mercy and prepare for you a favourable course for your problem.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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.’Ali Quli Qarai
[The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allāh, retreat to the cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy and will prepare for you from your affair facility."Saheeh International
Watara ashshamsa itha talaAAattazawaru AAan kahfihim thata alyameeni wa-ithagharabat taqriduhum thata ashshimaliwahum fee fajwatin minhu thalika min ayatiAllahi man yahdi Allahu fahuwa almuhtadi waman yudlilfalan tajida lahu waliyyan murshida
If you go and stand at the cave of Aṣḥābu ’l-Kahf, you will see the sun —when it rises— turning away from their cave to your right; and when it sets, you will see it to your left severing off from them—thus the sun rose and set all the time while they were in a wide space inside the cave,away from the sun rays and its effects. This is one of the signs of Allāh. Whomsoever Allāh guides, he is indeed guided aright; and whomsoever He ‘leads’ astray, then you will never find for him a guardian who would guide him.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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.Ali Quli Qarai
And [had you been present], you would see the sun when it rose, inclining away from their cave on the right, and when it set, passing away from them on the left, while they were [lying] within an open space thereof. That was from the signs of Allāh. He whom Allāh guides is the [rightly] guided, but he whom He sends astray - never will you find for him a protecting guide.Saheeh International
If you had seen the Aṣḥābu ’l-Kahf with their eyes open, you would have thought them to be awake while they were actually sleeping—and during all those years We turned them from left to right and from right to left; and their dog was lying at the threshold of the cave, outstretching its paws. If you had seen them in that situation, you would surely have turned away from them in flight, and you would have been filled with fright of them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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.Ali Quli Qarai
And you would think them awake, while they were asleep. And We turned them to the right and to the left, while their dog stretched his forelegs at the entrance. If you had looked at them, you would have turned from them in flight and been filled by them with terror.Saheeh International
Thus We raised them from their sleep so that they may ask each other about the duration of their sleep in the cave: One of them said, “How long have you remained sleeping in this cave?” They said, “We have remained here for a day or part of a day.” Finally, they said, Your Lord knows better how much you remained in this cave. Now send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the city; let him see which of themerchants has the best food so that he may bring you provision from it, and let him be polite, and let him not appraise anyone about youS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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.Ali Quli Qarai
And similarly, We awakened them that they might question one another. Said a speaker from among them, "How long have you remained [here]?" They said, "We have remained a day or part of a day." They said, "Your Lord is most knowing of how long you remained. So send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the city and let him look to which is the best of food and bring you provision from it and let him be cautious. And let no one be aware of you.Saheeh International
Innahum in yathharoo AAalaykumyarjumookum aw yuAAeedookum fee millatihim walan tuflihooithan abada
because if the idolatrous people of the city come to know about you, they would either stone you to death or force you back into their religion, and then you will never succeed against them. So one of them went to the city. He was surprised to see that everything had changed: the people, the shops, the houses, etc. When he tried to buy food with the three centuries-old silver coin, the shopkeeper refused to accept it. Upon inquiring about the ruler, the man was surprised to hear the name of Theodosius II, emperor of Rome 408-450. He was unaware that the Trajan had died three hundred years ago and that now the people of that city had all become Christians. Soon other people gathered to hear his story, and the news spread around the city. At last, the leaders of the town and its citizens came with that young man to the cave.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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. ’Ali Quli Qarai
Indeed, if they come to know of you, they will stone you or return you to their religion. And never would you succeed, then - ever."Saheeh International
The exact date of this event is unknown. The dates and names of the rulers given are based on the research of Rafiq Wafā ad-Dujāni, an archeologist of Jordan. A cave known as Kahf Rajīb, was excavated by ad-Dujāni in 1962 near Amman. Among all the caves associated with the Aṣḥābu ’l-Kahf, this cave fits properly with the description provided by the Qur’ān. (See al-Mizān, vol. 13 [Arabic] p. 319-320.)
Wakathalika aAAtharnaAAalayhim liyaAAlamoo anna waAAda Allahi haqqunwaanna asaAAata la rayba feeha ithyatanazaAAoona baynahum amrahum faqaloo ibnooAAalayhim bunyanan rabbuhum aAAlamu bihim qala allatheenaghalaboo AAala amrihim lanattakhithanna AAalayhimmasjida
Thus We made the people of the city acquainted with the Dwellers of the Cave so that they may know that the promise of Allāh is true and that there is no doubt in the coming of the hour of resurrection.After that, Allāh gave death to those seven young men. When this happened, the people ofthe city disputed among themselves about their affair: Some said they were alive; others said they had been put to sleep again; still others said that they had died, so bury them; the idol-worshippers said, “Build an edifice over them; their Lord knows better about them whetherthey are alive or dead.” But those believers who had eventually prevailed over the affairs of thecity said, “We will raise over them a place of worship.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
So it was that We let them come upon them, that they might know that Allah’s promise is true, and that there is no doubt in the Hour. As they disputed among themselves about their matter, they said, ‘Build a building over them. Their Lord knows them best.’ Those who had the say in their matter said, ‘We will set up a place of worship over them.’Ali Quli Qarai
And similarly, We caused them to be found that they [who found them] would know that the promise of Allāh is truth and that of the Hour there is no doubt. [That was] when they disputed among themselves about their affair and [then] said, "Construct over them a structure. Their Lord is most knowing about them." Said those who prevailed in the matter, "We will surely take [for ourselves] over them a masjid."Saheeh International
