From the Excellence of Soorah Al-Kahf

From the Excellence of Soorah Kahf

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From the Excellence of Soorah Al-Kahf

Translated & Compiled

By

Abbas Abu Yahya

Contents Noor On The Day Of Judgement ............................................................................................ 2

Recommendation to recite Soorah Kahf ................................................................................ 3

Noor Between Two Jummas ................................................................................................... 4

Noor Between a Person and the Ka’ba .................................................................................. 6

Protection from Dajjal .............................................................................................................. 8

The Stories in Soorah al-Kahf ............................................................................................... 11

First Long Story: The story of the people in the cave and this has shorter stories in

this. ...................................................................................................................................... 11

Second Long Story: The story of the owner of the two gardens and this has shorter

stories in this. ...................................................................................................................... 12

Third long story: The story of Musa -alayhi as-Salam- and al-Khidr and this has shorter

stories in this. ...................................................................................................................... 13

Fourth long story: The story of Dhul Qarnayn and this has shorter stories in this. ...... 14

Short stories other than main Four stories: ..................................................................... 15

Soorah Al-Kahf (The Cave) English Translation .................................................................. 40


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Noor On The Day Of Judgement

From Abu Hashim that the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - said:

من قرأ سورة الكهف كما أنزلت كانت له نورا يوم القيامة

‘Whoever reads Soorah al-Kahf just like it was revealed then it is

Noor (light) for the person on the Day of Judgement.’

[Collected by ad-Darmi, Al-Albaani said its chain is authentic, it has a supporting narration

from Sa’eed bin Mansoor. Even it is Mawqoof it has the ruling of Marfoo’ and it has a

connected chain from al-Bayhaqi, taken from Irwa al-Ghaleel No. 626]

Recommendation to recite Soorah Kahf

Question was asked to Shaykh al-Uthaymeen:

Is reciting Soorah al-Kahf on the day of Jummah or on Thursday night

a recommended deed?

The Shaykh answered:

'Yes, reciting Soorah al-Kahf on the day of Jummah is a

recommended deed. There is a virtue to this. There is no

difference if a person recites it from the Mus-haf (Qur'aan) or

from memory.’

[Taken from Noor ala Darb of al-Uthaymeen]



Noor Between Two Jummas

From Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri -RadhiAllaahu anhu- that the Prophet -sallAllaahu

alayhi wa sallam - said:

"من قرأ سورة }الكهف{ في يوم الجمعة؛ أ ضاء له من النور ما بين الجمعتين".

‘Whoever reads Soorah al-Kahf on the day of Jumma (Friday), light is

enlightened for him between the two Jummahs.

[Collected by Nisa’ee, al-Bayhaqi & graded Saheeh by Al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb

no. 736]

Is-haaq bin Ibraheem said:

‘I went out with Abu Abdullaah (Imam Ahmad) to the main Masjid

and I heard him reciting Soorah al-Kahf.’

[al-Mughni 2/610]

Ameer as-Sanani (d. 1182 A.H.) said about the hadeeth:

‘Whoever reads Soorah al-Kahf on the day of Jumma (Friday), light is

enlightened for him…..’

‘This is light which Allaah casts into the persons heart, or in his sight,

or his insight, or in all his circumstances, or light which is raised for him

along with his deeds to the heavens, or that the Angels witness it, or

that he is raised in Paradise higher than others.



‘between the two Jummas.’ – for the whole week.’

Ibn Hajr -Rahimahullaah- said:

‘This is the strongest of what is mentioned about Soorah al-

Kahf.’

[at-Tanweer Sharh al-Jamia’ as-Sagheer, by al-Ameer as-Sanani]

Shaykh ul Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah was asked:

‘Is there a Hadeeth about reciting Soorah al-Kahf after Asr on the

Jumma day?

He replied:

‘There are narrations about reading Soorah al-Kahf on the

Jumma day which are mentioned by the Ahl ul Hadeeth and

Fiqh, however, they are general for the day of Jumma, I have not

heard that they are specific for after Asr, and Allaah knows best.’

[Majmoo al-Fatawa 24/215]

An-Nawawi said:

‘It is recommended to read the Qur’aan a lot on the day of

Jumma and its night, also the Adhkaar, to make Dua, send Salat

upon the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - and to read

Soorah al-Kahf during its day. Ash- Shafia’ee said in Kitab al-



Umm, I hold the view that it is recommended to read Soorah al-

Kahf during the night of Jumma.’

[al-Adhkaar p. 247]

Noor Between a Person and the Ka’ba

From Abu Sa’eed -RadhiAllaahu anhu:

"من قرأ سورة }الكهف{ ليلة الجمعة؛ أضاء له من النور ما بينه

وبين البيت العتيق".

‘Whoever reads Soorah al-Kahf on the night of Thursday, light is

enlightened for him between him and Bait al-Ateeq (the Ka’aba)’.

[Collected by ad-Darmi , al-Bayhaqi & graded Saheeh by Al-Albaani in Saheeh al-

Targheeb no. 736]

Ameer as-Sanani (d. 1182 A.H.) said about the hadeeth which

prohibits on specifying praying the night prayer on the night of Jumma:

‘The hadeeth is a proof of a prohibition of specifying the night of

Jumma for worship, and not a regular amount of recitation of

Qur’aan, except that which is mentioned in the text, like reading



Soorah al-Kahf, since it is mentioned to read it specifically during

Friday night.’

[Subal as-Salam 2/447]

From Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri -RaadhiAllaahu anhu- from the Prophet -sallAllaahu

alayhi wa sallam - who said:

"من قرأ }الكهف{ كما أنزلت كانت له نورا يوم القيامة من مقامه إلى مكة، ومن قرأ عشر آيات من آخرها ثم خرج الدجال؛ لم يسلط عليه،

توضأ ثم قال: "سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك، لا إله إلا أنت، أستغفرك ومن، ثم طبع بطابع فلم يكسر إلى يوم القيامة".وأتوب إليك"؛ كتب في رق

‘Whoever reads ‘al-Kahf’ just as it was revealed then it is Noor

(light) on the Day of Judgement from a person’s place until

Makkah. Whoever read ten Ayaat from the end of Soorah al-Kahf

then when the Dajjal appears, he cannot overcome him.

Whoever performs Wudu then says, ‘Glory be to You O Allaah

and praise be to You, there is none worthy of worship except

You, I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.’ (Subhanak

Allaahumma wa Bihamdika, la illaha illa Anta, Astaghfiruka wa

Atoobu ilayk), then that reward is written in a parchment then



closed with a seal and it will not break until the Day of

Judgement.’

[Collected by al-Hakim and he said, ‘Saheeh according to the conditions of Muslim.’ & Al-

Albaani graded it Saheeh Lighayri in Saheeh Targheeb no. 1473]

Protection from Dajjal

From Abul Darda narrates from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-

said:

»من حفظ عشر آيات من أول سورة الكهف عصم من الدجال«

‘Whoever memorises ten Ayaat from the beginning of Soorah al-Kahf

then he is protected from the Dajjal.’

[Collected by Muslim with this wording, & in the wording collected by Ahmad, Abu

Dawood, Nisa’ee:]

نة الدجال« »عصم من فت

‘ then he is protected from the Fitnah of Dajjal.’

[Collected by Ahmad, Abu Dawood, Nisa’ee Authenticated by Al-Albaani]

Imam ash-Shafia’ee said:



‘It reached us that whoever read Soorah al-Kahf then he is

protected from the Fitnah of Dajjal. I love that there is an increase

a lot of sending Sallat upon the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - at

all times, and it is highly recommended on the day and night of

Jumma, and I love to read al-Kahf during the night and day of

Jumma, due to the reward which is mentioned about it.’

