Surah Al Kahf

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْٓ اَنْزَلَ عَلٰى عَبْدِهِ الْكِتٰبَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ لَّهٗ عِوَجًا ۜ

   Al-ḥamdu lillāhil-lażī anzala ‘alā ‘abdihil-kitāba wa lam yaj‘al lahū ‘iwajā(n).

   All praise is for Allah Who has revealed the Book to His servant, allowing no crookedness in it,

2. قَيِّمًا لِّيُنْذِرَ بَأْسًا شَدِيْدًا مِّنْ لَّدُنْهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ الَّذِيْنَ يَعْمَلُوْنَ الصّٰلِحٰتِ اَنَّ لَهُمْ اَجْرًا حَسَنًاۙ

   Qayyimal liyunżira ba'san syadīdam mil ladunhu wa yubasysyiral-mu'minīnal-lażīna ya‘malūnaṣ-ṣāliḥāti anna lahum ajran ḥasanā(n).

   ˹making it˺ perfectly upright, to warn ˹the disbelievers˺ of a severe torment from Him; to give good news to the believers—who do good—that they will have a fine reward,

3. مّٰكِثِيْنَ فِيْهِ اَبَدًاۙ

   Mākiṡīna fīhi abadā(n).

   in which they will remain forever;

4. وَّيُنْذِرَ الَّذِيْنَ قَالُوا اتَّخَذَ اللّٰهُ وَلَدًاۖ

   Wa yunżiral-lażīna qāluttakhażallāhu waladā(n).

   and to warn those who claim, “Allah has offspring.”

5. مَّا لَهُمْ بِهٖ مِنْ عِلْمٍ وَّلَا لِاٰبَاۤىِٕهِمْۗ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ اَفْوَاهِهِمْۗ اِنْ يَّقُوْلُوْنَ اِلَّا كَذِبًا

   Mā lahum bihī min ‘ilmiw wa lā li'ābā'ihim, kaburat kalimatan takhruju min afwāhihim, iy yaqūlūna illā każibā(n).

   They have no knowledge of this, nor did their forefathers. What a terrible claim that comes out of their mouths! They say nothing but lies.

6. فَلَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ عَلٰٓى اٰثَارِهِمْ اِنْ لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوْا بِهٰذَا الْحَدِيْثِ اَسَفًا

   Fa la‘allaka bākhi‘un nafsaka ‘alā āṡārihim illam yu'minū bihāżal-ḥadīṡi asafā(n).

   Now, perhaps you ˹O Prophet˺ will grieve yourself to death over their denial, if they ˹continue to˺ disbelieve in this message.

7. اِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى الْاَرْضِ زِيْنَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ اَيُّهُمْ اَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا

   Innā ja‘alnā mā ‘alal-arḍi zīnatal lahā linabluwahum ayyuhum aḥsanu ‘amalā(n).

   We have indeed made whatever is on earth as an adornment for it, in order to test which of them is best in deeds.

8. وَاِنَّا لَجٰعِلُوْنَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيْدًا جُرُزًاۗ

   Wa innā lajā‘ilūna mā ‘alaihā ṣa‘īdan juruzā(n).

   And We will certainly reduce whatever is on it to barren ground.

9. اَمْ حَسِبْتَ اَنَّ اَصْحٰبَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِيْمِ كَانُوْا مِنْ اٰيٰتِنَا عَجَبًا

   Am ḥasibta anna aṣḥābal-kahfi war-raqīmi kānū min āyātinā ‘ajabā(n).

   Have you ˹O Prophet˺ thought that the people of the cave and the plaque were ˹the only˺ wonders of Our signs?

10. اِذْ اَوَى الْفِتْيَةُ اِلَى الْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوْا رَبَّنَآ اٰتِنَا مِنْ لَّدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً وَّهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ اَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا

    Iż awal-fityatu ilal-kahfi fa qālū rabbanā ātinā mil ladunka raḥmataw wa hayyi' lanā min amrinā rasyadā(n).

    ˹Remember˺ when those youths took refuge in the cave, and said, “Our Lord! Grant us mercy from Yourself and guide us rightly through our ordeal.”

11. فَضَرَبْنَا عَلٰٓى اٰذَانِهِمْ فِى الْكَهْفِ سِنِيْنَ عَدَدًاۙ

    Faḍarabnā ‘alā āżānihim fil-kahfi sinīna ‘adadā(n).

    So We caused them to fall into a dead sleep in the cave for many years,

12. ثُمَّ بَعَثْنٰهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ اَيُّ الْحِزْبَيْنِ اَحْصٰى لِمَا لَبِثُوْٓا اَمَدًا ࣖ

    Ṡumma ba‘aṡnāhum lina‘lama ayyul-ḥizbaini aḥṣā limā labiṡū amadā(n).

    then We raised them so We may show which of the two groups would make a better estimation of the length of their stay.

13. نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ نَبَاَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّۗ اِنَّهُمْ فِتْيَةٌ اٰمَنُوْا بِرَبِّهِمْ وَزِدْنٰهُمْ هُدًىۖ

    Naḥnu naquṣṣu ‘alaika naba'ahum bil-ḥaqq(i), innahum fityatun āmanū birabbihim wa zidnāhum hudā(n).

    We relate to you ˹O Prophet˺ their story in truth. They were youths who truly believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.

14. وَّرَبَطْنَا عَلٰى قُلُوْبِهِمْ اِذْ قَامُوْا فَقَالُوْا رَبُّنَا رَبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ لَنْ نَّدْعُوَا۟ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖٓ اِلٰهًا لَّقَدْ قُلْنَآ اِذًا شَطَطًا

    Wa rabaṭnā ‘alā qulūbihim iż qāmū fa qālū rabbunā rabbus-samāwāti wal-arḍi lan nad‘uwa min dūnihī ilāhal laqad qulnā iżan syaṭaṭā(n).

    And We strengthened their hearts when they stood up and declared, “Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. We will never call upon any god besides Him, or we would truly be uttering an outrageous lie.”

15. هٰٓؤُلَاۤءِ قَوْمُنَا اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖٓ اٰلِهَةًۗ لَوْلَا يَأْتُوْنَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِسُلْطٰنٍۢ بَيِّنٍۗ فَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰى عَلَى اللّٰهِ كَذِبًاۗ

    Hā'ulā'i qaumunattakhażū min dūnihī ālihah(tan), lau lā ya'tūna ‘alaihim bisulṭānim bayyin(in), faman aẓlamu mimmaniftarā ‘alallāhi każibā(n).

    ˹Then they said to one another,˺ “These people of ours have taken gods besides Him. Why do they not produce a clear proof of them? Who then does more wrong than those who fabricate lies against Allah?

16. وَاِذِ اعْتَزَلْتُمُوْهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُوْنَ اِلَّا اللّٰهَ فَأْوٗٓا اِلَى الْكَهْفِ يَنْشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ مِّنْ رَّحْمَتِهٖ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُمْ مِّنْ اَمْرِكُمْ مِّرْفَقًا

    Wa iżi‘tazaltumūhum wa mā ya‘budūna illallāha fa'wū ilal-kahfi yansyur lakum rabbukum mir raḥmatihī wa yuhayyi' lakum min amrikum mirfaqā(n).

    Since you have distanced yourselves from them and what they worship besides Allah, take refuge in the cave. Your Lord will extend His mercy to you and accommodate you in your ordeal.”

17. ۞ وَتَرَى الشَّمْسَ اِذَا طَلَعَتْ تَّزٰوَرُ عَنْ كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ الْيَمِيْنِ وَاِذَا غَرَبَتْ تَّقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ وَهُمْ فِيْ فَجْوَةٍ مِّنْهُۗ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ اٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ ۗمَنْ يَّهْدِ اللّٰهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِ وَمَنْ يُّضْلِلْ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لَهٗ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا ࣖ

    Wa tarasy-syamsa iżā ṭala‘at tazāwaru ‘an kahfihim żātal-yamīni wa iżā garabat taqriḍuhum żātasy-syimāli wa hum fī fajwatim minh(u), żālika min āyātillāh(i), may yahdillāhu fa huwal-muhtadi wa may yuḍlil falan tajida lahū waliyyam mursyidā(n).

