وَكَذَٰلِكَ
And similarly,
أَعْثَرْنَا
We made known
عَلَيْهِمْ
about them
لِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟
that they might know
أَنَّ
that
وَعْدَ
(the) Promise
ٱللَّهِ
(of) Allah
حَقٌّ
(is) true,
وَأَنَّ
and that
ٱلسَّاعَةَ (about) the Hour لَا (there is) no رَيْبَ doubt فِيهَآ in it. إِذْ When يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ they disputed بَيْنَهُمْ among themselves أَمْرَهُمْ about their affair فَقَالُوا۟ and they said,
ٱبْنُوا۟ "Construct عَلَيْهِم over them بُنْيَٰنًا a structure. رَّبُّهُمْ Their Lord أَعْلَمُ knows best بِهِمْ about them." قَالَ Said ٱلَّذِينَ those who غَلَبُوا۟ prevailed عَلَىٰٓ in
أَمْرِهِمْ their matter, لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ "Surely we will take عَلَيْهِم over them مَّسْجِدًا a place of worship." سَيَقُولُونَ They say, ثَلَٰثَةٌ (they were) three,
رَّابِعُهُمْ the forth of them كَلْبُهُمْ their dog; وَيَقُولُونَ and they say خَمْسَةٌ (they were) five سَادِسُهُمْ the sixth of them كَلْبُهُمْ their dog -
رَجْمًۢا guessing بِٱلْغَيْبِ about the unseen; وَيَقُولُونَ and they say, سَبْعَةٌ (they were) seven وَثَامِنُهُمْ and the eight of them كَلْبُهُمْ their dog. قُل Say, رَّبِّىٓ "My Lord,
أَعْلَمُ knows best بِعِدَّتِهِم their number. مَّا None يَعْلَمُهُمْ knows them إِلَّا except قَلِيلٌ a few. فَلَا So (do) not تُمَارِ argue فِيهِمْ about them إِلَّا except مِرَآءً (with) an argument
ظَٰهِرًا obvious, وَلَا and (do) not تَسْتَفْتِ inquire فِيهِم about them مِّنْهُمْ among them أَحَدًا (from) anyone." وَلَا And (do) not تَقُولَنَّ say لِشَا۟ىْءٍ of anything,
إِنِّى "Indeed, I فَاعِلٌ will do ذَٰلِكَ that غَدًا tomorrow." إِلَّآ Except, أَن "If يَشَآءَ Allah wills." *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah wills." *[meaning includes next or prev. word] وَٱذْكُر And remember رَّبَّكَ your Lord
إِذَا when نَسِيتَ you forget وَقُلْ and say, عَسَىٰٓ "Perhaps أَن [that] يَهْدِيَنِ will guide me رَبِّى my Lord لِأَقْرَبَ to a nearer (way) مِنْ than هَٰذَا this رَشَدًا right way."
وَلَبِثُوا۟ And they remained فِى in كَهْفِهِمْ their cave ثَلَٰثَ (for) three مِا۟ئَةٍ hundred سِنِينَ years وَٱزْدَادُوا۟ and add تِسْعًا nine.
قُلِ Say, ٱللَّهُ "Allah أَعْلَمُ knows best بِمَا about what (period) لَبِثُوا۟ they remained. لَهُۥ For Him غَيْبُ (is the) unseen ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth.
أَبْصِرْ How clearly He sees! بِهِۦ [of it] وَأَسْمِعْ And how clearly He hears! مَا Not لَهُم for them مِّن besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] دُونِهِۦ besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مِن any وَلِىٍّ protector, وَلَا and not يُشْرِكُ He shares
فِى [in] حُكْمِهِۦٓ His Commands أَحَدًا (with) anyone." وَٱتْلُ And recite مَآ what أُوحِىَ has been revealed إِلَيْكَ to you مِن of كِتَابِ the Book
رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord. لَا None مُبَدِّلَ can change لِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ His Words وَلَن and never تَجِدَ you will find مِن besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] دُونِهِۦ besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مُلْتَحَدًا a refuge.