O Muḥammad! Some unbelievers of Mecca will say, “The Dwellers of the Cave were three, the fourth was their dog.” Others will say, “Theywere five, and the sixth was their dog.” They are just guessing about the unknown. Still, others will say, “They were seven, and the eighth was their dog.” O Muḥammad: say, “My Lord knows better their number; no one knows them except a few persons;” therefore do not dispute with them except in the case of a clear argument, and do not question any of them about the Dwellers ofthe Cave.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
They will say, ‘[They are] three; their dog is the fourth of them,’ and say, ‘[They are] five, their dog is the sixth of them,’ taking a shot at the invisible. They will say, ‘[They are] seven, their dog is the eighth of them.’ Say, ‘My Lord knows best their number, and none knows them except a few.’ So do not dispute concerning them, except for a seeming dispute, and do not question about them any of them.Ali Quli Qarai
They [i.e., people] will say there were three, the fourth of them being their dog; and they will say there were five, the sixth of them being their dog - guessing at the unseen; and they will say there were seven, and the eighth of them was their dog. Say, [O Muḥammad], "My Lord is most knowing of their number. None knows them except a few. So do not argue about them except with an obvious argument and do not inquire about them among [the speculators] from anyone."Saheeh International
Illa an yashaa Allahuwathkur rabbaka itha naseeta waqul AAasaan yahdiyani rabbee li-aqraba min hatha rashada
but say, “I will do it tomorrow if Allāh wills (inshāAllāh).” And when you forget to say, “If Allāhwills,” then remember Allāh and say, “Perhaps my Lord will guide me to something nearer to the right course than this.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
without [adding], ‘God willing.’ And when you forget, remember your Lord, and say, ‘Maybe my Lord will guide me to [something] more akin to rectitude than this.’Ali Quli Qarai
Except [when adding], "If Allāh wills." And remember your Lord when you forget [it] and say, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to what is nearer than this to right conduct."Saheeh International
Quli Allahu aAAlamu bimalabithoo lahu ghaybu assamawati wal-ardiabsir bihi waasmiAA ma lahum min doonihi minwaliyyin wala yushriku fee hukmihi ahada
O Muḥammad say, “Allāh knows better how long they remained in the cave; to Him belongs the unseen in the heavens and the earth.” How well He sees! How well He hears! They do not have any guardian other than Him, and He associates no one in His judgement.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Say, ‘Allah knows best how long they remained. To Him belongs the Unseen of the heavens and the earth. How well does He see! How well does He hear! They have no guardian besides Him, and none shares with Him in His judgement.’Ali Quli Qarai
Say, "Allāh is most knowing of how long they remained. He has [knowledge of] the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth. How Seeing is He and how Hearing! They have not besides Him any protector, and He shares not His legislation with anyone."Saheeh International
Watlu ma oohiya ilaykamin kitabi rabbika la mubaddila likalimatihiwalan tajida min doonihi multahada
O Muḥammad, recite what has been revealed to you from your Lord’s Book—there is no one to change His words, and you will not find refuge in anyone besides Him.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Recite what has been revealed to you from the Book of your Lord. Nothing can change His words, and you will never find any refuge besides Him.Ali Quli Qarai
And recite, [O Muḥammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord. There is no changer of His words, and never will you find in other than Him a refuge.Saheeh International
Content yourself happily with those who call upon their Lord at morning and evening desiring His favour, and do not let your eyes bypass them and settle on the rich persons desiring the beauties of the present life; and do not obey the person whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance, the one who follows his desires and whose actions exceed the proper limits. O Muḥammad, do not grieve for the disbelief of the unjust Meccans, you are just a messenger of your Lord.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Content yourself with the company of those who supplicate their Lord morning and evening, desiring His Face, and do not lose sight of them, desiring the glitter of the life of this world. And do not obey him whose heart We have made oblivious to Our remembrance, and who follows his own desires, and whose conduct is [mere] profligacy.Ali Quli Qarai
And keep yourself patient [by being] with those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His face [i.e., acceptance]. And let not your eyes pass beyond them, desiring adornments of the worldly life, and do not obey one whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance and who follows his desire and whose affair is ever [in] neglect.Saheeh International
Therefore, say, “The truth (the Qur’ān) is from your Lord.” Then whosoever wants to believe may believe in it; and whosoever wants to disbelieve may disbelieve in it.These unbelievers may do whatever they want, but they should know that We surely have prepared for the unjust a fire whose canopy has surrounded them; if they cry for help, they will be ‘helped’ with water like molten brass that will roast their faces—evil indeed is the drink, and evil is the resting-place.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
And say, ‘[This is] the truth from your Lord: let anyone who wishes believe it, and let anyone who wishes disbelieve it.’ Indeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a Fire whose curtains will surround them [on all sides]. If they cry out for help, they will be helped with a water like molten copper, which will scald their faces. What an evil drink, and how ill a resting place!Ali Quli Qarai
And say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve." Indeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a fire whose walls will surround them. And if they call for relief, they will be relieved with water like murky oil, which scalds [their] faces. Wretched is the drink, and evil is the resting place.Saheeh International
Inna allatheena amanoowaAAamiloo assalihati inna lanudeeAAu ajra man ahsana AAamala
But as for those who believe and do good deeds, they should know that We do not waste the reward of a person who does a good deed.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
As for those who have faith and do righteous deeds—indeed We do not waste the reward of those who are good in deeds.Ali Quli Qarai
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of any who did well in deeds.Saheeh International