    And you would have seen the sun, as it rose, inclining away from their cave to the right, and as it set, declining away from them to the left, while they lay in its open space. That is one of the signs of Allah. Whoever Allah guides is truly guided. But whoever He leaves to stray, you will never find for them a guiding mentor.

18. وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ اَيْقَاظًا وَّهُمْ رُقُوْدٌ ۖوَّنُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ الْيَمِيْنِ وَذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ ۖوَكَلْبُهُمْ بَاسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِالْوَصِيْدِۗ لَوِ اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَوَلَّيْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِرَارًا وَّلَمُلِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ رُعْبًا

    Wa taḥsabuhum aiqāẓaw wa hum ruqūd(un), wa nuqallibuhum żātal-yamīni wa żātasy-syimāl(i), wa kalbuhum bāsiṭun żirā‘aihi bil-waṣīd(i), lawiṭṭala‘ta ‘alaihim lawallaita minhum firāraw wa lamuli'ta minhum ru‘bā(n).

    And you would have thought they were awake, though they were asleep. We turned them over, to the right and left, while their dog stretched his forelegs at the entrance. Had you looked at them, you would have certainly fled away from them, filled with horror.

19. وَكَذٰلِكَ بَعَثْنٰهُمْ لِيَتَسَاۤءَلُوْا بَيْنَهُمْۗ قَالَ قَاۤىِٕلٌ مِّنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْۗ قَالُوْا لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا اَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍۗ قَالُوْا رَبُّكُمْ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْۗ فَابْعَثُوْٓا اَحَدَكُمْ بِوَرِقِكُمْ هٰذِهٖٓ اِلَى الْمَدِيْنَةِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ اَيُّهَآ اَزْكٰى طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُمْ بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ اَحَدًا

    Wa każālika ba‘aṡnāhum liyatasā'alū bainahum, qāla qā'ilum minhum kam labiṡtum, qālū labiṡnā yauman au ba‘ḍa yaum(in), qālū rabbukum a‘lamu bimā labiṡtum, fab‘aṡū aḥadakum biwariqikum hāżihī ilal-madīnati falyanẓur ayyuhā azkā ṭa‘āman falya'tikum birizqim minhu walyatalaṭṭaf wa lā yusy‘iranna bikum aḥadā(n).

    And so We awakened them so that they might question one another. One of them exclaimed, “How long have you remained ˹asleep˺?” Some replied, “Perhaps a day, or part of a day.” They said ˹to one another˺, “Your Lord knows best how long you have remained. So send one of you with these silver coins of yours to the city, and let him find which food is the purest, and then bring you provisions from it. Let him be ˹exceptionally˺ cautious, and do not let him give you away.

20. اِنَّهُمْ اِنْ يَّظْهَرُوْا عَلَيْكُمْ يَرْجُمُوْكُمْ اَوْ يُعِيْدُوْكُمْ فِيْ مِلَّتِهِمْ وَلَنْ تُفْلِحُوْٓا اِذًا اَبَدًا

    Innahum iy yaẓharū ‘alaikum yarjumūkum au yu‘īdūkum fī millatihim wa lan tufliḥū iżan abadā(n).

    For, indeed, if they find out about you, they will stone you ˹to death˺, or force you back into their faith, and then you will never succeed.”

21. وَكَذٰلِكَ اَعْثَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَعْلَمُوْٓا اَنَّ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقٌّ وَّاَنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَا رَيْبَ فِيْهَاۚ اِذْ يَتَنَازَعُوْنَ بَيْنَهُمْ اَمْرَهُمْ فَقَالُوا ابْنُوْا عَلَيْهِمْ بُنْيَانًاۗ رَبُّهُمْ اَعْلَمُ بِهِمْۗ قَالَ الَّذِيْنَ غَلَبُوْا عَلٰٓى اَمْرِهِمْ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ مَّسْجِدًا

    Wa każālika a‘ṡarnā ‘alaihim liya‘lamū anna wa‘dallāhi ḥaqquw wa annas-sā‘ata lā raiba fīhā, iż yatanāza‘ūna bainahum amrahum fa qālubnū ‘alaihim bun-yānā(n), rabbuhum a‘lamu bihim, qālal-lażīna galabū ‘alā amrihim lanattakhiżanna ‘alaihim masjidā(n).

    That is how We caused them to be discovered so that their people might know that Allah’s promise ˹of resurrection˺ is true and that there is no doubt about the Hour. When the people disputed with each other about the case of the youth ˹after their death˺, some proposed, “Build a structure around them. Their Lord knows best about them.” Those who prevailed in the matter said, “We will surely build a place of worship over them.”

22. سَيَقُوْلُوْنَ ثَلٰثَةٌ رَّابِعُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْۚ وَيَقُوْلُوْنَ خَمْسَةٌ سَادِسُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ رَجْمًاۢ بِالْغَيْبِۚ وَيَقُوْلُوْنَ سَبْعَةٌ وَّثَامِنُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ ۗقُلْ رَّبِّيْٓ اَعْلَمُ بِعِدَّتِهِمْ مَّا يَعْلَمُهُمْ اِلَّا قَلِيْلٌ ەۗ فَلَا تُمَارِ فِيْهِمْ اِلَّا مِرَاۤءً ظَاهِرًا ۖوَّلَا تَسْتَفْتِ فِيْهِمْ مِّنْهُمْ اَحَدًا ࣖ

    Sayaqūlūna ṡalāṡatur rābi‘uhum kalbuhum, wa yaqūlūna khamsatun sādisuhum kalbuhum rajmam bil-gaib(i), wa yaqūlūna sab‘atuw wa ṡāminuhum kalbuhum, qur rabbī a‘lamu bi‘iddatihim mā ya‘lamuhum illā qalīl(un), falā tumāri fīhim illā mirā'an ẓāhirā(n), wa lā tastafti fīhim minhum aḥadā(n).

    Some will say, “They were three, their dog was the fourth,” while others will say, “They were five, their dog was the sixth,” ˹only˺ guessing blindly. And others will say, “They were seven and their dog was the eighth.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “My Lord knows best their ˹exact˺ number. Only a few people know as well.” So do not argue about them except with sure knowledge, nor consult any of those ˹who debate˺ about them.

23. وَلَا تَقُوْلَنَّ لِشَا۟يْءٍ اِنِّيْ فَاعِلٌ ذٰلِكَ غَدًاۙ

    Wa lā taqūlanna lisyai'in innī fā‘ilun żālika gadā(n).

    And never say of anything, “I will definitely do this tomorrow,”

24. اِلَّآ اَنْ يَّشَاۤءَ اللّٰهُ ۖوَاذْكُرْ رَّبَّكَ اِذَا نَسِيْتَ وَقُلْ عَسٰٓى اَنْ يَّهْدِيَنِ رَبِّيْ لِاَقْرَبَ مِنْ هٰذَا رَشَدًا

    Illā ay yasyā'allāh(u), ważkur rabbaka iżā nasīta wa qul ‘asā ay yahdiyani rabbī li'aqraba min hāżā rasyadā(n).

    without adding, “if Allah so wills!” But if you forget, then remember your Lord, and say, “I trust my Lord will guide me to what is more right than this.”

25. وَلَبِثُوْا فِيْ كَهْفِهِمْ ثَلٰثَ مِائَةٍ سِنِيْنَ وَازْدَادُوْا تِسْعًا

    Wa labiṡū fī kahfihim ṡalāṡa mi'atin sinīna wazdādū tis‘ā(n).

    They had remained in their cave for three hundred years, adding nine.