[Al-Umm 1/355]

Shaykh Al-Albaani said:

‘A benefit: It is mentioned in another Hadeeth an explanation of

this protection and guard which is mentioned in the hadeeth,

which is the saying of the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- about

the hadeeth of the Dajjal:

......ف واتح سورة الكهف، ي قرأ عليه فمن أدركه منكم ف ل

‘So whoever from you comes across the Dajjal then he should

read upon him the opening of Soorah al-Kahf, since it is a

sanctuary against Fitnah.’

Collected by Abu Dawood with an authentic chain and the origin of the hadeeth from

Muslim.

[From Silsilah as-Saheehah no. 582]



Tranquillity from Allaah

From al-Bara’ said:

‘A person read Soorah al-Kahf in presence of a riding animal in

his home, and it began to jolt and move around, the man looked

up and he saw a fog or a cloud which had surrounded it, and this

was mentioned to the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam, so he said:

ت ن زلت بلقرآن« »تلك السكينة

‘It is tranquillity which was sent for the Qur’aan.’

[Collected by Bukhari & Muslim]



The Stories in Soorah al-Kahf

There Four Major Stories in Soorah al-Kahf

Each of these stories are divided into longer stories:

First Long Story: The story of the people in the cave and this has

shorter stories in this.

• The story of the Eemaan of the youth in their Lord among their

people who took a deity other than Allaah.

• The story of the youth isolating themselves from their people and

taking the cave as a dwelling place, escaping with their Deen

and desiring the mercy of Allaah.

• The story of the sun moving in front of the cave, which Allaah

subjected to protect their bodies in the cave since they were

asleep for a very long period.

• The story of the dog who accompanied them to guard them.

1 – Fitnah of the

Deen

The story of the

people in the cave.

2 – Fitnah of Wealth

The man who had

two gardens

3 – Fitnah of

Knowledge

Musa -alayhi as-

Salaam & al-Khidr

4 – Fitnah of

Leadership

Dhul Qarnayn



• The story of the youth waking up after a very long time and them

asking on how little they thought they slept.

• The story of them sending one person secretly to the city to get

some food.

• The story of those believers who discovered these youth and

knew them from their story.

• The story of the difference of opinion of the number of youth who

were in the cave, was it three, or five, or seven.

• The story of how long did the youth stay in the cave, three

hundred and nine years.

Second Long Story: The story of the owner of the two gardens and

this has shorter stories in this.

• The story of the man to whom Allaah gave two gardens of

grapes, date palm trees and made between them a river. He also

gave him many children and the man rejected the resurrection

and the taking of account in the Hereafter.

• The story of the man who advised him with a good discussion

and reminding him that he was created from dust.

• The story of how Allaah destroyed the two gardens with a

punishment which He sent from the sky.



• The story of the regret of the owner of the two gardens of how

he associated partners with Allaah.

Third long story: The story of Musa -alayhi as-Salam- and al-Khidr

and this has shorter stories in this.

• The story of the journey of Musa and the boy until they reached

the junction of the two seas.

• The story of the fish which escaped into the sea and this was a

miracle from Allaah.

• The story of Musa meeting al-Khidr at the junction of the sea.

• The story of Musa requesting to accompany al-Khidr to learn

beneficial knowledge from him.

• The story of the agreement between Musa and al-Kidhr -alayhim

as-Salam.

• The story of them embarking the ship and making a hole in the

ship to sink it.

• The story of the boy whom they met and al-Khidr killed him.

• The story of the village which they entered and the people

refused to give them food and the wall which al-Khidr fixed and

set straight fearing that it will fall.



• The story of the separation of al-Khidr from Musa when Musa

had used up the three excuses.

• The story of the explanation of al-Khidr of what happened when

Musa accompanied him.

Fourth long story: The story of Dhul Qarnayn and this has shorter

stories in this.

• The story of the righteous king who owned the east and the west

of the earth.

• The story of the when he reached the setting place of the sun

and discovered a great ummah of the children of Adam there.

• The story of when he came to the rising place of the sun, he

discovered a people for whom Allaah had not provided a

shelter against the sun.

• The story of reaching between two mountains and discovering

a people who hardly understood a word.

• The story of the people with Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj (Gog and

Magog) who spread mischief in the land.

• The story of the people requesting Dhul Qarnayn to build for

them barrier to prevent Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj (Gog and Magog)

from reaching them.



• The story of how Dhul Qarnayn built a barrier and the way in

which he built it.

• The story of how Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj (Gog and Magog) failed to

climb to the top of the barrier or dig through it.

• The story of how the virtue of preventing Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj

(Gog and Magog) is for Allaah.

Short stories other than main four stories:

• The story of the revelation of the correct and straight Book, and

what it contains of glad tidings for the believers and a warning to

the disbelievers, those who said, that Allaah took a son.’ (Ayaah

1-3)

• The story of Eemaan, disbelief, punishment and reward. (Ayaah

29-30)

• The story of the life of this world and its beautification. (Ayaah

45-46)

• The story of the occurrences on the Day of Judgement, from the

mountains being crushed like dust, the earth levelled out, the

whole of mankind gathered, and lined up in rows, and the

records of deeds will be presented. (Ayaah 47-49)



• The story of the Angels prostrating to Adam -alayhi as-Salaam.

(Ayaah 50)

• The story of our Lord saying on the day of judgement, where are

those whom you associated with Me as they claim. The

disbelievers seeing the Hell-Fire and their certainty that they will

enter it. (Ayaah 52-53)

• The story of Allaah sending the Messengers to villages as

bringers of glad tidings and warners. The stance of those who

did not believe in the Messengers and those who debated them.

How Allaah will deal with those who turn away from Allaah that

He will place veils over their hearts and cause them to be deaf

and how they will be destroyed with their own oppression.

(Ayaah 56-59)

• The story of the Trumpet being blown on the day of judgement,

and gathering mankind and presenting Hell to the disbelievers.

(Ayaah 99)

• The story of those who will be successful and fail on the day of

judgement, and what Allaah has prepared as recompense for

both types. (Ayaah 103 – 108)



• The story of the miracle of the Words of Allaah which never end.

(Ayaah 109)

• The story of the humanness of the Messenger Muhammad -

sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - to whom the Qur’aan was revealed with the

Tawheed of Allaah, and the call to follow this Messenger in his

worship and to make it sincerely for Allaah Ta’ala. (Ayaah 110).



سورة الكهف

الله الرحمن الرحيمبسم

يعل له عوجا المد لل الذي أن زل على عبده الكتاب ولم

ر المؤمنين الذين 1) ( ق ي ما لي نذر بسا شديدا من لدنه وي بش

( ماكثين فيه أبدا 2)ي عملون الصالات أن لم أجرا حسنا

ولدا )3) ما لم به من علم ( 4( وي نذر الذين قالوا اتذ الل

ولا لبئهم كبت كلمة ترج من أف واههم إن ي قولون إلا كذب

آ 5) على ن فسك بخع ف لعلك بذا ( ي ؤمنوا لم إن ثرهم

لوهم 6الديث أسفا ) ( إن جعلنا ما على الرض زينة لا لن ب



ها صعيدا جرزا 7أي هم أحسن عمل ) ( وإن لجاعلون ما علي

والرقيم كانوا من آياتنا ( أم حسبت أن أصحاب الكهف 8)

( من 9عجبا آتنا رب نا ف قالوا الكهف إلى ية الفت أوى إذ )

( رشدا أمرن من لنا وهي ئ رحة على 10لدنك فضرب نا )

ناهم لن علم أي ( ثم ب عث 11آذانم في الكهف سنين عددا )

( نن ن قص عليك ن بأهم 12الزبين أحصى لما لبثوا أمدا )

ية آمنوا برب م وزدنهم هدى ) م فت ( وربطنا على 13بلق إن

ماوات والرض لن ندعو ق لوبم إذ قاموا ف قالوا رب نا رب الس



( هؤلاء ق ومنا اتذوا 14من دونه إلا لقد ق لنا إذا شططا )