Ola-ika lahum jannatu AAadnintajree min tahtihimu al-anharu yuhallawnafeeha min asawira min thahabin waylbasoonathiyaban khudran min sundusin wa-istabraqinmuttaki-eena feeha AAala al-ara-iki niAAma aththawabuwahasunat murtafaqa
These are the people who shall have perpetual gardens beneath which rivers flow; they shall be adorned in it with bracelets of gold, and they shall wear a green dress made of silk and brocade, reclining therein upon raised couches— it is indeed the best recompense, and a good resting-place.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
For such there will be the gardens of Eden with streams running in them. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and wear green garments of silk and brocade, reclining therein on couches. How excellent a reward, and how good a resting place!Ali Quli Qarai
Those will have gardens of perpetual residence; beneath them rivers will flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and will wear green garments of fine silk and brocade, reclining therein on adorned couches. Excellent is the reward, and good is the resting place.Saheeh International
O Muḥammad, set forth for them a parable of two men: We gave to one of them two gardens of grapes, We surrounded them both with palm trees, and between the two gardens, We made a crop plantation.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Draw for them the parable of two men for each of whom We had made two gardens of vines, and We had surrounded them with date palms, and placed crops between them.Ali Quli Qarai
And present to them an example of two men: We granted to one of them two gardens of grapevines, and We bordered them with palm trees and placed between them [fields of] crops.Saheeh International
Both the gardens yielded their fruits on time and never failed in anything, and We caused a river to gush forth amidst them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Both gardens yielded their produce without stinting anything of it. And We had set a stream gushing through them.Ali Quli Qarai
Each of the two gardens produced its fruit and did not fall short thereof in anything. And We caused to gush forth within them a river.Saheeh International
In short, he had much wealth from all these gardens and plantations. All this made himarrogant and proud. So one day, while he was having a conversation with his companion, he said, “I am greater than you in wealth and more powerful in manpower.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
He had abundant fruits, so he said to his companion, as he conversed with him: ‘I have more wealth than you, and am stronger with respect to numbers.’Ali Quli Qarai
And he had fruit, so he said to his companion while he was conversing with him, "I am greater than you in wealth and mightier in [numbers of] men."Saheeh International
Wadakhala jannatahu wahuwa thalimunlinafsihi qala ma athunnu an tabeedahathihi abada
And he entered his garden while he was unjust to himself by forgetting the power andblessings of Allāh. He said, “I do not think that this garden and everything around it will ever perish.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
He entered his garden while he wronged himself. He said, ‘I do not think that this will ever perish,Ali Quli Qarai
And he entered his garden while he was unjust to himself. He said, "I do not think that this will perish - ever.Saheeh International
Wama athunnu assaAAataqa-imatan wala-in rudidtu ila rabbee laajidannakhayran minha munqalaba
And I do not think that the hour ofresurrection and judgement will ever come. And if it comes and I am returned to my Lord,” hecontinued boastfully, “then I shall surely find a resting place better than this garden.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
and I do not think that the Hour will ever set in. And even if I am returned to my Lord I will surely find a resort better than this.’Ali Quli Qarai
And I do not think the Hour will occur. And even if I should be brought back to my Lord, I will surely find better than this as a return."Saheeh International
Qala lahu sahibuhu wahuwa yuhawiruhuakafarta billathee khalaqaka min turabinthumma min nutfatin thumma sawwaka rajula
His companion (while he was having a conversation with him) said to him, “Have you disbelieved in Him who has created you from dust, then from a drop of sperm, and then He shaped you into a man? Have you forgotten Him who gave you the strength and intelligence to exploit the land and animals for your own benefit?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
His companion said to him, as he conversed with him: ‘Do you disbelieve in Him who created you from dust, then from a drop of [seminal] fluid, then fashioned you as a man?Ali Quli Qarai
His companion said to him while he was conversing with him, "Have you disbelieved in He who created you from dust and then from a sperm-drop and then proportioned you [as] a man?Saheeh International
Walawla ith dakhalta jannatakaqulta ma shaa Allahu la quwwata illabillahi in tarani ana aqalla minka malanwawalada
"When you entered your garden, why did you not say gratefully that, ‘As Allāh wills; there is no power except in Allāh?’ If you see me atthis moment that I am less than you in wealth and children, then do not be arrogantS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Why did you not say, when you entered your garden, ‘‘[This is] as Allah has willed! There is no power except by Allah!’’ If you see that I have lesser wealth than you and children,Ali Quli Qarai
And why did you, when you entered your garden, not say, 'What Allāh willed [has occurred]; there is no power except in Allāh'? Although you see me less than you in wealth and children,Saheeh International
because maybe my Lord will give me a bounty better than your garden. And He may even send on your garden a thunderbolt from the sky so that it will become a sludgy land unable to bear any plant,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
maybe my Lord will give me [something] better than your garden, and He will unleash upon it bolts from the sky, so that it becomes a bare plain.Ali Quli Qarai
It may be that my Lord will give me [something] better than your garden and will send upon it a [disastrous] penalty from the sky, and it will become a smooth, dusty ground,Saheeh International
Waoheeta bithamarihi faasbahayuqallibu kaffayhi AAala ma anfaqa feehawahiya khawiyatun AAala AAurooshihawayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oshrik birabbee ahada
And so it happened: his wealth was encompassed by total destruction, and he began to wring his hands feeling sorry for what he had invested in it —now it was down on its trellises— and he said, “I wish I had not associated anyone with my Lord!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
And ruin closed in on his produce, and he began to wring his hands for what he had spent on it, as it lay fallen on its trellises. He was saying, ‘I wish I had not ascribed any partner to my Lord.’Ali Quli Qarai