26. قُلِ اللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثُوْا ۚ لَهٗ غَيْبُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ اَبْصِرْ بِهٖ وَاَسْمِعْۗ مَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِهٖ مِنْ وَّلِيٍّۗ وَلَا يُشْرِكُ فِيْ حُكْمِهٖٓ اَحَدًا

    Qulillāhu a‘lamu bimā labiṡū, lahū gaibus-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), abṣir bihī wa asmi‘, mā lahum min dūnihī miw waliyy(in), wa lā yusyriku fī ḥukmihī aḥadā(n).

    Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Allah knows best how long they stayed. With Him ˹alone˺ is ˹the knowledge of˺ the unseen of the heavens and the earth. How perfectly He hears and sees! They have no guardian besides Him, and He shares His command with none.”

27. وَاتْلُ مَآ اُوْحِيَ اِلَيْكَ مِنْ كِتَابِ رَبِّكَۗ لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمٰتِهٖۗ وَلَنْ تَجِدَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ مُلْتَحَدًا

    Watlu mā ūḥiya ilaika min kitābi rabbik(a), lā mubaddila likalimātih(ī), wa lan tajida min dūnihī multaḥadā(n).

    Recite what has been revealed to you from the Book of your Lord. None can change His Words, nor can you find any refuge besides Him.

28. وَاصْبِرْ نَفْسَكَ مَعَ الَّذِيْنَ يَدْعُوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَدٰوةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ يُرِيْدُوْنَ وَجْهَهٗ وَلَا تَعْدُ عَيْنٰكَ عَنْهُمْۚ تُرِيْدُ زِيْنَةَ الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَاۚ وَلَا تُطِعْ مَنْ اَغْفَلْنَا قَلْبَهٗ عَنْ ذِكْرِنَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوٰىهُ وَكَانَ اَمْرُهٗ فُرُطًا

    Waṣbir nafsaka ma‘al-lażīna yad‘ūna rabbahum bil-gadāti wal-‘asyiyyi yurīdūna wajhahū wa lā ta‘du ‘aināka ‘anhum, turīdu zīnatal-ḥayātid-dun-yā, wa lā tuṭi‘ man agfalnā qalbahū ‘an żikrinā wattaba‘a hawāhu wa kāna amruhū furuṭā(n).

    And patiently stick with those who call upon their Lord morning and evening, seeking His pleasure. Do not let your eyes look beyond them, desiring the luxuries of this worldly life. And do not obey those whose hearts We have made heedless of Our remembrance, who follow ˹only˺ their desires and whose state is ˹total˺ loss.

29. وَقُلِ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَّبِّكُمْۗ فَمَنْ شَاۤءَ فَلْيُؤْمِنْ وَّمَنْ شَاۤءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْۚ اِنَّآ اَعْتَدْنَا لِلظّٰلِمِيْنَ نَارًاۙ اَحَاطَ بِهِمْ سُرَادِقُهَاۗ وَاِنْ يَّسْتَغِيْثُوْا يُغَاثُوْا بِمَاۤءٍ كَالْمُهْلِ يَشْوِى الْوُجُوْهَۗ بِئْسَ الشَّرَابُۗ وَسَاۤءَتْ مُرْتَفَقًا

    Wa qulil-ḥaqqu mir rabbikum, faman syā'a falyu'miw wa man syā'a falyakfur, innā a‘tadnā liẓ-ẓālimīna nārā(n), aḥāṭa bihim surādiquhā, wa iy yastagīṡū yugāṡū bimā'in kal-muhli yasywil-wujūh(a), bi'sasy-syarāb(u), wa sā'at murtafaqā(n).

    And say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “˹This is˺ the truth from your Lord. Whoever wills let them believe, and whoever wills let them disbelieve.” Surely We have prepared for the wrongdoers a Fire whose walls will ˹completely˺ surround them. When they cry for aid, they will be aided with water like molten metal, which will burn ˹their˺ faces. What a horrible drink! And what a terrible place to rest!

30. اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ اِنَّا لَا نُضِيْعُ اَجْرَ مَنْ اَحْسَنَ عَمَلًاۚ

    Innal-lażīna āmanū wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti innā lā nuḍī‘u ajra man aḥsana ‘amalā(n).

    As for those who believe and do good, We certainly never deny the reward of those who are best in deeds.

31. اُولٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمْ جَنّٰتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِيْ مِنْ تَحْتِهِمُ الْاَنْهٰرُ يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيْهَا مِنْ اَسَاوِرَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَّيَلْبَسُوْنَ ثِيَابًا خُضْرًا مِّنْ سُنْدُسٍ وَّاِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَّكِـِٕيْنَ فِيْهَا عَلَى الْاَرَاۤىِٕكِۗ نِعْمَ الثَّوَابُۗ وَحَسُنَتْ مُرْتَفَقًا ࣖ

    Ulā'ika lahum jannātu ‘adnin tajrī min taḥtihimul-anhāru yuḥallauna fīhā min asāwira min żahabiw wa yalbasūna ṡiyāban khuḍram min sundusiw wa istabraqim muttaki'īna fīhā ‘alal-arā'ik(i), ni‘maṡ-ṡawāb(u), wa ḥasunat murtafaqā(n).

    It is they who will have the Gardens of Eternity, with rivers flowing under their feet. There they will be adorned with bracelets of gold, and wear green garments of fine silk and rich brocade, reclining there on ˹canopied˺ couches. What a marvellous reward! And what a fabulous place to rest!

32. ۞ وَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ مَّثَلًا رَّجُلَيْنِ جَعَلْنَا لِاَحَدِهِمَا جَنَّتَيْنِ مِنْ اَعْنَابٍ وَّحَفَفْنٰهُمَا بِنَخْلٍ وَّجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمَا زَرْعًاۗ

    Waḍrib lahum maṡalar rajulaini ja‘alnā li'aḥadihimā jannataini min a‘nābiw wa ḥafafnāhumā binakhliw wa ja‘alnā bainahumā zar‘ā(n).

    Give them ˹O Prophet˺ an example of two men. To ˹the disbelieving˺ one We gave two gardens of grapevines, which We surrounded with palm trees and placed ˹various˺ crops in between.

33. كِلْتَا الْجَنَّتَيْنِ اٰتَتْ اُكُلَهَا وَلَمْ تَظْلِمْ مِّنْهُ شَيْـًٔاۙ وَّفَجَّرْنَا خِلٰلَهُمَا نَهَرًاۙ

    Kiltal-jannataini ātat ukulahā wa lam taẓlim minhu syai'ā(n), wa fajjarnā khilālahumā naharā(n).

    Each garden yielded ˹all˺ its produce, never falling short. And We caused a river to flow between them.

34. وَّكَانَ لَهٗ ثَمَرٌۚ فَقَالَ لِصَاحِبِهٖ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهٗٓ اَنَا۠ اَكْثَرُ مِنْكَ مَالًا وَّاَعَزُّ نَفَرًا

    Wa kāna lahū ṡamar(un), fa qāla liṣāḥibihī wa huwa yuḥāwiruhū ana akṡaru minka mālaw wa a‘azzu nafarā(n).

    And he had other resources ˹as well˺. So he boasted to a ˹poor˺ companion of his, while conversing with him, “I am greater than you in wealth and superior in manpower.”

35. وَدَخَلَ جَنَّتَهٗ وَهُوَ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهٖۚ قَالَ مَآ اَظُنُّ اَنْ تَبِيْدَ هٰذِهٖٓ اَبَدًاۙ

    Wa dakhala jannatahū wa huwa ẓālimul linafsih(ī), qāla mā aẓunnu an tabīda hāżihī abadā(n).

    And he entered his property, while wronging his soul, saying, “I do not think this will ever perish,

36. وَّمَآ اَظُنُّ السَّاعَةَ قَاۤىِٕمَةً وَّلَىِٕنْ رُّدِدْتُّ اِلٰى رَبِّيْ لَاَجِدَنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهَا مُنْقَلَبًا

    Wa mā aẓunnus-sā‘ata qā'imataw wa la'ir rudittu ilā rabbī la'ajidanna khairam minhā munqalabā(n).

    nor do I think the Hour will ˹ever˺ come. And if in fact I am returned to my Lord, I will definitely get a far better outcome than ˹all˺ this.”

