فَضَرَبْنَا عَلٰۤی اٰذَانِهِمْ فِی الْكَهْفِ سِنِیْنَ عَدَدًاۙ۝۱۱

We sealed off their ears in the cave for a number of years,

ثُمَّ بَعَثْنٰهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ اَیُّ الْحِزْبَیْنِ اَحْصٰی لِمَا لَبِثُوْۤا اَمَدًا۠۝۱۲

Then roused them to ascertain which of the two groups could account for the period they had stayed.

نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَیْكَ نَبَاَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ ؕ اِنَّهُمْ فِتْیَةٌ اٰمَنُوْا بِرَبِّهِمْ وَ زِدْنٰهُمْ هُدًیۗۖ۝۱۳

We narrate their story to you in all truth. They were a few young men who believed in their Lord; so We gave them greater guidance.

وَّ رَبَطْنَا عَلٰی قُلُوْبِهِمْ اِذْ قَامُوْا فَقَالُوْا رَبُّنَا رَبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ لَنْ نَّدْعُوَاۡ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۤ اِلٰهًا لَّقَدْ قُلْنَاۤ اِذًا شَطَطًا۝۱۴

And strengthened their hearts when they stood up and said: "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. We shall invoke no god beside Him, for we shall have uttered a blasphemy then.

هٰۤؤُلَآءِ قَوْمُنَا اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۤ اٰلِهَةً ؕ لَوْ لَا یَاْتُوْنَ عَلَیْهِمْ بِسُلْطٰنٍۭ بَیِّنٍ ؕ فَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰی عَلَی اللّٰهِ كَذِبًاؕ۝۱۵

As for these our people here, they have taken to other gods apart from Him. Then why do they not bring a clear authority for them? Who is more wicked than he who fabricates a lie against God?"

وَ اِذِ اعْتَزَلْتُمُوْهُمْ وَ مَا یَعْبُدُوْنَ اِلَّا اللّٰهَ فَاْوٗۤا اِلَی الْكَهْفِ یَنْشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ مِّنْ رَّحْمَتِهٖ وَ یُهَیِّئْ لَكُمْ مِّنْ اَمْرِكُمْ مِّرْفَقًا۝۱۶

(And they said to each other:) "Now that you have withdrawn from them and what they worship beside God, it is better to take refuge in the cave. Your Lord may bestow of His mercy on you, and facilitate your affair."

وَ تَرَی الشَّمْسَ اِذَا طَلَعَتْ تَّزٰوَرُ عَنْ كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ الْیَمِیْنِ وَ اِذَا غَرَبَتْ تَّقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ وَ هُمْ فِیْ فَجْوَةٍ مِّنْهُ ؕ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ اٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ ؕ مَنْ یَّهْدِ اللّٰهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِ ۚ وَ مَنْ یُّضْلِلْ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لَهٗ وَلِیًّا مُّرْشِدًا۠۝۱۷

You may well have seen when the sun came up it moved away to the right of the cave, and when it went down it turned away to the left, and they stayed in its open space. This was among the signs of God. Whoever is guided by God follows the right path; and whosoever goes astray will not find a guide to show him the way.

وَ تَحْسَبُهُمْ اَیْقَاظًا وَّ هُمْ رُقُوْدٌ ۖۗ وَّ نُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ الْیَمِیْنِ وَ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ ۖۗ وَ كَلْبُهُمْ بَاسِطٌ ذِرَاعَیْهِ بِالْوَصِیْدِ ؕ لَوِ اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَیْهِمْ لَوَلَّیْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِرَارًا وَّ لَمُلِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ رُعْبًا۝۱۸

You may have thought that they were awake, yet they were asleep. We made them turn right and left, while their dog lay with his forelegs stretched across the threshold. If you had looked at them you would have surely turned away and fled with horror at the sight.

وَ كَذٰلِكَ بَعَثْنٰهُمْ لِیَتَسَآءَلُوْا بَیْنَهُمْ ؕ قَالَ قَآىِٕلٌ مِّنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ ؕ قَالُوْا لَبِثْنَا یَوْمًا اَوْ بَعْضَ یَوْمٍ ؕ قَالُوْا رَبُّكُمْ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ ؕ فَابْعَثُوْۤا اَحَدَكُمْ بِوَرِقِكُمْ هٰذِهٖۤ اِلَی الْمَدِیْنَةِ فَلْیَنْظُرْ اَیُّهَاۤ اَزْكٰی طَعَامًا فَلْیَاْتِكُمْ بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ وَ لْیَتَلَطَّفْ ؔ وَ لَا یُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ اَحَدًا۝۱۹

Even so We roused them that they may question one another. One of them asked: "How long have you stayed here?" They said: "A day or less than a day." "Your Lord knows best," they said, "how long you have stayed. So send one of you to the town with this money of yours to look for wholesome food and bring it for you; but he should be careful not to let your presence known.

اِنَّهُمْ اِنْ یَّظْهَرُوْا عَلَیْكُمْ یَرْجُمُوْكُمْ اَوْ یُعِیْدُوْكُمْ فِیْ مِلَّتِهِمْ وَ لَنْ تُفْلِحُوْۤا اِذًا اَبَدًا۝۲۰

If they come to know of you they will stone you to death, or force you to go back to their creed; then you will never succeed."