And his fruits were encompassed [by ruin], so he began to turn his hands about [in dismay] over what he had spent on it, while it had collapsed upon its trellises, and said, "Oh, I wish I had not associated with my Lord anyone."Saheeh International
O Muḥammad, set forth for them a parable of the present life: it is like the water which We send down from the cloud; it mingles with the plants of the earth, and after fulfilling its purposefor men and animals, it becomes a straw which the winds scatter around. Allāh possesses power over all things.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Draw for them the parable of the life of this world: [It is] like the water We send down from the sky. Then the earth’s vegetation mingles with it. Then it becomes chaff, scattered by the wind. And Allah has power over all things.Ali Quli Qarai
And present to them the example of the life of this world, [its being] like rain which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it and [then] it becomes dry remnants, scattered by the winds. And Allāh is ever, over all things, Perfect in Ability.Saheeh International
The wealth and the children are the adornment of the present life, while the ever- lasting good deeds are better with your Lord in reward and also better in the hope of His mercy.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Wealth and children are an adornment of the life of the world, but lasting righteous deeds are better with your Lord in reward and better in hope.Ali Quli Qarai
Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for [one's] hope.Saheeh International
Remember the day of resurrection when We shall set the mountains in motion; and when the mountains are gone, you will see the furthermostpart of the earth projecting itself. We shall gather them all together in such away that We shall not leave any one of them behind.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
The day We shall set the mountains moving and you will see the earth in full view, We shall muster them, and We will not leave out anyone of them.Ali Quli Qarai
And [warn of] the Day when We will remove the mountains and you will see the earth exposed, and We will gather them and not leave behind from them anyone.Saheeh International
WaAAuridoo AAala rabbika saffanlaqad ji/tumoona kama khalaqnakum awwalamarratin bal zaAAamtum allan najAAala lakum mawAAida
They shall be presented before your Lord, standing in ranks. Then We shall say: “You surely have been brought to Us just as We created you the first time. Nay, you thought that We shall never appoint a time for you to be resurrected for the reckoning!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
They will be presented before your Lord in ranks: ‘Certainly you have come to Us just as We created you the first time. But you maintained that We shall not appoint a tryst for you.’Ali Quli Qarai
And they will be presented before your Lord in rows, [and He will say], "You have certainly come to Us just as We created you the first time. But you claimed that We would never make for you an appointment."Saheeh International
The Master Book of the deeds shall be placed before them, and then you will see the guilty people fearful of what has been preserved in it. After looking into it, they shall say, “Woe unto us! What is this Book?! It does not leave a minor sin nor a major sin but that it has counted it!” And they shall find whatever they had done in the worldly life present in that book, and theyshall be judged accordingly—your Lord is not unjust to anyone.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
The Book will be set up. Then you will see the guilty apprehensive of what is in it. They will say, ‘Woe to us! What a book is this! It omits nothing, big or small, without enumerating it.’ They will find present whatever they had done, and your Lord does not wrong anyone.Ali Quli Qarai
And the record [of deeds] will be placed [open], and you will see the criminals fearful of that within it, and they will say, "Oh, woe to us! What is this book that leaves nothing small or great except that it has enumerated it?" And they will find what they did present [before them]. And your Lord does injustice to no one.Saheeh International
And remember when We said to the angels: “Prostrate yourselves before Adam;” all those present in that gathering prostrated themselves except Iblīs, the Satan —he was notan angel, he was from among the jinn— and he deviated from the command of his Lord. What! Then do you take him and his offspring to be your masters, with the exclusion of Me, while actually, they are your enemies?! Surely this exchange of masters is eventually evil for the unjust people.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
When We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate before Adam,’ they prostrated, but not Iblis. He was one of the jinn, so he transgressed against his Lord’s command. Will you then take him and his offspring for guardians in My stead, though they are your enemies? How evil a substitute for the wrongdoers!Ali Quli Qarai
And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was of the jinn and departed from [i.e., disobeyed] the command of his Lord. Then will you take him and his descendants as allies other than Me while they are enemies to you? Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange.Saheeh International
How can you take Satan and his offspring as your masters while I did not even make them witnesses of the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor of the creation of themselves?! I would never take those who mislead others as My assistants.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
I did not make them witness to the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor to their own creation, nor do I take those who mislead others as assistants.Ali Quli Qarai
I did not make them witness to the creation of the heavens and the earth or to the creation of themselves, and I would not have taken the misguiders as assistants.Saheeh International
And remember the day when He (Allāh) shall say, “Call upon those whom you thought to be My associates.” They shall call them, but the so-called associates of God will not answer them—We shall create a distance between them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
The day He will say [to the polytheists], ‘Call those whom you maintained to be My partners,’ they will call them, but they will not respond to them, for We shall set an abyss between them.Ali Quli Qarai
And [warn of] the Day when He will say, "Call My 'partners' whom you claimed," and they will invoke them, but they will not respond to them. And We will put between them [a valley of] destruction.Saheeh International
The guilty people shall see the fire, and they shall come to know that they are about to fall into it, and they will not find any escape from it.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