37. قَالَ لَهٗ صَاحِبُهٗ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهٗٓ اَكَفَرْتَ بِالَّذِيْ خَلَقَكَ مِنْ تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ سَوّٰىكَ رَجُلًاۗ

    Qāla lahū ṣāḥibuhū wa huwa yuḥāwiruhū akafarta bil-lażī khalaqaka min turābin ṡumma min nuṭfatin ṡumma sawwāka rajulā(n).

    His ˹believing˺ companion replied, while conversing with him, “Do you disbelieve in the One Who created you from dust, then ˹developed you˺ from a sperm-drop, then formed you into a man?

38. لٰكِنَّا۠ هُوَ اللّٰهُ رَبِّيْ وَلَآ اُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّيْٓ اَحَدًا

    Lākinna huwallāhu rabbī wa lā usyriku birabbī aḥadā(n).

    But as for me: He is Allah, my Lord, and I will never associate anyone with my Lord ˹in worship˺.

39. وَلَوْلَآ اِذْ دَخَلْتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلْتَ مَا شَاۤءَ اللّٰهُ ۙ لَا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ ۚاِنْ تَرَنِ اَنَا۠ اَقَلَّ مِنْكَ مَالًا وَّوَلَدًاۚ

    Wa lau lā iż dakhalta jannataka qulta mā syā'allāh(u), lā quwwata illā billāh(i), in tarani ana aqalla minka mālaw wa waladā(n).

    If only you had said, upon entering your property, ‘This is what Allah has willed! There is no power except with Allah!’ Even though you see me inferior to you in wealth and offspring,

40. فَعَسٰى رَبِّيْٓ اَنْ يُّؤْتِيَنِ خَيْرًا مِّنْ جَنَّتِكَ وَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهَا حُسْبَانًا مِّنَ السَّمَاۤءِ فَتُصْبِحَ صَعِيْدًا زَلَقًاۙ

    Fa ‘asā rabbī ay yu'tiyani khairam min jannatika wa yursila ‘alaihā ḥusbānam minas-samā'i fa tuṣbiḥa ṣa‘īdan zalaqā(n).

    perhaps my Lord will grant me ˹something˺ better than your garden, and send down upon your garden a thunderbolt from the sky, turning it into a barren waste.

41. اَوْ يُصْبِحَ مَاۤؤُهَا غَوْرًا فَلَنْ تَسْتَطِيْعَ لَهٗ طَلَبًا

    Au yuṣbiḥa mā'uhā gauran falan tastaṭī‘a lahū ṭalabā(n).

    Or its water may sink ˹into the earth˺, and then you will never be able to seek it out.”

42. وَاُحِيْطَ بِثَمَرِهٖ فَاَصْبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيْهِ عَلٰى مَآ اَنْفَقَ فِيْهَا وَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلٰى عُرُوْشِهَا وَيَقُوْلُ يٰلَيْتَنِيْ لَمْ اُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّيْٓ اَحَدًا

    Wa uḥīṭa biṡamarihī fa aṣbaḥa yuqallibu kaffaihi ‘alā mā anfaqa fīhā wa hiya khāwiyatun ‘alā ‘urūsyihā wa yaqūlu yā laitanī lam usyrik birabbī aḥadā(n).

    And so all his produce was ˹totally˺ ruined, so he started to wring his hands for all he had spent on it, while it had collapsed on its trellises. He cried, “Alas! I wish I had never associated anyone with my Lord ˹in worship˺!”

43. وَلَمْ تَكُنْ لَّهٗ فِئَةٌ يَّنْصُرُوْنَهٗ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ وَمَا كَانَ مُنْتَصِرًاۗ

    Wa lam takul lahū fi'atuy yanṣurūnahū min dūnillāhi wa mā kāna muntaṣirā(n).

    And he had no manpower to help him against Allah, nor could he ˹even˺ help himself.

44. هُنَالِكَ الْوَلَايَةُ لِلّٰهِ الْحَقِّۗ هُوَ خَيْرٌ ثَوَابًا وَّخَيْرٌ عُقْبًا ࣖ

    Hunālikal-walāyatu lillāhil-ḥaqq(i), huwa khairun ṡawābaw wa khairun ‘uqbā(n).

    At this time, support comes ˹only˺ from Allah—the True ˹Lord˺. He is best in reward and best in outcome.

45. وَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ مَّثَلَ الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَا كَمَاۤءٍ اَنْزَلْنٰهُ مِنَ السَّمَاۤءِ فَاخْتَلَطَ بِهٖ نَبَاتُ الْاَرْضِ فَاَصْبَحَ هَشِيْمًا تَذْرُوْهُ الرِّيٰحُ ۗوَكَانَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُّقْتَدِرًا

    Waḍrib lahum maṡalal-ḥayātid-dun-yā kamā'in anzalnāhu minas-samā'i fakhtalaṭa bihī nabātul-arḍi fa aṣbaḥa hasyīman tażrūhur-riyāḥ(u), wa kānallāhu ‘alā kulli syai'im muqtadirā(n).

    And give them a parable of this worldly life. ˹It is˺ like the plants of the earth, thriving when sustained by the rain We send down from the sky. Then they ˹soon˺ turn into chaff scattered by the wind. And Allah is fully capable of ˹doing˺ all things.

46. اَلْمَالُ وَالْبَنُوْنَ زِيْنَةُ الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَاۚ وَالْبٰقِيٰتُ الصّٰلِحٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَّخَيْرٌ اَمَلًا

    Al-mālu wal-banūna zīnatul-ḥayātid-dun-yā, wal-bāqiyātuṣ-ṣāliḥātu khairun ‘inda rabbika ṡawābaw wa khairun amalā(n).

    Wealth and children are the adornment of this worldly life, but the everlasting good deeds are far better with your Lord in reward and in hope.

47. وَيَوْمَ نُسَيِّرُ الْجِبَالَ وَتَرَى الْاَرْضَ بَارِزَةًۙ وَّحَشَرْنٰهُمْ فَلَمْ نُغَادِرْ مِنْهُمْ اَحَدًاۚ

    Wa yauma nusayyirul-jibāla wa taral-arḍa bārizah(tan), wa ḥasyarnāhum falam nugādir minhum aḥadā(n).

    ˹Beware of˺ the Day We will blow the mountains away, and you will see the earth laid bare. And We will gather all ˹humankind˺, leaving none behind.

48. وَعُرِضُوْا عَلٰى رَبِّكَ صَفًّاۗ لَقَدْ جِئْتُمُوْنَا كَمَا خَلَقْنٰكُمْ اَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍۢ ۖبَلْ زَعَمْتُمْ اَلَّنْ نَّجْعَلَ لَكُمْ مَّوْعِدًا

    Wa ‘uriḍū ‘alā rabbika ṣaffā(n), laqad ji'tumūnā kamā khalaqnākum awwala marratim bal za‘amtum allan naj‘ala lakum mau‘idā(n).

    They will be presented before your Lord in rows, ˹and the deniers will be told,˺ “You have surely returned to Us ˹all alone˺ as We created you the first time, although you ˹always˺ claimed that We would never appoint a time for your return.”

49. وَوُضِعَ الْكِتٰبُ فَتَرَى الْمُجْرِمِيْنَ مُشْفِقِيْنَ مِمَّا فِيْهِ وَيَقُوْلُوْنَ يٰوَيْلَتَنَا مَالِ هٰذَا الْكِتٰبِ لَا يُغَادِرُ صَغِيْرَةً وَّلَا كَبِيْرَةً اِلَّآ اَحْصٰىهَاۚ وَوَجَدُوْا مَا عَمِلُوْا حَاضِرًاۗ وَلَا يَظْلِمُ رَبُّكَ اَحَدًا ࣖ

    Wa wuḍi‘al-kitābu fa taral-mujrimīna musyfiqīna mimmā fīhi wa yaqūlūna yā wailatanā mā lihāżal-kitābi lā yugādiru ṣagīrataw wa lā kabīratan illā aḥṣāhā, wa wajadū mā ‘amilū ḥaḍirā(n), wa lā yaẓlimu rabbuka aḥadā(n).