فمن أظلم من من دونه آلة لولا يتون عليهم بسلطان بين

( 15افتى على الل كذب )

وإذ اعت زلتموهم وما ي عبدون إلا الل فأووا إلى الكهف ي نشر

( وت رى 16لكم ربكم من رحته وي هي ئ لكم من أمركم مرف قا )

ذا غربت الشمس إذا طلعت ت زاور عن كهفهم ذات اليمين وإ

مال وهم في فجوة منه ذلك من آيات الل ت قرضهم ذات الش

ف هو المهتد ومن يضلل ف لن تد له وليا مرشدا من ي هد الل



اليمين وذات ( وتسب هم أي قاظا وهم رقود ون قل ب هم ذات 17)

عليهم اطلعت لو بلوصيد ذراعيه بسط وكلب هم مال الش

هم رعبا ) هم فرارا ولملئت من ( وكذلك ب عث ناهم 18لوليت من

هم كم لبث ن هم قال قائل من تم قالوا لبث نا ي وما أو لي تساءلوا ب ي

بورقكم أحدكم فاب عثوا لبث تم أعلم با ربكم قالوا ي وم ب عض

هذه إلى المدينة ف لي نظر أي ها أزكى طعاما ف ليأتكم برزق منه

م إن يظهروا عليكم 19ن بكم أحدا )ولي ت لطف ولا يشعر ( إن

( 20ي رجوكم أو يعيدوكم في ملتهم ولن ت فلحوا إذا أبدا )



وكذلك أعث رن عليهم لي علموا أن وعد الل حق وأن الساعة لا

يان ريب فيه ن هم أمرهم ف قالوا اب نوا عليهم ب ن ا إذ ي ت نازعون ب ي

عليهم لن تخذن أمرهم على غلبوا الذين قال بم أعلم م رب

سة ( سي قولون ثلثة رابعهم كلب هم وي قولون خ 21مسجدا )

عة وثمن هم كلب هم سادسهم كلب هم رجا بلغيب وي قولون سب

فيهم إلا تار فل قليل ي علمهم إلا ما تم بعد أعلم قل رب

هم أحدا ) لا ت قولن ( و 22مراء ظاهرا ولا تست فت فيهم من

( غدا ذلك فاعل إن واذكر 23لشيء يشاء الل أن إلا )



ربك إذا نسيت وقل عسى أن ي هدين رب لق رب من هذا

عا ( ولبثوا في كهفهم ثلث مائة سنين وازدادوا تس 24رشدا )

أعلم با لبثوا له غيب السماوات والرض أبصر 25) ( قل الل

ع ما لم من دونه من ول ولا يشرك في حكمه أحدا به وأس

ل لكل 26) ماته ( واتل ما أوحي إليك من كتاب رب ك لا مبد

( 27ولن تد من دونه ملتحدا )



م بلغداة والعشي يريدون واصب ن فسك مع الذين يدعون رب

ن يا ولا تطع هم تريد زينة الياة الد ناك عن وجهه ولا ت عد عي

( 28لبه عن ذكرن وات بع هواه وكان أمره ف رطا )من أغفلنا ق

وقل الق من رب كم فمن شاء ف لي ؤمن ومن شاء ف ليكفر إن

أعتدن للظالمين نرا أحاط بم سرادق ها وإن يستغيثوا ي غاثوا

مرت فقا ب وساءت الشراب بئس الوجوه يشوي اء كالمهل

( إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالات إن لا نضيع أجر 29)

( أولئك لم جنات عدن تري من 30من أحسن عمل )



لون فيها من أساور من ذهب وي لبسون ثياب تتهم النار ي

نعم الرائك على فيها متكئين وإستبق سندس من خضرا

( مرت فقا وحسنت رجلين 31الث واب مثل لم واضرب )

جن ت لحدها وجعلنا جعلنا بنخل وحففناها أعناب من ين

( زرعا ن هما منه 32ب ي تظلم ولم أكلها آتت الجن تين ( كلتا

ئا وفجرن خللما نرا ) ( وكان له ثر ف قال لصاحبه 33شي

( 34 أكث ر منك مالا وأعز ن فرا )وهو ياوره أن



ودخل جن ته وهو ظالم لن فسه قال ما أظن أن تبيد هذه أبدا

( وما أظن الساعة قائمة ولئن رددت إلى رب لجدن 35)

قلبا ) ها من قال له صاحبه وهو ياوره أكفرت ( 36خيا من

( 37بلذي خلقك من ت راب ثم من نطفة ثم سواك رجل )

رب ولا أشرك برب أحدا ) ( ولولا إذ دخلت 38لكنا هو الل

لا ق وة إلا بلل إن ت رن أن أقل منك جن تك ق لت ما شاء الل

( وولدا جنتك 39مالا من خيا ي ؤتين أن رب ف عسى )

ها حسبان من السماء ف تصبح صعيدا زلقا ) ( 40وي رسل علي



ف لن غورا ماؤها يصبح ) أو طلبا له وأحيط 41تستطيع )

بثمره فأصبح ي قل ب كفيه على ما أن فق فيها وهي خاوية على

تن لم أشرك برب أحدا ) ( ولم تكن 42عروشها وي قول يا لي

تصرا )له فئة ي نصرونه من دون الل ( هنالك 43 وما كان من

( واضرب لم 44الولاية لل الق هو خي ث واب وخي عقبا )

ن يا كماء أن زلناه من السماء فاخت لط به ن بات مثل الياة الد

على كل شيء الرض فأصبح هشيما تذروه الر ياح وكان الل

( 45مقتدرا )



ن يا والباقيات الصالات خي عند المال والب نون زينة الياة الد

( وي وم نسي الجبال وت رى الرض 46رب ك ث واب وخي أمل )

هم أحدا ) وا على ( وعرض 47برزة وحشرنهم ف لم ن غادر من

تمون كما خلقناكم أول مرة بل زعمتم ألن رب ك صفا لقد جئ

( موعدا لكم المجرمين 48نعل فتى الكتاب ووضع )

ي غادر مشفقين ما فيه وي قولون يا وي لت نا مال هذا الكتاب لا

ولا حاضرا عملوا ما ووجدوا أحصاها إلا ولا كبية صغية

( أحدا ربك لدم 49يظلم اسجدوا للملئكة ق لنا وإذ )



رب ه أمر عن ف فسق الجن من إبليس كان إلا فسجدوا

بئس أف عدو لكم وهم دون من أولياء وذر ي ته ت تخذونه

( ما أشهدتم خلق السماوات والرض 50للظالمين بدلا )

المضل ين عضدا ) متخذ وما كنت أن فسهم ( 51ولا خلق

ندوا شركائي الذين زعمتم فدعوهم ف لم يستجيبوا وي وم ي قول

ن هم موبقا ) ( ورأى المجرمون النار فظنوا 52لم وجعلنا ب ي

ها مصرفا ) دوا عن م مواقعوها ولم ي ( 53أن



نسان ولقد صرف نا في هذا القرآن للناس من كل مثل وكان ال

( وما منع الناس أن ي ؤمنوا إذ جاءهم 54أكث ر شيء جدلا )

م إلا أن تتي هم سنة الولين أو يتي هم الدى ويست غفروا رب

( وما ن رسل المرسلين إلا مبش رين ومنذرين 55بل )العذاب ق

ويادل الذين كفروا بلباطل ليدحضوا به الق واتذوا آيات

ر بيات رب ه فأعرض 56وما أنذروا هزوا ) ( ومن أظلم من ذك

ها ونسي ما قدمت يداه إن جعلنا على ق لوبم أكنة أن عن

ي فقهوه وفي آذانم وق را وإن تدعهم إلى الدى ف لن ي هتدوا إذا



ب 57أبدا ) ي ؤاخذهم لو الرحة الغفور ذو وربك ا كسبوا (

موئل دونه من دوا ي لن موعد لم بل العذاب لم لعجل

القرى أهلكناهم لما ظلموا وجعلنا لمهلكهم 58) ( وتلك

مع ( وإذ قال موسى لفتاه لا أب رح حت أب لغ م 59موعدا )