The guilty will sight the Fire and know that they are about to fall in it, for they will find no way to escape it.Ali Quli Qarai
And the criminals will see the Fire and will be certain that they are to fall therein. And they will not find from it a way elsewhere.Saheeh International
We have certainly repeated in this Qur’ān every kind of example for the people, but man is the most disputatious of all beings.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
We have certainly interspersed this Quran with every kind of parable for the people. But man is the most disputatious of creatures.Ali Quli Qarai
And We have certainly diversified in this Qur’ān for the people from every [kind of] example; but man has ever been, most of anything, [prone to] dispute.Saheeh International
Wama manaAAa annasa anyu/minoo ith jaahumu alhuda wayastaghfiroorabbahum illa an ta/tiyahum sunnatu al-awwaleena awya/tiyahumu alAAathabu qubula
When guidance comes to them, what prevents the people from believing in Allāh and asking forgiveness of their Lord? Whydo they have to disbelieve until the total andsudden destruction which came upon the ancient nations comes upon them or until the chastisement comes face to face with them? (In the first case, they will be destroyed; in the latter case, their faith at the last moment will be unacceptable.)S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Nothing has kept these people from believing and pleading to their Lord for forgiveness when guidance came to them, except [their demand] that the precedent of the ancients come to pass for them, or that the punishment come to them, face to face.Ali Quli Qarai
And nothing has prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them and from asking forgiveness of their Lord except that there [must] befall them the [accustomed] precedent of the former peoples or that the punishment should come [directly] before them.Saheeh International
So, O Muḥammad, do not be grieved for the lack of response from the Meccans because We do not send the messengers except as the bearers of good tidings and warners of Allāh’s punishment. But those who disbelieve falsely dispute so that they may weaken the truth with it, and they have taken My revelations and the reckoning of which they are warned as a mockery.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
We do not send the apostles except as bearers of good news and as warners, but those who are faithless dispute fallaciously to refute thereby the truth, having taken My signs and what they are warned of in derision.Ali Quli Qarai
And We send not the messengers except as bringers of good tidings and warners. And those who disbelieve dispute by [using] falsehood to [attempt to] invalidate thereby the truth and have taken My verses, and that of which they are warned, in ridicule.Saheeh International
Waman athlamu mimman thukkirabi-ayati rabbihi faaAArada AAanhawanasiya ma qaddamat yadahu inna jaAAalnaAAala quloobihim akinnatan an yafqahoohu wafee athanihimwaqran wa-in tadAAuhum ila alhuda falan yahtadoo ithanabada
So who can be more unjust than the person who was reminded of the revelations of his Lord, but he turned away from them and forgot the evil deeds which his hands have sent before? As a result of their willful disbelief, We have cast veils over their hearts and a heaviness in their ears lest they understand the revelation.And now, even if you, O Muḥammad, call them towards the guidance, they will never be guided aright.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Who is a greater wrongdoer than he who is reminded of the signs of his Lord, whereat he disregards them and forgets what his hands have sent ahead? Indeed We have cast veils on their hearts lest they should understand it, and a deafness into their ears; and if you invite them to guidance they will never [let themselves] be guided.Ali Quli Qarai
And who is more unjust than one who is reminded of the verses of his Lord but turns away from them and forgets what his hands have put forth? Indeed, We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if you invite them to guidance - they will never be guided, then - ever.Saheeh International
Warabbuka alghafooru thoo arrahmatilaw yu-akhithuhum bima kasaboo laAAajjalalahumu alAAathaba bal lahum mawAAidun lan yajidoo mindoonihi maw-ila
O Muḥammad, your Lord is the most Forgiving and the Lord of mercy. If He were to punish them immediately for the evil deeds which they have earned, He would certainly have hastened the chastisement for them; but He does not do so because there is for them a promised time from which they shall never find refuge without Him.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Your Lord is the All-forgiving dispenser of mercy. Were He to take them to task because of what they have committed, He would have surely hastened their punishment. But they have a tryst, [when] they will not find a refuge besides Him.Ali Quli Qarai
And your Lord is the Forgiving, the possessor of mercy. If He were to impose blame upon them for what they earned, He would have hastened for them the punishment. Rather, for them is an appointment from which they will never find an escape.Saheeh International
As for the inhabitants of those ancient cities, We had destroyed them when they acted unjustly, and for their destruction also, We had appointed a promised time.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Those are the towns that We destroyed when they were wrongdoers, and We appointed a tryst for their destruction.Ali Quli Qarai
And those cities - We destroyed them when they wronged, and We made for their destruction an appointed time.Saheeh International
Wa-ith qala moosa lifatahula abrahu hatta ablugha majmaAAa albahrayniaw amdiya huquba
Remember when Mūsā said to his assistant, Yūsha‘ bin Nūn (Joshua), “I will not cease to travel until I reach the place where the two seas meet, or I will go on for years.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
When Moses said to his lad, ‘I will go on [journeying] until I have reached the confluence of the two seas, or have spent a long time [travelling].’Ali Quli Qarai
And [mention] when Moses said to his boy [i.e., servant], "I will not cease [traveling] until I reach the junction of the two seas or continue for a long period."Saheeh International
In the following verses, the Qur’ān describes the meeting between Mūsā and a chosen servant of Allāh who had been given more knowledge than Mūsā. The Islamic traditions give his name as Khizr, who was also a prophet. Allāh told Mūsā that if he wanted to see a more knowledgeable person, then he should meet him at the place where the two seas come together. The sign for that meeting place was that a fish would disappear in the water.
According to some commentators, “majma‘u ’l-baḥrayn – the place where the two seas meet” refers to the place where the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba meet.