    And the record ˹of deeds˺ will be laid ˹open˺, and you will see the wicked in fear of what is ˹written˺ in it. They will cry, “Woe to us! What kind of record is this that does not leave any sin, small or large, unlisted?” They will find whatever they did present ˹before them˺. And your Lord will never wrong anyone.

50. وَاِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةِ اسْجُدُوْا لِاٰدَمَ فَسَجَدُوْٓا اِلَّآ اِبْلِيْسَۗ كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ اَمْرِ رَبِّهٖۗ اَفَتَتَّخِذُوْنَهٗ وَذُرِّيَّتَهٗٓ اَوْلِيَاۤءَ مِنْ دُوْنِيْ وَهُمْ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّۗ بِئْسَ لِلظّٰلِمِيْنَ بَدَلًا

    Wa iż qulnā lil-malā'ikatisjudū li'ādama fa sajadū illā iblīs(a), kāna minal-jinni fa fasaqa ‘an amri rabbih(ī), afa tattakhiżūnahū wa żurriyyatahū auliyā'a min dūnī wa hum lakum ‘aduww(un), bi'sa liẓ-ẓālimīna badalā(n).

    And ˹remember˺ when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam,” so they all did—but not Iblîs, who was one of the jinn, but he rebelled against the command of his Lord. Would you then take him and his descendants as patrons instead of Me, although they are your enemy? What an evil alternative for the wrongdoers ˹to choose˺!

51. ۞ مَآ اَشْهَدْتُّهُمْ خَلْقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَلَا خَلْقَ اَنْفُسِهِمْۖ وَمَا كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذَ الْمُضِلِّيْنَ عَضُدًا

    Mā asyhattuhum khalqas-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa lā khalqa anfusihim, wa mā kuntu muttakhiżal-muḍillīna ‘aḍudā(n).

    I never called them to witness the creation of the heavens and the earth or ˹even˺ their own creation, nor would I take the misleaders as helpers.

52. وَيَوْمَ يَقُوْلُ نَادُوْا شُرَكَاۤءِيَ الَّذِيْنَ زَعَمْتُمْ فَدَعَوْهُمْ فَلَمْ يَسْتَجِيْبُوْا لَهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ مَّوْبِقًا

    Wa yauma yaqūlu nādū syurakā'iyal-lażīna za‘amtum fa da‘auhum falam yastajībū lahum wa ja‘alnā bainahum maubiqā(n).

    And ˹beware of˺ the Day He will say, “Call upon those you claimed were My associate-gods.” So they will call them, but will receive no response. And We will make them ˹all˺ share in the same doom.

53. وَرَاَ الْمُجْرِمُوْنَ النَّارَ فَظَنُّوْٓا اَنَّهُمْ مُّوَاقِعُوْهَا وَلَمْ يَجِدُوْا عَنْهَا مَصْرِفًا ࣖ

    Wa ra'al-mujrimūnan nāra fa ẓannū annahum muwāqi‘ūhā wa lam yajidū ‘anhā maṣrifā(n).

    The wicked will see the Fire and realize that they are bound to fall into it, and will find no way to avoid it.

54. وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِيْ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ لِلنَّاسِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَثَلٍۗ وَكَانَ الْاِنْسَانُ اَكْثَرَ شَيْءٍ جَدَلًا

    Wa laqad ṣarrafnā fī hāżal-qur'āni lin-nāsi min kulli maṡal(in), wa kānal-insānu akṡara syai'in jadalā(n).

    We have surely set forth in this Quran every ˹kind of˺ lesson for people, but humankind is the most argumentative of all beings.

55. وَمَا مَنَعَ النَّاسَ اَنْ يُّؤْمِنُوْٓا اِذْ جَاۤءَهُمُ الْهُدٰى وَيَسْتَغْفِرُوْا رَبَّهُمْ اِلَّآ اَنْ تَأْتِيَهُمْ سُنَّةُ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ اَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ قُبُلًا

    Wa mā mana‘an-nāsa ay yu'minū iż jā'ahumul-hudā wa yastagfirū rabbahum illā an ta'tiyahum sunnatul-awwalīna au ya'tiyahumul-‘ażābu qubulā(n).

    And nothing prevents people from believing when guidance comes to them and from seeking their Lord’s forgiveness except ˹their demand˺ to meet the same fate of earlier deniers or that the torment would confront them face to face.

56. وَمَا نُرْسِلُ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ اِلَّا مُبَشِّرِيْنَ وَمُنْذِرِيْنَۚ وَيُجَادِلُ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِالْبَاطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوْا بِهِ الْحَقَّ وَاتَّخَذُوْٓا اٰيٰتِيْ وَمَآ اُنْذِرُوْا هُزُوًا

    Wa mā nursilul-mursalīna illā mubasysyirīna wa munżirīn(a), wa yujādilul-lażīna kafarū bil-bāṭili liyudḥiḍū bihil-ḥaqqa wattakhażū āyātī wa mā unżirū huzuwā(n).

    We do not send the messengers except as deliverers of good news and warners. But the disbelievers argue in falsehood, ˹hoping˺ to discredit the truth with it, and make a mockery of My revelations and warnings.

57. وَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ ذُكِّرَ بِاٰيٰتِ رَبِّهٖ فَاَعْرَضَ عَنْهَا وَنَسِيَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُۗ اِنَّا جَعَلْنَا عَلٰى قُلُوْبِهِمْ اَكِنَّةً اَنْ يَّفْقَهُوْهُ وَفِيْٓ اٰذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًاۗ وَاِنْ تَدْعُهُمْ اِلَى الْهُدٰى فَلَنْ يَّهْتَدُوْٓا اِذًا اَبَدًا

    Wa man aẓlamu mimman żukkira bi'āyāti rabbihī fa a‘raḍa ‘anhā wa nasiya mā qaddamat yadāh(u), innā ja‘alnā ‘alā qulūbihim akinnatan ay yafqahūhu wa fī āżānihim waqrā(n), wa in tad‘uhum ilal-hudā falay yahtadū iżan abadā(n).

    And who does more wrong than those who, when reminded of their Lord’s revelations, turn away from them and forget what their own hands have done? We have certainly cast veils over their hearts—leaving them unable to comprehend this ˹Quran˺—and deafness in their ears. And if you ˹O Prophet˺ invite them to ˹true˺ guidance, they will never be ˹rightly˺ guided.

58. وَرَبُّكَ الْغَفُوْرُ ذُو الرَّحْمَةِۗ لَوْ يُؤَاخِذُهُمْ بِمَا كَسَبُوْا لَعَجَّلَ لَهُمُ الْعَذَابَۗ بَلْ لَّهُمْ مَّوْعِدٌ لَّنْ يَّجِدُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ مَوْىِٕلًا

    Wa rabbukal-gafūru żur-raḥmah(ti), lau yu'ākhiżuhum bimā kasabū la‘ajjala lahumul-‘ażāb(a), bal lahum mau‘idul lay yajidū min dūnihī mau'ilā(n).

    Your Lord is the All-Forgiving, Full of Mercy. If He were to seize them ˹immediately˺ for what they commit, He would have certainly hastened their punishment. But they have an appointed time, from which they will find no refuge.

59. وَتِلْكَ الْقُرٰٓى اَهْلَكْنٰهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوْا وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِمْ مَّوْعِدًا ࣖ

    Wa tilkal-qurā ahlaknāhum lammā ẓalamū wa ja‘alnā limahlikihim mau‘idā(n).