( ف لما ب لغا ممع ب ينهما نسيا 60البحرين أو أمضي حقبا )

( 61حوتما فاتذ سبيله في البحر سرب )

هذا سفرن من لقينا لقد غداءن آتنا لفتاه قال جاوزا ف لما

( نسيت ( 62نصبا فإن الصخرة إلى أوي نا إذ أرأيت قال



سبيله في واتذ أذكره أن الشيطان إلا أنسانيه وما الوت

ا على آثرها 63البحر عجبا ) ( قال ذلك ما كنا ن بغ فارتد

ناه رحة من عندن ( ف و 64قصصا ) جدا عبدا من عبادن آت ي

( قال له موسى هل أتبعك على 65وعلمناه من لدن علما )

( قال إنك لن تستطيع معي 66أن ت عل من ما عل مت رشدا )

( قال 68تصب على ما لم تط به خبا ) ( وكيف 67صبا )

صابرا ولا أعصي لك أمرا ) ( قال 69ستجدن إن شاء الل

فإن ات ب عتن فل تسألن عن شيء حت أحدث لك منه ذكرا



ا في السفينة خرق ها قال أخرق ت ها ( فانطلقا حت إذا ركب 70)

ئا إمرا ) ( قال ألم أقل إنك لن 71لت غرق أهلها لقد جئت شي

( صبا معي ولا 72تستطيع نسيت با ت ؤاخذن لا قال )

لقيا غلما ( فان 73ت رهقن من أمري عسرا ) إذا طلقا حت

ئا نكرا ف قت له قال أق ت لت ن فسا زكية بغي ن فس لقد جئت شي

(74 )

( قال إن 75قال ألم أقل لك إنك لن تستطيع معي صبا )

تصاحبن قد ب لغت من لدن سألتك عن شيء ب عدها فل



( فانطلقا حت إذا أت يا أهل ق رية استطعما أهلها 76عذرا )

فأب وا أن يضي فوها ف وجدا فيها جدارا يريد أن ي ن قض فأقامه

( قال هذا فراق ب ين 77ه أجرا )قال لو شئت لاتذت علي

عليه صبا ) تستطع ما لم بتأويل أما 78وب ينك سأن ب ئك )

السفينة فكانت لمساكين ي عملون في البحر فأردت أن أعيب ها

( وأما الغلم 79كل سفينة غصبا )وكان وراءهم ملك يخذ

( 80فكان أب واه مؤمنين فخشينا أن ي رهقهما طغيان وكفرا )

ما خيا منه زكاة وأق رب رحا ) ( وأما 81فأردن أن ي بدلما رب



ز لما الجدار فكان لغ لمين يتيمين في المدينة وكان تته كن

ويستخرجا أشدها لغا ي ب أن ربك فأراد صالا أبوها وكان

زها رحة من رب ك وما ف علته عن أمري ذلك تويل ما لم كن

)تس صبا عليه قل 82طع القرنين ذي عن ويسألونك )

( 83سأت لو عليكم منه ذكرا )

( سب با شيء من كل ناه وآت ي الرض في له مكنا ( 84إن

وجدها ت غرب ( حت إذا ب لغ مغرب الشمس 85فأت بع سب با )

أن إما القرنين ذا يا ق لنا ق وما عندها ووجد ئة ح عين في



ب وإما أن ت تخذ فيهم حسنا ) ( قال أما من ظلم 86ت عذ

به عذا به ثم ي رد إلى رب ه ف ي عذ ( وأما 87ب نكرا )فسوف ن عذ

سن وسن قول له من أمرن من آمن وعمل صالا ف له جزاء ال

( حت إذا ب لغ مطلع الشمس 89( ثم أت بع سب با )88يسرا )

دون من لم نعل لم ق وم على تطلع )وجدها ستا ( 90ا

( 92( ثم أت بع سب با )91كذلك وقد أحطنا با لديه خبا )

ين وجد من دونما ق وما لا يكادون حت إذا ب لغ بين السد

ومأجوج ( قالوا يا ذا القرنين إن يجوج 93ي فقهون ق ولا )



ن نا مفسدون في الرض ف هل نعل لك خرجا على أن تعل ب ي

ن هم سدا ) ( قال ما مكن فيه رب خي فأعينون بقوة 94وب ي

ن هم ردما ) نكم وب ي حت إذا ( آتون زب ر الديد 95أجعل ب ي

ساوى بين الصدفين قال ان فخوا حت إذا جعله نرا قال آتون

( فما اسطاعوا أن يظهروه وما استطاعوا 96أفرغ عليه قطرا )

( 97له ن قبا )

د رب جعله دكاء وكان قال هذا رحة من رب فإذا جاء وع

ب عض 98وعد رب حقا ) يوج في ي ومئذ ب عضهم وت ركنا )



( وعرضنا جهنم ي ومئذ 99ونفخ في الصور فجمعناهم جعا )

م في غطاء عن ( الذين كانت أعي ن ه 100للكافرين عرضا )

( سعا يستطيعون لا وكانوا الذين 101ذكري أفحسب )

جهنم أعتدن إن أولياء دون من عبادي ي تخذوا أن كفروا

ن زلا ) أعم 102للكافرين بلخسرين ن ن ب ئكم هل قل الا (

يسبون 103) وهم ن يا الد الياة سعي هم في ضل الذين )

عا ) م يسنون صن ( أولئك الذين كفروا بيات رب م 104أن

وزن القيامة ي وم لم نقيم فل أعمالم فحبطت ولقائه



( ذلك جزاؤهم جهنم با كفروا واتذوا آيات ورسلي 105)

( إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالات كانت لم 106هزوا )

ها 107جنات الفردوس ن زلا ) ( خالدين فيها لا ي ب غون عن

قل لو 108حولا ) لنفد ( لكلمات رب البحر مدادا كان

نا بثله مددا ) فد كلمات رب ولو جئ ( 109البحر ق بل أن ت ن

ا إلكم إله واحد فمن مث لكم يوحى إل أن ا أن بشر قل إن

بعبادة sء رب ه ف لي عمل عمل صالا ولا يشرك كان ي رجو لقا

( 110رب ه أحدا )



Soorah Al-Kahf (The Cave) English Translation

المد لل الذي أن زل على عبده الكتاب ولم يعل له عوجا

1. All the praises and thanks be to Allaah, Who has sent down to His

slave the Book (the Qur’aan), and has not placed therein any

crookedness.

ر المؤمنين الذين ق ي ما لي نذر بسا شديدا من لدنه وي بش

ن لم أجرا حسنا ي عملون الصالات أ

2. He has made it Straight to give warning (to the disbelievers) of a

severe punishment from Him, and to give glad tidings to the believers

in the Oneness of Allaah, who perform righteous deeds, that they

shall have a good reward of Paradise.

ماكثين فيه أبدا



3. They shall abide therein forever.

ولدا وي نذر الذين قالوا اتذ الل

4. And to warn those (Jews, Christians, and pagans) who say, "Allaah

has begotten a son."

ولا لبئهم كبت كلمة ترج من أف واههم ما لم به من علم

إن ي قولون إلا كذب

5. They have no knowledge of such a thing, nor had their fathers.

Mighty is the word that comes out of their mouths [i.e. He begot

(took) sons and daughters]. They utter nothing but a lie.

ف لعلك بخع ن فسك على آثرهم إن لم ي ؤمنوا بذا الديث

أسفا



6. Perhaps, you, would kill yourself (O Muhammad) in grief and

sadness, over their turning away from you), because they do not

believe in this the Qur’aan.