So when they reached the place where the two seas meet, Yūsha‘ placed their roasted fish on a stone near the sea. While Yūsha‘ was looking on, the fish fell into the seaand disappeared. Both forgot their fish, and it took its way into the sea flowingly. (Remember that the disappearance of the fish was the sign of the meeting place.)S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
So when they reached the confluence between them, they forgot their fish, which found its way into the sea, sneaking away.Ali Quli Qarai
But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away.Saheeh International
Falamma jawaza qalalifatahu atina ghadaana laqadlaqeena min safarina hatha nasaba
So when they had passed the meetingplace, Mūsā said to his assistant, “Bring us thefish, our breakfast; we have indeed experienced much hardship in this journey of ours.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
So when they had passed on, he said to his lad, ‘Bring us our meal. We have certainly encountered much fatigue on this journey of ours.’Ali Quli Qarai
So when they had passed beyond it, [Moses] said to his boy, "Bring us our morning meal. We have certainly suffered in this, our journey, [much] fatigue."Saheeh International
Qala araayta ith awaynaila assakhrati fa-innee naseetu alhootawama ansaneehu illa ashshaytanuan athkurahu wattakhatha sabeelahu fee albahriAAajaba
Then Yūsha‘ remembered the fish and said, “Tell me! When we rested by the rock, I indeed forgot to tell you about the fish —and none made me forget the mentioning of it except the Satan— it took its way into the sea in a strange manner.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
He said, ‘Did you see?! When we took shelter at the rock, indeed I forgot about the fish—and none but Satan made me forget to mention it!—and it made its way into the sea in an amazing manner!’Ali Quli Qarai
He said, "Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, I forgot [there] the fish. And none made me forget it except Satan - that I should mention it. And it took its course into the sea amazingly."Saheeh International
Qala thalika ma kunnanabghi fartadda AAala atharihimaqasasa
Mūsā said, “This is the sign that we were seeking!” So they immediately turned back, retracing their tracks and reached the meeting place whereS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
He said, ‘That is what we were after!’ So they returned, retracing their footsteps.Ali Quli Qarai
[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.Saheeh International
Fawajada AAabdan min AAibadinaataynahu rahmatan min AAindinawaAAallamnahu min ladunna AAilma
they found Khizr—a servant from among Our servants whom We had granted mercy from Ourselves and whom We had taught knowledge from Ourselves.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
[There] they found one of Our servants whom We had granted a mercy from Ourselves, and taught him a knowledge from Our own.Ali Quli Qarai
And they found a servant from among Our servants [i.e., al-Khiḍr] to whom We had given mercy from Us and had taught him from Us a [certain] knowledge.Saheeh International
Qala lahu moosa halattabiAAuka AAala an tuAAallimani mimma AAullimtarushda
After the initial introduction between them, Mūsā said to him, “Can I follow you so that you may teach me from the right knowledge which you have been taught by Allāh?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Moses said to him, ‘May I follow you for the purpose that you teach me some of the probity you have been taught?’Ali Quli Qarai
Moses said to him, "May I follow you on [the condition] that you teach me from what you have been taught of sound judgement?"Saheeh International
Qala fa-ini ittabaAAtanee falatas-alnee AAan shay-in hatta ohditha lakaminhu thikra
Khizr said, “If you insist, then you may follow me; but do not question me about anything until I myself initiate to talk about it.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
He said, ‘If you follow me, do not question me concerning anything until I myself first mention it for you.’Ali Quli Qarai
He said, "Then if you follow me, do not ask me about anything until I make to you about it mention [i.e., explanation]."Saheeh International
Mūsā agreed to this condition. So they went on together until they reacheda river where they embarked in a boat. While theboat was reaching its destination, Khizr made a hole in it. Mūsā protestingly said, “Have you made a hole in it to drown its people?! Surely you have done a distressful thing!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
So they went on and when they boarded the boat, he made a hole in it. He said, ‘Did you make a hole in it to drown its people? You have certainly done a monstrous thing!’Ali Quli Qarai
So they set out, until when they had embarked on the ship, he [i.e., al-Khiḍr] tore it open. [Moses] said, "Have you torn it open to drown its people? You have certainly done a grave thing."Saheeh International
Khizr forgave him, and they went on until they met a young boy; then Khizr slew him. Mūsā again said, “Have you killed an innocent person who had not killed anyone?! You have indeed done a horrible thing!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
So they went on until they came upon a boy, whereat he slew him. He said, ‘Did you slay an innocent soul, without [his having slain] anyone? You have certainly done a dire thing!’Ali Quli Qarai
So they set out, until when they met a boy, he [i.e., al-Khiḍr] killed him. [Moses] said, "Have you killed a pure soul for other than [having killed] a soul? You have certainly done a deplorable thing."Saheeh International
Qala in saaltuka AAan shay-in baAAdahafala tusahibnee qad balaghta min ladunnee AAuthra
Mūsā said, “O Khizr! Please forgive meand give me one more chance. After this, if I ask you about anything, then do not keep me in your company. You would indeed have found a sufficient justification in my case to expel me from your company.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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.’Ali Quli Qarai
[Moses] said, "If I should ask you about anything after this, then do not keep me as a companion. You have obtained from me an excuse."Saheeh International
Fantalaqa hattaitha ataya ahla qaryatin istatAAamaahlaha faabaw an yudayyifoohuma fawajadafeeha jidaran yureedu an yanqadda faaqamahuqala law shi/ta lattakhathta AAalayhi ajra
So they went on together until they came to the people of a village. Mūsā and Khizr asked the villagers for food, but they refused to take them two as guests. So they decided to move on. In one of its lanes, they found a wall that was about to collapse. On seeing this wall, Khizr straightened it out. Mūsā said, “Now that these people were nothospitable to us, if you had wished, you could have taken a wage for this work.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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.’Ali Quli Qarai
So they set out, until when they came to the people of a town, they asked its people for food, but they refused to offer them hospitality. And they found therein a wall about to collapse, so he [i.e., al-Khiḍr] restored it. [Moses] said, "If you wished, you could have taken for it a payment."Saheeh International
Qala hatha firaqubaynee wabaynika saonabbi-oka bita/weeli ma lam tastatiAAAAalayhi sabra
Khizr said, “Again, you have objected;therefore, this is the parting between me and you. But before we part, I shall inform you of the interpretation of my actions over which you could not bear with me patiently:S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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.Ali Quli Qarai