    Those ˹are the˺ societies We destroyed when they persisted in wrong, and We had set a time for their destruction.

60. وَاِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰى لِفَتٰىهُ لَآ اَبْرَحُ حَتّٰٓى اَبْلُغَ مَجْمَعَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ اَوْ اَمْضِيَ حُقُبًا

    Wa iż qāla mūsā lifatāhu lā abraḥu ḥattā abluga majma‘al-baḥraini au amḍiya ḥuqubā(n).

    And ˹remember˺ when Moses said to his young assistant, “I will never give up until I reach the junction of the two seas, even if I travel for ages.”

61. فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَيْنِهِمَا نَسِيَا حُوْتَهُمَا فَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيْلَهٗ فِى الْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا

    Falammā balagā majma‘a bainihimā nasiyā ḥūtahumā fattakhaża sabīlahū fil-baḥri sarabā(n).

    But when they ˹finally˺ reached the point where the seas met, they forgot their ˹salted˺ fish, and it made its way into the sea, slipping away ˹wondrously˺.

62. فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَا قَالَ لِفَتٰىهُ اٰتِنَا غَدَاۤءَنَاۖ لَقَدْ لَقِيْنَا مِنْ سَفَرِنَا هٰذَا نَصَبًا

    Falammā jāwazā qāla lifatāhu ātinā gadā'anā laqad laqīnā min safarinā hāżā naṣabā(n).

    When they had passed further, he said to his assistant, “Bring us our meal! We have certainly been exhausted by today’s journey.”

63. قَالَ اَرَاَيْتَ اِذْ اَوَيْنَآ اِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَاِنِّيْ نَسِيْتُ الْحُوْتَۖ وَمَآ اَنْسٰىنِيْهُ اِلَّا الشَّيْطٰنُ اَنْ اَذْكُرَهٗۚ وَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيْلَهٗ فِى الْبَحْرِ عَجَبًا

    Qāla ara'aita iż awainā ilaṣ-ṣakhrati fa innī nasītul-ḥūt(a), wa mā ansānīhu illasy-syaiṭanu an ażkurah(ū), wattakhaża sabīlahū fil-baḥri ‘ajabā(n).

    He replied, “Do you remember when we rested by the rock? ˹That is when˺ I forgot the fish. None made me forget to mention this except Satan. And the fish made its way into the sea miraculously.”

64. قَالَ ذٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِۖ فَارْتَدَّا عَلٰٓى اٰثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًاۙ

    Qāla żālika mā kunnā nabg(i), fartaddā ‘alā āṡārihimā qaṣaṣā(n).

    Moses responded, “That is ˹exactly˺ what we were looking for.” So they returned, retracing their footsteps.

65. فَوَجَدَا عَبْدًا مِّنْ عِبَادِنَآ اٰتَيْنٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِنْدِنَا وَعَلَّمْنٰهُ مِنْ لَّدُنَّا عِلْمًا

    Fa wajadā ‘abdam min ‘ibādinā ātaināhu raḥmatam min ‘indinā wa ‘allamnāhu mil ladunnā ‘ilmā(n).

    There they found a servant of Ours, to whom We had granted mercy from Us and enlightened with knowledge of Our Own.

66. قَالَ لَهٗ مُوْسٰى هَلْ اَتَّبِعُكَ عَلٰٓى اَنْ تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا

    Qāla lahū mūsā hal attabi‘uka ‘alā an tu‘allimani mimmā ‘ullimta rusydā(n).

    Moses said to him, “May I follow you, provided that you teach me some of the right guidance you have been taught?”

67. قَالَ اِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيْعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا

    Qāla innaka lan tastaṭī‘a ma‘iya ṣabrā(n).

    He said, “You certainly cannot be patient ˹enough˺ with me.

68. وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلٰى مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهٖ خُبْرًا

    Wa kaifa taṣbiru ‘alā mā lam tuḥiṭ bihī khubrā(n).

    And how can you be patient with what is beyond your ˹realm of˺ knowledge?”

69. قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِيْٓ اِنْ شَاۤءَ اللّٰهُ صَابِرًا وَّلَآ اَعْصِيْ لَكَ اَمْرًا

    Qāla satajidunī in syā'allāhu ṣābiraw wa lā a‘ṣī laka amrā(n).

    Moses assured ˹him˺, “You will find me patient, Allah willing, and I will not disobey any of your orders.”

70. قَالَ فَاِنِ اتَّبَعْتَنِيْ فَلَا تَسْـَٔلْنِيْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ حَتّٰٓى اُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا ࣖ

    Qāla fa inittaba‘tanī falā tas'alnī ‘an syai'in ḥattā uḥdiṡa laka minhu żikrā(n).

    He responded, “Then if you follow me, do not question me about anything until I ˹myself˺ clarify it for you.”

71. فَانْطَلَقَاۗ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا رَكِبَا فِى السَّفِيْنَةِ خَرَقَهَاۗ قَالَ اَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ اَهْلَهَاۚ لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا اِمْرًا

    Fanṭalaqā, ḥattā iżā rakibā fis-safīnati khara ahā, qāla akharaqtahā litugriqa ahlahā, laqad ji'ta syai'an imrā(n).

    So they set out, but after they had boarded a ship, the man made a hole in it. Moses protested, “Have you done this to drown its people? You have certainly done a terrible thing!”

72. قَالَ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ اِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيْعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا

    Qāla alam aqul innaka lan tastaṭī‘a ma‘iya ṣabrā(n).

    He replied, “Did I not say that you cannot have patience with me?”

73. قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِيْ بِمَا نَسِيْتُ وَلَا تُرْهِقْنِيْ مِنْ اَمْرِيْ عُسْرًا

    Qāla lā tu'ākhiżnī bimā nasītu wa lā turhiqnī min amrī ‘usrā(n).

    Moses pleaded, “Excuse me for forgetting, and do not be hard on me.”

74. فَانْطَلَقَا ۗحَتّٰٓى اِذَا لَقِيَا غُلٰمًا فَقَتَلَهٗ ۙقَالَ اَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةً؈ۢبِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍۗ لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا نُّكْرًا ۔

    Fanṭalaqā, ḥattā iżā laqiyā gulāman fa qatalah(ū), qāla aqatalta nafsan zakiyyatam bigairi nafs(in), laqad ji'ta syai'an nukrā(n).

    So they proceeded until they came across a boy, and the man killed him. Moses protested, “Have you killed an innocent soul, who killed no one? You have certainly done a horrible thing.”

75. ۞ قَالَ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ لَّكَ اِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيْعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا

    Qāla alam aqul laka innaka lan tastaṭī‘a ma‘iya ṣabrā(n).

    He answered, “Did I not tell you that you cannot have patience with me?”

76. قَالَ اِنْ سَاَلْتُكَ عَنْ شَيْءٍۢ بَعْدَهَا فَلَا تُصٰحِبْنِيْۚ قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِنْ لَّدُنِّيْ عُذْرًا

    Qāla in sa'altuka ‘an syai'im ba‘dahā falā tuṣāḥibnī, qad balagta mil ladunnī ‘użrā(n).

    Moses replied, “If I ever question you about anything after this, then do not keep me in your company, for by then I would have given you enough of an excuse.”

77. فَانْطَلَقَا ۗحَتّٰىٓ اِذَآ اَتَيَآ اَهْلَ قَرْيَةِ ِۨاسْتَطْعَمَآ اَهْلَهَا فَاَبَوْا اَنْ يُّضَيِّفُوْهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيْهَا جِدَارًا يُّرِيْدُ اَنْ يَّنْقَضَّ فَاَقَامَهٗ ۗقَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ اَجْرًا

    Fanṭalaqā, ḥattā iżā atayā ahla qaryatinistaṭ‘amā ahlahā fa abau ay yuḍayyifūhumā fa wajadā fīhā jidāray yurīdu ay yaqaḍḍa fa aqāmah(ū), qāla lau syi'ta lattakhażta ‘alaihi ajrā(n).