لوهم أي هم أحسن عمل إن جعلنا ما على الرض زينة لا لن ب

7. Verily! We have made that which is on earth as an adornment for

it, in order that We may test mankind as to which of them are best in

deeds. [i.e. those who do good deeds in the most perfect manner,

that means to do them totally for Allaah's sake and in accordance to

the way of the Prophet].

ها صعيدا جرزا وإن لجاعلون ما علي

8. And verily! We shall make all that is on the earth a bare dry soil,

(without any vegetation or trees, etc.).



أم حسبت أن أصحاب الكهف والرقيم كانوا من آياتنا

عجبا

9. Do you think that the people of the Cave and the Inscription (the

news or the names of the people of the Cave) were a wonder among

Our Signs?

ية إلى الكهف ف قالوا رب نا آتنا من لدنك رحة إذ أوى الفت

وهي ئ لنا من أمرن رشدا

10. Remember when the young men fled for refuge from their

disbelieving people to the cave, they said: "Our Lord! Bestow on us

mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our matter in the right way!"

فضرب نا على آذانم في الكهف سنين عددا



11. Therefore We covered up their sense of hearing causing them, to

go in to deep sleep in the cave for a number of years.

ثم ب عث ناهم لن علم أي الزبين أحصى لما لبثوا أمدا

12. Then We raised them up from their sleep, that We might test

which of the two parties was best at calculating the time period that

they had tarried.

ية آمنوا برب م وزدنهم م فت نن ن قص عليك ن بأهم بلق إن

هدى

13. We narrate unto you O Muhammad their story with truth: Truly!

They were young men who believed in their Lord (Allaah), and We

increased them in guidance.



وربطنا على ق لوبم إذ قاموا ف قالوا رب نا رب السماوات

من دونه إلا لقد ق لنا إذا شططا والرض لن ندعو

14. And We made their hearts firm and strong (with the light of Faith

in Allaah and bestowed upon them patience to bear the separation of

their kith and kin and dwellings, etc.) when they stood up and said:

"Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, never shall we

call upon any deity other than Him; if we did, we should indeed have

uttered an enormity in disbelief.

هؤلاء ق ومنا اتذوا من دونه آلة لولا يتون عليهم بسلطان

فمن أظلم من افتى على الل كذب بين

15. "These our people have taken for worship gods other than Allaah.

Why do they not bring for them a clear authority? And who does

more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allaah.



وإذ اعت زلتموهم وما ي عبدون إلا الل فأووا إلى الكهف ي نشر

ته وي هي ئ لكم من أمركم مرف قا لكم ربكم من رح

16. The young men said to one another: "And when you withdraw

from them, and that which they worship, except Allaah, then seek

refuge in the Cave, your Lord will open a way for you from His Mercy

and will make easy for you your affair (i.e. will give you what you will

need of provision, dwelling, etc.)."

وت رى الشمس إذا طلعت ت زاور عن كهفهم ذات اليمين

مال وهم في فجوة منه ذلك وإذا غربت ت قرضهم ذات الش

ف هو المه تد ومن يضلل ف لن تد من آيات الل من ي هد الل

له وليا مرشدا



17. And you might have seen the sun, when it rose, declining to the

right from their Cave, and when it set, turning away from them to the

left, while they lay in the midst of the Cave. That is one of

the Ayat (signs) of Allaah. He whom Allaah guides, is rightly guided;

but he whom He sends astray, for him you will find no Walî (guiding

friend) to lead him to the right Path.

اليمين وذات وتسب هم أي قاظا وهم رقود ون قل ب هم ذات

مال وكلب هم بسط ذراعيه بلو صيد لو اطلعت عليهم الش

هم رعبا هم فرارا ولملئت من لوليت من

18. And you would have thought them awake, while they were

asleep. And We turned them on their right and on their left sides, and

their dog stretching forth his two forelegs at the entrance [of the

Cave or in the space near to the entrance of the Cave (as a guard at

the gate)]. Had you looked at them, you would certainly have turned



back from them in flight, and would certainly have been filled with

awe of them.

هم كم لبث تم ن هم قال قائل من وكذلك ب عث ناهم لي تساءلوا ب ي

وا قالوا لبث نا ي وما أو ب عض ي وم قالوا ربكم أعلم با لبث تم فاب عث

أحدكم بورقكم هذه إلى المدينة ف لي نظر أي ها أزكى طعاما

ف ليأتكم برزق منه ولي ت لطف ولا يشعرن بكم أحدا

19. Likewise, We awakened them from their long deep sleep that

they might question one another. A speaker from among them said:

"How long have you stayed here?" They said: "We have stayed,

perhaps a day or part of a day." They said: "Your Lord Alone knows

best how long you have stayed here. So send one of you with this

silver coin of yours to the town, and let him find out which is the good

lawful food, and bring some of that to you. And let him be careful and

let no man know of you.



م إن يظهروا عليكم ي رجوكم أو يعيدوكم في ملتهم ولن إن

ا أبدا ت فلحوا إذ

20. "For if they come to know of you, they will stone you to death or

abuse and harm you or turn you back to their religion, and in that

case you will never be successful."

وأن الساعة وكذلك أعث رن عليهم لي علموا أن وعد الل حق

ن هم أمرهم ف قالوا اب نوا عليهم لا ريب فيها إذ ي ت نازعون ب ي

م أعلم بم قال الذين غلبوا على أمرهم لن تخذن يان رب ب ن

عليهم مسجدا



21. And thus We made their case known to the people, that they

might know that the Promise of Allaah is true, and that there can be

no doubt about the Hour. Remember when the people of the city

disputed among themselves about their case, they said: "Construct a

building over them, their Lord knows best about them," then those

who won their point said (most probably the disbelievers): "We verily

shall build a place of worship over them."

هم سي قولون ثلثة رابعهم كلب هم وي قولون خسة سادس

عة وثمن هم كلب هم قل رب كلب هم رجا بلغيب وي قولون سب

تم ما ي علمهم إلا قليل فل تار فيهم إلا مراء أعلم بعد

هم أحدا ظاهرا ولا تست فت فيهم من

22. Some say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them;

others say they were five, the dog being the sixth, guessing at the

unseen; yet others say they were seven, the dog being the eighth.



Say (O Muhammad): "My Lord knows best their number; none knows

them but a few." So debate not (about their number, etc.) except with

the clear proof which We have revealed to you. And consult not any

of the people of the Scripture, Jews and Christians about the affair of

the people of the Cave.

فاعل ذلك غدا ولا ت قولن لشيء إن

23. And never say of anything, "I shall do such and such thing

tomorrow."

واذكر ربك إذا نسيت وقل عسى أن إلا أن يشاء الل

ي هدين رب لق رب من هذا رشدا

24. Except with the saying, "If Allaah will!" And remember your Lord

when you forget and say: "It may be that my Lord guides me unto a

nearer way of truth than this."



ولبثوا في كهفهم ثلث مائة سنين وازدادوا تسعا

25. And they stayed in their Cave three hundred solar years, and add

nine for lunar years.

أعلم با لبثوا له غيب السماوات والرض أبصر به قل الل

ع ما لم من دونه من ول ولا يشرك في حكمه أحدا وأس

26. Say: "Allaah knows best how long they stayed. With Him is the

knowledge of the unseen of the heavens and the earth. How clearly

He sees, and hears everything! They have no Walî (Helper, Disposer

of affairs, Protector, etc.) other than Him, and He makes none to

share in His Decision and His Rule."

ل لكلماته ولن واتل ما أوحي إليك من كتاب رب ك لا مبد

تد من دونه ملتحدا



27. And recite what has been revealed to you (O Muhammad) of the

Book (the Qur’aan) of your Lord (i.e. recite it, understand and follow

its teachings). None can change His Words, and none will you find as

a refuge other than Him.