[Al-Khiḍr] said, "This is parting between me and you. I will inform you of the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience.Saheeh International
“As for the boat: it belonged to the poor who work in the river. So I decided to render iit defective because there was a king over them who seized every good boat by force. I saved the boat for the poor people by rendering it slightly defective yet workable.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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.Ali Quli Qarai
As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working at sea. So I intended to cause defect in it as there was after them a king who seized every [good] ship by force.Saheeh International
Waamma alghulamu fakanaabawahu mu/minayni fakhasheena an yurhiqahumatughyanan wakufra
“As for the boy: his parents were believers, and we feared lest he should make them suffer and we feared lest he should make them suffer by being disobedient and ungrateful to Allāh.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
As for the boy, his parents were faithful [persons], and We feared he would overwhelm them with rebellion and unfaith.Ali Quli Qarai
And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief.Saheeh International
Faaradna an yubdilahumarabbuhuma khayran minhu zakatan waaqraba ruhma
So we wished that their Lord may replace for them with another who will be better than him in the purity of character and more compassionate to them. The decision to replace him with another one was made by your Lord, not by me.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
So We desired that their Lord should give them in exchange one better than him in respect of purity and closer in mercy.Ali Quli Qarai
So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better than him in purity and nearer to mercy.Saheeh International
Waamma aljidaru fakanalighulamayni yateemayni fee almadeenati wakana tahtahukanzun lahuma wakana aboohuma salihanfaarada rabbuka an yablugha ashuddahumawayastakhrija kanzahuma rahmatan min rabbikawama faAAaltuhu AAan amree thalika ta/weelu malam tastiAA AAalayhi sabra
“As for the wall: it belonged to two orphan boys in the town; and underneath it, there was a treasure for them; and their father was a good- doer. Therefore, your Lord decided that when they attain their maturity, they should take out their treasure. The decision to preserve thetreasure for the two boys was a mercy from your Lord. I did not do so of my own accord. This, in short, is the explanation of my actions over which you could not bear with me patiently.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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.’Ali Quli Qarai
And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and there was beneath it a treasure for them, and their father had been righteous. So your Lord intended that they reach maturity and extract their treasure, as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of my own accord. That is the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience."Saheeh International
Inna makkanna lahu fee al-ardiwaataynahu min kulli shay-in sababa
We surely had established Dhū ’l-Qarnayn in the land and gave him the means to achieve everything. Dhū ’l-Qarnayn was a prophet who had travelled widely during his time. The following verses describe two main journeys of Dhū ’l-Qarnayn: one towards the west and the other towards the east.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Indeed We had granted him power in the land and given him the means to all things.Ali Quli Qarai
Indeed, We established him upon the earth, and We gave him from everything a way [i.e., means].Saheeh International
Hatta itha balaghamaghriba ashshamsi wajadaha taghrubu fee AAaynin hami-atinwawajada AAindaha qawman qulna ya thaalqarnayni imma an tuAAaththiba wa-imma antattakhitha feehim husna
until (when he reached ‘the place of sunset’) he saw the sun setting into the dark sea, and he also found people living near it. We said, “O Dhū ’l-Qarnayn, now that you have power over these people, what do you intendto do with them? You have two options: Either you may punish them or you may do good to them.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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.’Ali Quli Qarai
Until, when he reached the setting of the sun [i.e., the west], he found it [as if] setting in a body of dark water, and he found near it a people. We [i.e., Allāh] said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, either you punish [them] or else adopt among them [a way of] goodness."Saheeh International
“The place of sunset” means the last seashore on the west of the civilized world of Dhū ’l-Qarnayn’s era. When Dhū ’l-Qarnayn stood on the shore and watched the sunset, it seemed like the sun was setting into the dark sea. There is no clear indication of this place; some say it could be the Mediterranean coast, while others say it's the western shores of North Africa.
Qala amma man thalamafasawfa nuAAaththibuhu thumma yuraddu ila rabbihifayuAAaththibuhu AAathaban nukra
Dhū ’l-Qarnayn said, “As for the person who has acted unjustly, him we shall soon punish, and then he shall be returned to his Lord who will further chastise him with a horrible chastisement.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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.Ali Quli Qarai
He said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment [i.e., Hellfire].Saheeh International
But the person who believes and does good deeds, he shall have a good reward, and we shall convey our easy command to him and relieve him from difficult tasks.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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.’Ali Quli Qarai
But as for one who believes and does righteousness, he will have a reward of the best [i.e., Paradise], and we [i.e., Dhul-Qarnayn] will speak to him from our command with ease."Saheeh International
Hatta itha balagha matliAAaashshamsi wajadaha tatluAAu AAalaqawmin lam najAAal lahum min dooniha sitra
until (when he reached ‘the place of sunrise’) he saw the sun rising on a people whom We had not provided with any shelter from it.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
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.Ali Quli Qarai
Until, when he came to the rising of the sun [i.e., the east], he found it rising on a people for whom We had not made against it any shield.Saheeh International
Hatta itha balaghabayna assaddayni wajada min doonihima qawman layakadoona yafqahoona qawla
until (when he reached a place between two mountains) he found near them a people who could hardly understand a word.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
When he reached [the place] between the two barriers, he found between them a people who could hardly understand a word [of his language].Ali Quli Qarai
Until, when he reached [a pass] between two mountains, he found beside them a people who could hardly understand [his] speech.Saheeh International
Qaloo ya tha alqarnayniinna ya/jooja wama/jooja mufsidoona fee al-ardi fahalnajAAalu laka kharjan AAala an tajAAala baynanawabaynahum sadda
They said, “O Dhū ’l-Qarnayn! Indeed, the tribes of Gog and Magog are troublemakers in the land; they come from beyond the mountainsto kill and loot us. So shall we appoint a wage for you so that you may build a barrier between us and them?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
They said, ‘O Dhul Qarnayn! Indeed Gog and Magog are causing disaster in this land. Shall we pay you a tribute on condition that you build a barrier between them and us?’Ali Quli Qarai