    So they moved on until they came to the people of a town. They asked them for food, but the people refused to give them hospitality. There they found a wall ready to collapse, so the man set it right. Moses protested, “If you wanted, you could have demanded a fee for this.”

78. قَالَ هٰذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِيْ وَبَيْنِكَۚ سَاُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأْوِيْلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا

    Qāla hāżā firāqu bainī wa bainik(a), sa'unabbi'uka bita'wīli mā lam tastaṭī‘ ‘alaihi ṣabrā(n).

    He replied, “This is the parting of our ways. I will explain to you what you could not bear patiently.

79. اَمَّا السَّفِيْنَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسٰكِيْنَ يَعْمَلُوْنَ فِى الْبَحْرِ فَاَرَدْتُّ اَنْ اَعِيْبَهَاۗ وَكَانَ وَرَاۤءَهُمْ مَّلِكٌ يَّأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِيْنَةٍ غَصْبًا

    Ammas-safīnatu fa kānat limasākīna ya‘malūna fil-baḥri fa arattu an a‘ībahā, wa kāna warā'ahum malikuy ya'khużu kulla safīnatin gaṣbā(n).

    “As for the ship, it belonged to some poor people, working at sea. So I intended to damage it, for there was a ˹tyrant˺ king ahead of them who seizes every ˹good˺ ship by force.

80. وَاَمَّا الْغُلٰمُ فَكَانَ اَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِيْنَآ اَنْ يُّرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَانًا وَّكُفْرًا ۚ

    Wa ammal-gulāmu fa kāna abawāhu mu'minaini fa khasyīnā ay yurhiqahumā ṭugyānaw wa kufrā(n).

    “And as for the boy, his parents were ˹true˺ believers, and we feared that he would pressure them into defiance and disbelief.

81. فَاَرَدْنَآ اَنْ يُّبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكٰوةً وَّاَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا

    Fa aradnā ay yubdilahumā rabbuhumā khairam minhu zakātaw wa aqraba ruḥmā(n).

    So we hoped that their Lord would give them another, more virtuous and caring in his place.

82. وَاَمَّا الْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلٰمَيْنِ يَتِيْمَيْنِ فِى الْمَدِيْنَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهٗ كَنْزٌ لَّهُمَا وَكَانَ اَبُوْهُمَا صَالِحًا ۚفَاَرَادَ رَبُّكَ اَنْ يَّبْلُغَآ اَشُدَّهُمَا وَيَسْتَخْرِجَا كَنْزَهُمَا رَحْمَةً مِّنْ رَّبِّكَۚ وَمَا فَعَلْتُهٗ عَنْ اَمْرِيْۗ ذٰلِكَ تَأْوِيْلُ مَا لَمْ تَسْطِعْ عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًاۗ ࣖ

    Wa ammal-jidāru fa kāna ligulāmaini yatīmaini fil-madīnati wa kāna taḥtahū kanzul lahumā wa kāna abūhumā ṣāliḥā(n), fa arāda rabbuka ay yablugā asyuddahumā wa yastakhrijā kanzahumā raḥmatam mir rabbik(a), wa mā fa‘altuhū ‘an amrī, żālika ta'wīlu mā lam tasṭī‘ ‘alaihi ṣabrā(n).

    “And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and under the wall was a treasure that belonged to them, and their father had been a righteous man. So your Lord willed that these children should come of age and retrieve their treasure, as a mercy from your Lord. I did not do it ˹all˺ on my own. This is the explanation of what you could not bear patiently.”

83. وَيَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ عَنْ ذِى الْقَرْنَيْنِۗ قُلْ سَاَتْلُوْا عَلَيْكُمْ مِّنْهُ ذِكْرًا ۗ

    Wa yas'alūnaka ‘an żil qarnain(i), qul sa'atlū ‘alaikum minhu żikrā(n).

    They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about Ⱬul-Qarnain. Say, “I will relate to you something of his narrative.”

84. اِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهٗ فِى الْاَرْضِ وَاٰتَيْنٰهُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ سَبَبًا ۙ

    Innā makkannā lahū fil-arḍi wa ātaināhu min kulli syai'in sababā(n).

    Surely We established him in the land, and gave him the means to all things.

85. فَاَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا

    Fa atba‘a sababā(n).

    So he travelled a course,

86. حَتّٰىٓ اِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِيْ عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ وَّوَجَدَ عِنْدَهَا قَوْمًا ەۗ قُلْنَا يٰذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ اِمَّآ اَنْ تُعَذِّبَ وَاِمَّآ اَنْ تَتَّخِذَ فِيْهِمْ حُسْنًا

    Ḥattā iżā balaga magribasy-syamsi wajadahā tagrubu fī ‘ainin ḥami'atiw wa wajada ‘indahā qaumā(n), qulnā yā żal-qarnaini immā an tu‘ażżiba wa immā an tattakhiża fīhim ḥusnā(n).

    until he reached the setting ˹point˺ of the sun, which appeared to him to be setting in a spring of murky water, where he found some people. We said, “O Ⱬul-Qarnain! Either punish them or treat them kindly.”

87. قَالَ اَمَّا مَنْ ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهٗ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ اِلٰى رَبِّهٖ فَيُعَذِّبُهٗ عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا

    Qāla ammā man ẓalama fa saufa nu‘ażżibuhū ṡumma yuraddu ilā rabbihī fa yu‘ażżibuhū ‘ażāban nukrā(n).

    He responded, “Whoever does wrong will be punished by us, then will be returned to their Lord, Who will punish them with a horrible torment.

88. وَاَمَّا مَنْ اٰمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهٗ جَزَاۤءً ۨالْحُسْنٰىۚ وَسَنَقُوْلُ لَهٗ مِنْ اَمْرِنَا يُسْرًا ۗ

    Wa ammā man āmana wa ‘amila ṣāliḥan fa lahū jazā'anil-ḥusnā, wa sanaqūlu lahū min amrinā yusrā(n).

    As for those who believe and do good, they will have the finest reward, and we will assign them easy commands.”

89. ثُمَّ اَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا

    Ṡumma atba‘a sababā(n).

    Then he travelled a ˹different˺ course

90. حَتّٰىٓ اِذَا بَلَغَ مَطْلِعَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَطْلُعُ عَلٰى قَوْمٍ لَّمْ نَجْعَلْ لَّهُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِهَا سِتْرًا ۙ

    Ḥattā iżā balaga maṭli‘asy-syamsi wajadahā taṭlu‘u ‘alā qaumil lam naj‘al lahum min dūnihā sitrā(n).

    until he reached the rising ˹point˺ of the sun. He found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no shelter from it.

91. كَذٰلِكَۗ وَقَدْ اَحَطْنَا بِمَا لَدَيْهِ خُبْرًا

    Każālik(a), wa qad aḥaṭnā bimā ladaihi khubrā(n).

    So it was. And We truly had full knowledge of him.

92. ثُمَّ اَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا

    Ṡumma atba‘a sababā(n).

    Then he travelled a ˹third˺ course

93. حَتّٰىٓ اِذَا بَلَغَ بَيْنَ السَّدَّيْنِ وَجَدَ مِنْ دُوْنِهِمَا قَوْمًاۙ لَّا يَكَادُوْنَ يَفْقَهُوْنَ قَوْلًا

    Ḥattā iżā balaga bainas-saddaini wajada min dūnihimā qaumal lā yakādūna yafqahūna qaulā(n).

    until he reached ˹a pass˺ between two mountains. He found in front of them a people who could hardly understand ˹his˺ language.

94. قَالُوْا يٰذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ اِنَّ يَأْجُوْجَ وَمَأْجُوْجَ مُفْسِدُوْنَ فِى الْاَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلٰٓى اَنْ تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا

    Qālū yā żal-qarnaini inna ya'jūja wa ma'jūja mufsidūna fil-arḍi fahal naj‘alu laka kharjan ‘alā an taj‘alā bainanā wa bainahum saddā(n).