م بلغداة والعشي واصب ن فسك مع الذين يدعون رب

هم تر ناك عن ن يا يد يريدون وجهه ولا ت عد عي زينة الياة الد

ولا تطع من أغفلنا ق لبه عن ذكرن وات بع هواه وكان أمره

ف رطا

28. And keep yourself (O Muhammad) patiently with those who call

on their Lord (who remember their Lord with glorification, praising in

prayers) morning and afternoon, seeking His Face, and let not your

eyes overlook them, desiring the pomp and glitter of the life of the

world; and obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of Our



Remembrance, one who follows his own lusts and whose affair

(deeds) has been lost.

وقل الق من رب كم فمن شاء ف لي ؤمن ومن شاء ف ليكفر إن

أعتدن للظالمين نرا أحاط بم سرادق ها وإن يستغيثوا ي غاثوا

بئس الشراب وساءت مرت فقاباء كالمهل يشوي الوجوه

29. And say: "The truth is from your Lord." Then whosoever wills, let

him believe, and whosoever wills, let him disbelieve. Verily, We have

prepared for the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.), a Fire

whose walls will be surrounding them (disbelievers in the Oneness of

Allaah). And if they ask for help, relief. they will be granted water like

boiling oil, that will scald their faces. Terrible the drink, and an

evil Murtafaqâ (dwelling, resting place, etc.)!



إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالات إن لا نضيع أجر من

أحسن عمل

30. Verily! As for those who believe and do righteous deeds,

certainly! We shall not suffer to be lost the reward of anyone who

does his righteous deeds in the most perfect manner.

أولئك لم جنات عدن تري من تتهم النار يلون فيها

من أساور من ذهب وي لبسون ثياب خضرا من سندس

حسنت وإستبق متكئين فيها على الرائك نعم الث واب و

مرت فقا



31. These! For them will be 'Adn Paradise (everlasting Gardens);

wherein rivers flow underneath them, therein they will be adorned

with bracelets of gold, and they will wear green garments of fine and

thick silk. They will recline therein on raised thrones. How good is the

reward, and what an excellent Murtafaqâ (dwelling, resting place,

etc.)!

واضرب لم مثل رجلين جعلنا لحدها جن تين من أعناب

ن هما زرع اوحففناها بنخل وجعلنا ب ي

32. And put forward to them the example of two men; unto one of

them We had given two gardens of grapes, and We had surrounded

both with date-palms; and had put between them green crops

(cultivated fields etc.).

ئا وفجرن خللما كلتا الجن تين آتت أكلها ولم تظلم منه شي

نرا



33. Each of those two gardens brought forth its produce, and failed

not in the least therein, and We caused a river to gush forth in the

midst of them.

هو ياوره أن أكث ر منك مالا وكان له ثر ف قال لصاحبه و

وأعز ن فرا

34. And he had property (or fruit) and he said to his companion, in

the course of mutual talk: I am more than you in wealth and stronger

in respect of men."

لن فسه قال ما أظن أن تبيد هذه أبدا ودخل جن ته وهو ظالم

35. And he went into his garden while in a state of pride and disbelief,

unjust to himself. He said: "I think not that this will ever perish.



رب لجدن خيا وما أظن الساعة قائمة ولئن رددت إلى

قلبا ها من من

36. "And I think not the Hour will ever come, and if indeed I am

brought back to my Lord, on the Day of Resurrection, I surely shall

find better than this when I return to Him."

اوره أكفرت بلذي خلقك من ت راب قال له صاحبه وهو ي

ثم من نطفة ثم سواك رجل

37. His companion said to him, during the talk with him: "Do you

disbelieve in Him Who created you out of dust (i.e. your father

Adam), then out of Nutfah (mixed semen drops of male and female

discharge), then fashioned you into a man?

رب ولا أشرك برب أحدا لكنا هو الل



38. "But as for my part I believe that He is Allaah, my Lord and none

shall I associate as partner with my Lord.

لا ق وة إلا بلل إن و لولا إذ دخلت جن تك ق لت ما شاء الل

ت رن أن أقل منك مالا وولدا

39. It was better for you to say, when you entered your garden: 'That

which Allaah wills will come to pass! There is no power but with

Allaah'. If you see me less than you in wealth, and children.

ها حسبان ف عسى رب أن ي ؤتين خيا من جنتك وي رسل علي

من السماء ف تصبح صعيدا زلقا

40. "It may be that my Lord will give me something better than your

garden, and will send on it Husbân (torment, bolt, etc.) from the sky,

then it will be a slippery earth.



أو يصبح ماؤها غورا ف لن تستطيع له طلبا

41. "Or the water thereof of the gardens becomes deep-sunken

underground so that you will never be able to seek it."

وأحيط بثمره فأصبح ي قل ب كفيه على ما أن فق فيها وهي

تن لم أشرك برب أحدا خاوية على عروشها وي قول يا لي

42. So his fruits were encircled with ruin. And he remained clapping

his hands with sorrow over what he had spent upon it, while it was all

destroyed on its trellises, he could only say: "Would I had ascribed no

partners to my Lord!"

تصرا ولم تكن له فئة ي نصرونه من دون الل وما كان من

43. And he had no group of men to help him against Allaah, nor

could he defend or save himself.



هنالك الولاية لل الق هو خي ث واب وخي عقبا

44. There on the Day of Resurrection, Al-Walâyah (the power,

authority) will be for Allaah Alone, the True God. Allaah is the Best for

reward and the Best for the final end. (Lâ ilâha ill-Allaah none has the

right to be worshipped but Allaah).

ن يا كماء أن زلناه من السماء واضرب لم مثل الياة الد

ن فاخت لط به ن بات الرض فأصبح هشيما تذروه الر ياح وكا

على كل شيء مقتدرا الل

45. And put forward to them the example of the life of this world, it is

like the rain which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of

the earth mingles with it, and becomes fresh and green. But later it

becomes dry and broken pieces, which the winds scatter. And Allaah

is Able to do everything.



ن يا و الباقيات الصالات خي المال والب نون زينة الياة الد

عند رب ك ث واب وخي أمل

46. Wealth and children are the adornment of the life of this world.

But the good righteous deeds, that last, are better with your Lord for

rewards and better in respect of hope.

ي وم نسي الجبال وت رى الرض برزة وحشرنهم ف لم ن غادر و

هم أحدا من

47. And remember the Day We shall cause the mountains to pass

away like clouds of dust, and you will see the earth as a levelled plain,

and we shall gather them all together so as to leave not one of them

behind.



تمون كما خلقناكم أول مرة وعرضوا على رب ك صفا لقد جئ

بل زعمتم ألن نعل لكم موعدا

48. And they will be set before your Lord in lines as rows, and Allaah

will say: "Now indeed, you have come to Us as We created you the

first time. Nay, but you thought that We had appointed no meeting for

you with Us."

ووضع الكتاب فتى المجرمين مشفقين ما فيه وي قولون يا

هذا الكتاب لا ي غادر صغية ولا كبية إلا وي لت نا مال

أحصاها ووجدوا ما عملوا حاضرا ولا يظلم ربك أحدا

49. And the Book one's Record will be placed (in the right hand for a

believer in the Oneness of Allaah, and in the left hand for a

disbeliever in the Oneness of Allaah), and you will see



the Mujrimûn (polytheists, sinners, etc.), fearful of that which is

recorded therein. They will say: "Woe to us! What sort of Book is this

that leaves neither a small thing nor a big thing, but has recorded it

with numbers!" And they will find all that they did, placed before

them, and your Lord treats no one with injustice.

وإذ ق لنا للملئكة اسجدوا لدم فسجدوا إلا إبليس كان

ف فسق عن أمر رب ه أف ت تخذونه وذر ي ته أولياء من من الجن

دون وهم لكم عدو بئس للظالمين بدلا

50. And remember when We said to the Angels; "Prostrate to Adam."

So they prostrated except Shaytaan. He was one of the jinns; he

disobeyed the Command of his Lord. Will you then take Iblis and his

offspring as protectors and helpers rather than Me while they are

enemies to you? What an evil is the exchange for

the Zâlimûn (polytheists, and wrong-doers, etc).