ٱلسَّاعَةَ (about) the Hour لَا (there is) no رَيْبَ doubt فِيهَآ in it. إِذْ When يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ they disputed بَيْنَهُمْ among themselves أَمْرَهُمْ about their affair فَقَالُوا۟ and they said,
ٱبْنُوا۟ "Construct عَلَيْهِم over them بُنْيَٰنًا a structure. رَّبُّهُمْ Their Lord أَعْلَمُ knows best بِهِمْ about them." قَالَ Said ٱلَّذِينَ those who غَلَبُوا۟ prevailed عَلَىٰٓ in
أَمْرِهِمْ their matter, لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ "Surely we will take عَلَيْهِم over them مَّسْجِدًا a place of worship." سَيَقُولُونَ They say, ثَلَٰثَةٌ (they were) three,
رَّابِعُهُمْ the forth of them كَلْبُهُمْ their dog; وَيَقُولُونَ and they say خَمْسَةٌ (they were) five سَادِسُهُمْ the sixth of them كَلْبُهُمْ their dog -
رَجْمًۢا guessing بِٱلْغَيْبِ about the unseen; وَيَقُولُونَ and they say, سَبْعَةٌ (they were) seven وَثَامِنُهُمْ and the eight of them كَلْبُهُمْ their dog. قُل Say, رَّبِّىٓ "My Lord,
أَعْلَمُ knows best بِعِدَّتِهِم their number. مَّا None يَعْلَمُهُمْ knows them إِلَّا except قَلِيلٌ a few. فَلَا So (do) not تُمَارِ argue فِيهِمْ about them إِلَّا except مِرَآءً (with) an argument
ظَٰهِرًا obvious, وَلَا and (do) not تَسْتَفْتِ inquire فِيهِم about them مِّنْهُمْ among them أَحَدًا (from) anyone." وَلَا And (do) not تَقُولَنَّ say لِشَا۟ىْءٍ of anything,
إِنِّى "Indeed, I فَاعِلٌ will do ذَٰلِكَ that غَدًا tomorrow." إِلَّآ Except, أَن "If يَشَآءَ Allah wills." *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah wills." *[meaning includes next or prev. word] وَٱذْكُر And remember رَّبَّكَ your Lord
إِذَا when نَسِيتَ you forget وَقُلْ and say, عَسَىٰٓ "Perhaps أَن [that] يَهْدِيَنِ will guide me رَبِّى my Lord لِأَقْرَبَ to a nearer (way) مِنْ than هَٰذَا this رَشَدًا right way."
وَلَبِثُوا۟ And they remained فِى in كَهْفِهِمْ their cave ثَلَٰثَ (for) three مِا۟ئَةٍ hundred سِنِينَ years وَٱزْدَادُوا۟ and add تِسْعًا nine.
قُلِ Say, ٱللَّهُ "Allah أَعْلَمُ knows best بِمَا about what (period) لَبِثُوا۟ they remained. لَهُۥ For Him غَيْبُ (is the) unseen ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth.
أَبْصِرْ How clearly He sees! بِهِۦ [of it] وَأَسْمِعْ And how clearly He hears! مَا Not لَهُم for them مِّن besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] دُونِهِۦ besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مِن any وَلِىٍّ protector, وَلَا and not يُشْرِكُ He shares
فِى [in] حُكْمِهِۦٓ His Commands أَحَدًا (with) anyone." وَٱتْلُ And recite مَآ what أُوحِىَ has been revealed إِلَيْكَ to you مِن of كِتَابِ the Book
رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord. لَا None مُبَدِّلَ can change لِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ His Words وَلَن and never تَجِدَ you will find مِن besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] دُونِهِۦ besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مُلْتَحَدًا a refuge.