    They pleaded, “O Ⱬul-Qarnain! Surely Gog and Magog are spreading corruption throughout the land. Should we pay you tribute, provided that you build a wall between us and them?”

95. قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّيْ فِيْهِ رَبِّيْ خَيْرٌ فَاَعِيْنُوْنِيْ بِقُوَّةٍ اَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًا ۙ

    Qāla mā makkannī fīhi rabbī fa a‘īnūnī biquwwatin aj‘al bainakum wa bainahum radmā(n).

    He responded, “What my Lord has provided for me is far better. But assist me with resources, and I will build a barrier between you and them.

96. اٰتُوْنِيْ زُبَرَ الْحَدِيْدِۗ حَتّٰىٓ اِذَا سَاوٰى بَيْنَ الصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ انْفُخُوْا ۗحَتّٰىٓ اِذَا جَعَلَهٗ نَارًاۙ قَالَ اٰتُوْنِيْٓ اُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْرًا ۗ

    Ātūnī zubaral-ḥadīd(i), ḥattā iżā sāwā bainaṣ-ṣadafaini qālanfukhū, ḥattā iżā ja‘alahū nārā(n), qāla ātūnī ufrig ‘alaihi qiṭrā(n).

    Bring me blocks of iron!” Then, when he had filled up ˹the gap˺ between the two mountains, he ordered, “Blow!” When the iron became red hot, he said, “Bring me molten copper to pour over it.”

97. فَمَا اسْطَاعُوْٓا اَنْ يَّظْهَرُوْهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوْا لَهٗ نَقْبًا

    Famasṭā‘ū ay yaẓharūhu wa mastaṭā‘ū lahū naqbā(n).

    And so the enemies could neither scale nor tunnel through it.

98. قَالَ هٰذَا رَحْمَةٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّيْۚ فَاِذَا جَاۤءَ وَعْدُ رَبِّيْ جَعَلَهٗ دَكَّاۤءَۚ وَكَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّيْ حَقًّا ۗ

    Qāla hāżā raḥmatum mir rabbī, fa iżā jā'a wa‘du rabbī ja‘alahū dakkā'(a), wa kāna wa‘du rabbī ḥaqqā(n).

    He declared, “This is a mercy from my Lord. But when the promise of my Lord comes to pass, He will level it to the ground. And my Lord’s promise is ever true.”

99. ۞ وَتَرَكْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ يَوْمَىِٕذٍ يَّمُوْجُ فِيْ بَعْضٍ وَّنُفِخَ فِى الصُّوْرِ فَجَمَعْنٰهُمْ جَمْعًا ۙ

    Wa taraknā ba‘ḍahum yauma'iżiy yamūju fī ba‘ḍiw wa nufikha fiṣ-ṣūri fa jama‘nāhum jam‘ā(n).

    On that Day, We will let them surge ˹like waves˺ over one another. Later, the Trumpet will be blown, and We will gather all ˹people˺ together.

100. وَّعَرَضْنَا جَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَىِٕذٍ لِّلْكٰفِرِيْنَ عَرْضًا ۙ

     Wa ‘araḍnā jahannama yauma'iżil lil-kāfirīna ‘arḍā(n).

     On that Day We will display Hell clearly for the disbelievers,

101. ۨالَّذِيْنَ كَانَتْ اَعْيُنُهُمْ فِيْ غِطَاۤءٍ عَنْ ذِكْرِيْ وَكَانُوْا لَا يَسْتَطِيْعُوْنَ سَمْعًا ࣖ

     Allażīna kānat a‘yunuhum fī giṭā'in ‘an żikrī wa kānū lā yastaṭī‘ūna sam‘ā(n).

     those who turned a blind eye to My Reminder and could not stand listening ˹to it˺.

102. اَفَحَسِبَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْٓا اَنْ يَّتَّخِذُوْا عِبَادِيْ مِنْ دُوْنِيْٓ اَوْلِيَاۤءَ ۗاِنَّآ اَعْتَدْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكٰفِرِيْنَ نُزُلًا

     Afaḥasibal-lażīna kafarū ay yattakhiżū ‘ibādī min dūnī auliyā'(a), innā a‘tadnā jahannama lil-kāfirīna nuzulā(n).

     Do the disbelievers think they can ˹simply˺ take My servants as lords instead of Me? We have surely prepared Hell as an accommodation for the disbelievers.

103. قُلْ هَلْ نُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِالْاَخْسَرِيْنَ اَعْمَالًا ۗ

     Qul hal nunabbi'ukum bil-akhsarīna a‘mālā(n).

     Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Shall we inform you of who will lose the most deeds?

104. اَلَّذِيْنَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِى الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُوْنَ اَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُوْنَ صُنْعًا

     Al-lażīna ḍalla sa‘yuhum fil-ḥayātid-dun-yā wa hum yaḥsabūna annahum yuḥsinūna ṣun‘ā(n).

     ˹They are˺ those whose efforts are in vain in this worldly life, while they think they are doing good!

105. اُولٰۤىِٕكَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِاٰيٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَلِقَاۤىِٕهٖ فَحَبِطَتْ اَعْمَالُهُمْ فَلَا نُقِيْمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ وَزْنًا

     Ulā'ikal-lażīna kafarū bi'āyāti rabbihim wa liqā'ihī fa ḥabiṭat a‘māluhum falā nuqīma lahum yaumal-qiyāmati waznā(n).

     It is they who reject the signs of their Lord and their meeting with Him, rendering their deeds void, so We will not give their deeds any weight on Judgment Day.

106. ذٰلِكَ جَزَاۤؤُهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ بِمَا كَفَرُوْا وَاتَّخَذُوْٓا اٰيٰتِيْ وَرُسُلِيْ هُزُوًا

     Żālika jazā'uhum jahannamu bimā kafarū wattakhażū āyātī wa rusulī huzuwā(n).

     That is their reward: Hell, for their disbelief and mockery of My signs and messengers.

107. اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَنّٰتُ الْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلًا ۙ

     Innal-lażīna āmanū wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti kānat lahum jannātul-firdausi nuzulā(n).

     Indeed, those who believe and do good will have the Gardens of Paradise as an accommodation,

108. خٰلِدِيْنَ فِيْهَا لَا يَبْغُوْنَ عَنْهَا حِوَلًا

     Khālidīna fīhā lā yabgūna ‘anhā ḥiwalā(n).

     where they will be forever, never desiring anywhere else.

109. قُلْ لَّوْ كَانَ الْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمٰتِ رَبِّيْ لَنَفِدَ الْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ اَنْ تَنْفَدَ كَلِمٰتُ رَبِّيْ وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهٖ مَدَدًا

     Qul lau kānal-baḥru midādal likalimāti rabbī lanafidal-baḥru qabla an tanfada kalimāṭu rabbī wa lau ji'nā bimiṡlihī madadā(n).

     Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If the ocean were ink for ˹writing˺ the Words of my Lord, it would certainly run out before the Words of my Lord were finished, even if We refilled it with its equal.”

110. قُلْ اِنَّمَآ اَنَا۠ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوْحٰٓى اِلَيَّ اَنَّمَآ اِلٰهُكُمْ اِلٰهٌ وَّاحِدٌۚ فَمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُوْا لِقَاۤءَ رَبِّهٖ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَّلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهٖٓ اَحَدًا ࣖ

     Qul innamā ana basyarum miṡlukum yūḥā ilayya annamā ilāhukum ilāhuw wāḥid(un), faman kāna yarjū liqā'a rabbihī falya‘mal ‘amalan ṣāliḥaw wa lā yusyrik bi‘ibādati rabbihī aḥadā(n).

     Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I am only a man like you, ˹but˺ it has been revealed to me that your God is only One God. So whoever hopes for the meeting with their Lord, let them do good deeds and associate none in the worship of their Lord.”