ما أشهدتم خلق السماوات والرض ولا خلق أن فسهم وما

كنت متخذ المضل ين عضدا

51. I (Allaah) made them (Iblis and his offspring) not to witness nor

took their help in the creation of the heavens and the earth and not

even their own creation, nor was I (Allaah) to take the misguided as

helpers.

وي وم ي قول ندوا شركائي الذين زعمتم فدعوهم ف لم

ن هم موبقا يستجيبوا لم وجعلنا ب ي

52. And remember the Day He will say: "Call those so-called partners

of Mine whom you pretended." Then they will cry unto them, but they

will not answer them, and We shall put Maubiqa (a barrier, or enmity,

or destruction, or a valley in Hell) between them.



ها دوا عن م مواقعوها ولم ي ورأى المجرمون النار فظنوا أن

مصرفا

53. And the Mujrimûn (polytheists, sinners), shall see the Fire and

apprehend that they have to fall therein. And they will find no way of

escape from there.

ولقد صرف نا في هذا القرآن للناس من كل مثل وكان

نسان أكث ر شي ء جدلا ال

54. And indeed We have put forth every kind of example in this

Qur’aan, for mankind. But, man is ever more quarrelsome than

anything.



م وما منع الناس أن ي ؤمنوا إذ جاءهم الدى ويست غفروا رب

تتي هم سنة الولين أو يتي هم العذاب ق بل إلا أن

55. And nothing prevents men from believing, now when the

guidance (the Qur’aan) has come to them, and from asking

forgiveness of their Lord, except that the ways of the ancients be

repeated with them (i.e. their destruction decreed by Allaah), or the

torment be brought to them face to face?

وما ن رسل المرسلين إلا مبش رين ومنذرين ويادل الذين

آيات وما أنذروا واتذوا كفروا بلباطل ليدحضوا به الق

هزوا

56. And We send not the Messengers except as giver of glad tidings

and warners. But those who disbelieve, dispute with false argument,



in order to refute the truth thereby. And they treat My Ayaat (signs),

and that with which they are warned, as jest and mockery!

ها ونسي ما ر بيات رب ه فأعرض عن ومن أظلم من ذك

قدمت يداه إن جعلنا على ق لوبم أكنة أن ي فقهوه وفي

دى ف لن ي هتدوا إذا أبدا آذانم وق را وإن تدعهم إلى ال

57. And who does more wrong than he who is reminded of the Ayaat

of his Lord, but turns away from them forgetting what deeds his

hands have sent forth. Truly, We have set veils over their hearts lest

they should understand this the Qur’aan, and in their ears, deafness.

And if you (O Muhammad) call them to guidance, even then they will

never be guided.

وربك الغفور ذو الرحة لو ي ؤاخذهم با كسبوا لعجل لم

دوا من دونه موئل العذاب بل لم موعد لن ي



58. And your Lord is Most Forgiving, Owner of Mercy. Were He to

call them to account for what they have earned, then surely, He

would have hastened their punishment. But they have their appointed

time, beyond which they will find no escape.

عدا وتلك القرى أهلكناهم لما ظلموا وجعلنا لمهلكهم مو

59. And these towns (population, 'Ad, Thamûd, etc.) We destroyed

when they did wrong. And We appointed a fixed time for their

destruction.

وإذ قال موسى لفتاه لا أب رح حت أب لغ ممع البحرين أو

أمضي حقبا

60. And remember when Musa said to his boy-servant: "I will not give

up travelling until I reach the junction of the two seas or until I spend

years and years in travelling."



حر ف لما ب لغا ممع ب ينهما نسيا حوتما فاتذ سبيله في الب

سرب

61. But when they reached the junction of the two seas, they forgot

their fish, and it took its way through the sea as in a tunnel.

ف لما جاوزا قال لفتاه آتنا غداءن لقد لقينا من سفرن هذا

نصبا

62. So when they had passed further on beyond that fixed place,

Musa said to his boy-servant: "Bring us our morning meal; truly, we

have suffered much fatigue in this, our journey."

قال أرأيت إذ أوي نا إلى الصخرة فإن نسيت الوت وما

انيه إلا الشيطان أن أذكره واتذ سبيله في البحر عجباأنس



63. He said: "Do you remember when we betook ourselves to the

rock? I indeed forgot the fish, none but Shaytaan made me forget to

remember it. It took its course into the sea in a strange way!"

ا على آثرها قصصا قال ذلك ما كنا ن بغ فارتد

64. Musa said: "That is what we have been seeking." So they went

back retracing their footsteps.

ناه رحة من عندن وعلمناه من ف وجد ا عبدا من عبادن آت ي

لدن علما

65. Then they found one of Our slaves, unto whom We had bestowed

mercy from Us, and whom We had taught knowledge from Us.

على أن ت عل من ما عل مت رشدا قال له موسى هل أتبعك



66. Musa said to al-Khidr "May I follow you so that you teach me

something of that knowledge, guidance and true path which you

have been taught by Allaah?"

قال إنك لن تستطيع معي صبا

67. al-Khidr said: "Verily! You will not be able to have patience with

me!

وكيف تصب على ما لم تط به خبا

68. "And how can you have patience about a thing which you know

not?"

صابرا ولا أعص ي لك أمراقال ستجدن إن شاء الل

69. Musa said: "If Allaah will, you will find me patient, and I will not

disobey you in aught."



قال فإن ات ب عتن فل تسألن عن شيء حت أحدث لك منه

ذكرا

70. al-Khidr said: "Then, if you follow me, ask me not about anything

till I myself mention it to you."

فانطلقا حت إذا ركبا في السفينة خرق ها قال أخرق ت ها لت غرق

ئا إمرا أهلها لقد جئت شي

71. So they both proceeded, till, when they embarked the ship, al-

Khidr scuttled it. Musa said: "Have you scuttled it in order to drown its

people? Verily, you have committed a thing "Imra" (an evil, bad,

dreadful thing)."

صبا قال ألم أقل إنك لن تستطيع معي



72. al-Khidr said: "Did I not tell you, that you would not be able to

have patience with me?"

قال لا ت ؤاخذن با نسيت ولا ت رهقن من أمري عسرا

73. Musa said: "Call me not to account for what I forgot, and be not

hard upon me for my affair with you."

فانطلقا حت إذا لقيا غلما ف قت له قال أق ت لت ن فسا زكية

ئا نكرا بغي ن فس لقد جئت شي

74. Then they both proceeded, till they met a boy, al-Khidr killed him.

Musa said: "Have you killed an innocent person who had killed none?

Verily, you have committed a thing "Nukra" (a great Munkar - evil)!"

قال ألم أقل لك إنك لن تستطيع معي صبا



75. al-Khidr said: "Did I not tell you that you can have no patience

with me?"

قال إن سألتك عن شيء ب عدها فل تصاحبن قد ب لغت

من لدن عذرا

76. Musa said: "If I ask you anything after this, keep me not in your

company, you have received an excuse from me."

فانطلقا حت إذا أت يا أهل ق رية استطعما أهلها فأب وا أن

يضي فوها ف وجدا فيها جدارا يريد أن ي ن قض فأقامه قال لو

را شئت لاتذت عليه أج

77. Then they both proceeded, till, when they came to the people of

a town, they asked them for food, but they refused to entertain them.

Then they found therein a wall about to collapse and al-Khidr set it up



straight. Musa said: If you had wished, surely, you could have taken

wages for it!"

قال هذا فراق ب ين وب ينك سأن ب ئك بتأويل ما لم تستطع

عليه صبا

78. al-Khidr said: "This is the parting between me and you, I will tell

you the interpretation of those things over which you were unable to

hold patience.

أما السفينة فكانت لمساكين ي عملون في البحر فأردت أن

م ملك يخذ كل سفينة غصبا أعيب ها وكان وراءه

79. "As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working in the sea.

