وَكَذَٲلِكَ أَعْثَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَعْلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَأَنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَآ إِذْ يَتَنَـٰزَعُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَمْرَهُمْۖ فَقَالُواْ ٱبْنُواْ عَلَيْهِم بُنْيَـٰنًاۖ رَّبُّهُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْۚ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ غَلَبُواْ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرِهِمْ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِم مَّسْجِدًا 21
سَيَقُولُونَ ثَلَـٰثَةٌ رَّابِعُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ خَمْسَةٌ سَادِسُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ رَجْمَۢا بِٱلْغَيْبِۖ وَيَقُولُونَ سَبْعَةٌ وَثَامِنُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْۚ قُل رَّبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِعِدَّتِهِم مَّا يَعْلَمُهُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌۗ فَلَا تُمَارِ فِيهِمْ إِلَّا مِرَآءً ظَـٰهِرًا وَلَا تَسْتَفْتِ فِيهِم مِّنْهُمْ أَحَدًا 22
وَلَا تَقُولَنَّ لِشَاْىْءٍ إِنِّى فَاعِلٌ ذَٲلِكَ غَدًا 23
إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ وَٱذْكُر رَّبَّكَ إِذَا نَسِيتَ وَقُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَهْدِيَنِ رَبِّى لِأَقْرَبَ مِنْ هَـٰذَا رَشَدًا 24
وَلَبِثُواْ فِى كَهْفِهِمْ ثَلَـٰثَ مِاْئَةٍ سِنِينَ وَٱزْدَادُواْ تِسْعًا 25
قُلِ ٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثُواْۖ لَهُۥ غَيْبُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِۖ أَبْصِرْ بِهِۦ وَأَسْمِعْۚ مَا لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا يُشْرِكُ فِى حُكْمِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا 26
وَٱتْلُ مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ مِن كِتَابِ رَبِّكَۖ لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ وَلَن تَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلْتَحَدًا 27
وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd similarlyأَعْثَرْنَاaʿtharnāWe made knownعَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimabout themلِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟liyaʿlamūthat they might knowأَنَّannathatوَعْدَwaʿda(the) Promiseٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allahحَقٌّۭḥaqqun(is) trueوَأَنَّwa-annaand thatٱلسَّاعَةَl-sāʿata(about) the Hourلَاlā(there is) noرَيْبَraybadoubtفِيهَآfīhāin itإِذْidhWhenيَتَنَـٰزَعُونَyatanāzaʿūnathey disputedبَيْنَهُمْbaynahumamong themselvesأَمْرَهُمْ ۖamrahumabout their affairفَقَالُوا۟faqālūand they saidٱبْنُوا۟ib'nūConstructعَلَيْهِمʿalayhimover themبُنْيَـٰنًۭا ۖbun'yānana structureرَّبُّهُمْrabbuhumTheir Lordأَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows bestبِهِمْ ۚbihimabout themقَالَqālaSaidٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoغَلَبُوا۟ghalabūprevailedعَلَىٰٓʿalāinأَمْرِهِمْamrihimtheir matterلَنَتَّخِذَنَّlanattakhidhannaSurely we will takeعَلَيْهِمʿalayhimover themمَّسْجِدًۭاmasjidana place of worship
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سَيَقُولُونَsayaqūlūnaThey sayثَلَـٰثَةٌۭthalāthatun(they were) threeرَّابِعُهُمْrābiʿuhumthe forth of themكَلْبُهُمْkalbuhumtheir dogوَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaand they sayخَمْسَةٌۭkhamsatun(they were) fiveسَادِسُهُمْsādisuhumthe sixth of themكَلْبُهُمْkalbuhumtheir dog رَجْمًۢاrajmanguessingبِٱلْغَيْبِ ۖbil-ghaybiabout the unseenوَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaand they sayسَبْعَةٌۭsabʿatun(they were) sevenوَثَامِنُهُمْwathāminuhumand the eight of themكَلْبُهُمْ ۚkalbuhumtheir dogقُلqulSayرَّبِّىٓrabbīMy Lordأَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows bestبِعِدَّتِهِمbiʿiddatihimtheir numberمَّاmāNoneيَعْلَمُهُمْyaʿlamuhumknows themإِلَّاillāexceptقَلِيلٌۭ ۗqalīluna fewفَلَاfalāSo (do) notتُمَارِtumāriargueفِيهِمْfīhimabout themإِلَّاillāexceptمِرَآءًۭmirāan(with) an argumentظَـٰهِرًۭاẓāhiranobviousوَلَاwalāand (do) notتَسْتَفْتِtastaftiinquireفِيهِمfīhimabout themمِّنْهُمْmin'humamong themأَحَدًۭاaḥadan(from) anyone
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وَلَاwalāAnd (do) notتَقُولَنَّtaqūlannasayلِشَا۟ىْءٍlishāy'inof anythingإِنِّىinnīIndeed, Iفَاعِلٌۭfāʿilunwill doذَٰلِكَdhālikathatغَدًاghadantomorrow
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إِلَّآillāExceptأَنanIfيَشَآءَyashāaAllah willsٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah willsوَٱذْكُرwa-udh'kurAnd rememberرَّبَّكَrabbakayour Lordإِذَاidhāwhenنَسِيتَnasītayou forgetوَقُلْwaquland sayعَسَىٰٓʿasāPerhapsأَنan[that]يَهْدِيَنِyahdiyaniwill guide meرَبِّىrabbīmy Lordلِأَقْرَبَli-aqrabato a nearer (way)مِنْminthanهَـٰذَاhādhāthisرَشَدًۭاrashadanright way
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وَلَبِثُوا۟walabithūAnd they remainedفِىfīinكَهْفِهِمْkahfihimtheir caveثَلَـٰثَthalātha(for) threeمِا۟ئَةٍۢmi-atinhundredسِنِينَsinīnayearsوَٱزْدَادُوا۟wa-iz'dādūand addتِسْعًۭاtis'ʿannine
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قُلِquliSayٱللَّهُl-lahuAllahأَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows bestبِمَاbimāabout what (period)لَبِثُوا۟ ۖlabithūthey remainedلَهُۥlahuFor Himغَيْبُghaybu(is the) unseenٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖwal-arḍiand the earthأَبْصِرْabṣirHow clearly He seesبِهِۦbihi[of it]وَأَسْمِعْ ۚwa-asmiʿAnd how clearly He hearsمَاmāNotلَهُمlahumfor themمِّنminbesides Himدُونِهِۦdūnihibesides Himمِنminanyوَلِىٍّۢwaliyyinprotectorوَلَاwalāand notيُشْرِكُyush'rikuHe sharesفِىfī[in]حُكْمِهِۦٓḥuk'mihiHis Commandsأَحَدًۭاaḥadan(with) anyone
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وَٱتْلُwa-ut'luAnd reciteمَآmāwhatأُوحِىَūḥiyahas been revealedإِلَيْكَilaykato youمِنminofكِتَابِkitābithe Bookرَبِّكَ ۖrabbika(of) your LordلَاlāNoneمُبَدِّلَmubaddilacan changeلِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦlikalimātihiHis Wordsوَلَنwalanand neverتَجِدَtajidayou will findمِنminbesides Himدُونِهِۦdūnihibesides Himمُلْتَحَدًۭاmul'taḥadana refuge
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