They said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, indeed Gog and Magog are [great] corrupters in the land. So may we assign for you an expenditure that you might make between us and them a barrier?"Saheeh International
Qala ma makkannee feehi rabbeekhayrun faaAAeenoonee biquwwatin ajAAal baynakum wabaynahum radma
Dhū ’l-Qarnayn said, “No! I do not needany wage from you; the power which my Lord has given to me is better. However, help me with some manpower and materials so that I may build a barrier between you and them (i.e., Gog and Magog).S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
He said, ‘What my Lord has furnished me is better. Yet help me with some strength, and I will make a bulwark between you and them.Ali Quli Qarai
He said, "That in which my Lord has established me is better [than what you offer], but assist me with strength [i.e., manpower]; I will make between you and them a dam.Saheeh International
Atoonee zubara alhadeedi hattaitha sawa bayna asadafayni qalaonfukhoo hatta itha jaAAalahu naran qalaatoonee ofrigh AAalayhi qitra
Bring me pieces of irons!” So the people provided workers and materials to build a barrier by closing the pass which was between the two mountains. With the help of the people, Dhu ’l-Qarnaynworked until he brought the pass between the two cliffs to an equal level. Then, to eliminate anygaps or openings in the barrier, he said, “Blow!” Until when he had made the irons like a fire, he said, “Bring me the molten brass so that I may pour it on the barrier.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Bring me pieces of iron!’ When he had levelled up between the flanks, he said, ‘Blow!’ When he had turned it into fire, he said, ‘Bring me molten copper to pour over it.’Ali Quli Qarai
Bring me bars of iron" - until, when he had leveled [them] between the two mountain walls, he said, "Blow [with bellows]," until when he had made it [like] fire, he said, "Bring me, that I may pour over it molten copper."Saheeh International
Fama istaAAoo an yathharoohuwama istataAAoo lahu naqba
After the barrier had been built, the Gog and Magog could neither scale it because of itsheight nor pierce it because of its strength.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
So they could neither scale it, nor could they make a hole in it.Ali Quli Qarai
So they [i.e., Gog and Magog] were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.Saheeh International
Dhū ’l-Qarnayn said, “This barrier is a mercy from my Lord. I guarantee that it will stayas it is until, when the promise of my Lord aboutthe end of this world comes to pass, He will level it to the ground—and indeed my Lord’s promise is ever true.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
He said, ‘This is a mercy from my Lord. But when the promise of my Lord is fulfilled, He will level it; and my Lord’s promise is true.’Ali Quli Qarai
[Dhul-Qarnayn] said, "This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord comes [i.e., approaches], He will make it level, and ever is the promise of my Lord true."Saheeh International
And on that day of doom, We shall let the people surge upon one another in confusion, and then the world and its inhabitant will come to anend. And then the trumpet will be blown, and We shall gather all the people together for judgement.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
That day We shall let them surge over one another, the Trumpet will be blown, and We shall gather them all,Ali Quli Qarai
And We will leave them that day surging over each other, and [then] the Horn will be blown, and We will assemble them in [one] assembly.Saheeh International
Allatheena kanat aAAyunuhumfee ghita-in AAan thikree wakanoo layastateeAAoona samAAa
those whose eyes were veiled because oftheir heedlessness from My remembrance and therefore they were unable to hear My message.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
—Those whose eyes were blind to My remembrance and who could not hear.Ali Quli Qarai
Those whose eyes had been within a cover [removed] from My remembrance, and they were not able to hear.Saheeh International
What! do the unbelievers think they can take My servants as masters besides Me?! Do they think that these masters will protect themfrom Me?! We surely have prepared the hell as quarters for the unbelievers!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Do the faithless suppose that they have taken My servants for guardians in My stead? Indeed, We have prepared hell for the hospitality of the faithless.Ali Quli Qarai
Then do those who disbelieve think that they can take My servants instead of Me as allies? Indeed, We have prepared Hell for the disbelievers as a lodging.Saheeh International
Allatheena dalla saAAyuhumfee alhayati addunya wahum yahsaboonaannahum yuhsinoona sunAAa
These are the persons whose efforts and endeavour in the present life are lost although they think that they are doing good things.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Those whose efforts are misguided in the life of the world, while they suppose they are doing good.’Ali Quli Qarai
[They are] those whose effort is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing well in work."Saheeh International
These are the people who disbelieve in the signs of their Lord and in meeting Him onjudgement day; therefore, their deeds have been forfeited, and We shall not assign any value to them on the day of resurrection.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
They are the ones who deny the signs of their Lord and encounter with Him. So their works have failed. On the Day of Resurrection We will not give them any weight.Ali Quli Qarai
Those are the ones who disbelieve in the verses of their Lord and in [their] meeting Him, so their deeds have become worthless; and We will not assign to them on the Day of Resurrection any weight [i.e., importance].Saheeh International
Qul law kana albahru midadanlikalimati rabbee lanafida albahru qabla an tanfadakalimatu rabbee walaw ji/na bimithlihi madada
Say, O Muḥammad: “If the sea were ink for the words of my Lord, the sea would surely be exhausted before the words of my Lord come to an end; this will be so even if we were to bring the like of that sea as reinforcement.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Say, ‘If the sea were ink for the words of my Lord, the sea would be spent before the words of my Lord are finished, though We replenish it with another like it.’Ali Quli Qarai
Say, "If the sea were ink for [writing] the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it in [continual] supplement."Saheeh International
Qul innama ana basharunmithlukum yooha ilayya annama ilahukum ilahunwahidun faman kana yarjoo liqaa rabbihifalyaAAmal AAamalan salihan wala yushrikbiAAibadati rabbihi ahada
Say O Muḥammad: “I am only a mortal like you except that it has been revealed to me that verily your God is One God. Therefore, whoever wishes to meet his Lord on the day ofjudgement, then he should do good deeds and he should not associate anyone in worshipping his Lord.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Say, ‘I am just a human being like you. It has been revealed to me that your God is the One God. So whoever expects to encounter his Lord—let him act righteously, and not associate anyone with the worship of his Lord.’Ali Quli Qarai
Say, "I am only a man like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is one God. So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his Lord anyone."Saheeh International
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Hadith
Al-Kahf
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Al-Kāfi, Volume 26 narrationsVerses 13 to 110
Hadith 1, Belief Spreads In all Parts of the BodyVerse 13
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