So I wished to make a defective damage in it, as there was a king

after them who seized every ship by force.



فكان أب واه مؤمنين فخشينا أن ي رهقهما طغيان وأما الغلم

وكفرا

80. "And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared

lest he should oppress them by rebellion and disbelief.

ما خيا م نه زكاة وأق رب رحافأردن أن ي بدلما رب

81. "So we intended that their Lord should change him for them for

one better in righteousness and near to mercy.

ز وأما الجدار فكان لغلمين يتيمين في المدينة وكان تته كن

لغا أشدها لما وكان أبوها صالا فأراد ربك أن ي ب



زها رحة من رب ك وما ف علته عن أمري ذلك ويستخرجا كن

تويل ما لم تسطع عليه صبا

82. "And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the town;

and there was under it a treasure belonging to them; and their father

was a righteous man, and your Lord intended that they should attain

their age of full strength and take out their treasure as a mercy from

your Lord. And I did it not of my own accord. That is the interpretation

of those matters over which you could not hold patience."

ويسألونك عن ذي القرنين قل سأت لو عليكم منه ذكرا

83. And they ask you about Dhul-Qarnain. Say: "I shall recite to you

something of his story."

ناه من كل شيء سب با إن مكنا له في الرض وآت ي



84. Verily, We established him in the earth, and We gave him the

means of everything.

فأت بع سب با

85. So he followed a way.

ئة حت إذا ب لغ مغر ب الشمس وجدها ت غرب في عين ح

ب وإما أن ووجد عندها ق وما ق لنا يا ذا القرنين إما أن ت عذ

ت تخذ فيهم حسنا

86. Until, when he reached the setting place of the sun, he found it

setting in a spring of black muddy or hot water. And he found near it

a people. We (Allaah) said by inspiration: "O Dhul-Qarnain! Either you

punish them, or treat them with kindness."



به به ثم ي رد إلى رب ه ف ي عذ عذاب قال أما من ظلم فسوف ن عذ

نكرا

87. He said: "As for a disbeliever in the Oneness of Allaah who does

wrong, we shall punish him; and then he will be brought back unto his

Lord; Who will punish him with a terrible torment (Hell).

سن وسن قول له من وأما من آمن وعمل صالا ف ل ه جزاء ال

أمرن يسرا

88. "But as for him who believes in Allaah's Oneness and works

righteousness, he shall have the best reward, Paradise, and we

(Dhul-Qarnain) shall speak unto him mild words as instructions."

أت بع سب باثم



89. Then he followed another way,

حت إذا ب لغ مطلع الشمس وجدها تطلع على ق وم لم نعل

لم من دونا ستا

90. Until, when he came to the rising place of the sun, he found it

rising on a people for whom We (Allaah) had provided no shelter

against the sun.

كذلك وقد أحطنا با لديه خبا

91. So it was! And We knew all about Dhul-Qarnain.

ثم أت بع سب با

92. Then he followed another way,



ين وجد من دونما ق وما لا يكادون حت إذا ب لغ بين السد

ي فقهون ق ولا

93. Until, when he reached between two mountains, he found, before

near those two mountains, a people who scarcely understood a

word.

ج ومأجوج مفسدون في الرض قالوا يا ذا القرنين إن يجو

ن هم سدا ن نا وب ي ف هل نعل لك خرجا على أن تعل ب ي

94. They said: "O Dhul-Qarnain! Verily! Ya'jûj and Ma'jûj (Gog and

Magog) are doing great mischief in the land. Shall we then pay you a

tribute in order that you might erect a barrier between us and them?"



نكم قال ما مكن فيه رب خي فأعينون بقوة أجعل ب ي

ن هم ردما وب ي

95. He said: "That (wealth, authority and power) in which my Lord

had established me is better (than your tribute). So help me with

strength of men, I will erect between you and them a barrier.

آتون زب ر الديد حت إذا ساوى بين الصدفين قال ان فخوا

قطرا ليه حت إذا جعله نرا قال آتون أفرغ ع

96. "Give me blocks of iron," then, when he had filled up the gap

between the two mountain-cliffs, he said: "Blow," till when he had

made it red as fire, he said: "Bring me molten copper to pour over it."

يظهروه وما استطاعوا له ن قبافما اسطاعوا أن



97. So they [Ya'jûj and Ma'jûj (Gog and Magog)] were made

powerless to scale it or dig through it.

قال هذا رحة من رب فإذا جاء وعد رب جعله دكاء وكان

وعد رب حقا

98. Dhul-Qarnain said: "This is a mercy from my Lord, but when the

Promise of my Lord comes, He shall level it down to the ground. And

the Promise of my Lord is ever true."

وت ركنا ب عضهم ي ومئذ يوج في ب عض ونفخ في الصور

م جعافجمعناه

99. And on that Day [i.e. the Day Ya'jûj and Ma'jûj (Gog and

Magog) will come out], We shall leave them to surge like waves on

one another, and the Trumpet will be blown, and We shall collect

them all together.



لكافرين عرضا وعرضنا جهنم ي ومئذ ل

100. And on that Day We shall present Hell to the disbelievers, plain

to view,

الذين كانت أعي ن هم في غطاء عن ذكري وكانوا لا

يستطيعون سعا

101. To those whose eyes had been under a covering from My

Reminder (this Qur’aan), and who could not bear to hear it.

أفحسب الذين كفروا أن ي تخذوا عبادي من دون أولياء إن

أعتدن جهنم للكافرين ن زلا

102. Do then those who disbelieve think that they can take My slaves

[i.e., the angels, Allaah's Messengers, 'Iesa, son of Mary, etc.]



as Auliyâ' (lords, protectors, etc.) besides Me? Verily, We have

prepared Hell as an entertainment for the disbelievers in the Oneness

of Allaah.

قل هل ن ن ب ئكم بلخسرين أعمالا

103. Say (O Muhammad): "Shall We tell you the greatest losers in

respect of their deeds?

م ن يا وهم يسبون أن الذين ضل سعي هم في الياة الد

عايسنون ص ن

104. "Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they

thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds!

أولئك الذين كفروا بيات رب م ولقائه فحبطت أعمالم فل

القيامة وزن نقيم لم ي وم



105. "They are those who deny the Ayaat (signs) of their Lord and the

Meeting with Him in the Hereafter. So their works are in vain, and on

the Day of Resurrection, We shall not give them any weight.

كفروا واتذوا آيات ورسلي هزواذلك جزاؤهم جهنم با

106. "That shall be their recompense, Hell; because they disbelieved

and took My Ayaat and My Messengers by way of jest and mockery.

جنات إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالات كانت لم

الفردوس ن زلا

107. "Verily! Those who believe in the Oneness of Allaah and do

righteous deeds, shall have the Gardens of Al-Firdaus (the highest

Paradise) for their entertainment.

ها حولا خالدين فيها لا ي ب غون عن



108. "Wherein they shall dwell forever. No desire will they have to be

removed therefrom."

قل لو كان البحر مدادا لكلمات رب لنفد البحر ق بل أن

نا بثله م فد كلمات رب ولو جئ ددا ت ن

109. Say O Muhammad to mankind. "If the sea were ink for writing

the Words of my Lord, surely, the sea would be exhausted before the

Words of my Lord would be finished, even if we brought another sea

like it for its aid."

ا إل ا أن بشر مث لكم يوحى إل أن كم إله واحد فمن قل إن

كان ي رجو لقاء رب ه ف لي عمل عمل صالا ولا يشرك بعبادة

رب ه أحدا



110. Say (O Muhammad : "I am only a man like you. It has been

inspired to me that your deity is One Ilâh (Allaah). So whoever hopes

for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and

associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord."

All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His praise

and security be upon our final

Prophet Muhammad, his

family, his companions

and all those who

follow his

guidance.

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