فَاَرَدْنَاۤ اَنْ یُّبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَیْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكٰوةً وَّ اَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا۝۸۱

We hoped their Lord would give them a substitute better than him in virtue and goodness.

وَ اَمَّا الْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلٰمَیْنِ یَتِیْمَیْنِ فِی الْمَدِیْنَةِ وَ كَانَ تَحْتَهٗ كَنْزٌ لَّهُمَا وَ كَانَ اَبُوْهُمَا صَالِحًا ۚ فَاَرَادَ رَبُّكَ اَنْ یَّبْلُغَاۤ اَشُدَّهُمَا وَ یَسْتَخْرِجَا كَنْزَهُمَا ۖۗ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ رَّبِّكَ ۚ وَ مَا فَعَلْتُهٗ عَنْ اَمْرِیْ ؕ ذٰلِكَ تَاْوِیْلُ مَا لَمْ تَسْطِعْ عَّلَیْهِ صَبْرًا ؕ۠۝۸۲

As for that wall, it belonged to two orphan boys of the city, and their treasure was buried under it. Their father was an upright man. So your Lord willed that on reaching the age of maturity they should dig out their treasure as a favour from their Lord. So, I did not do that of my own accord. This is the explanation of things you could not bear with patience."

وَ یَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ عَنْ ذِی الْقَرْنَیْنِ ؕ قُلْ سَاَتْلُوْا عَلَیْكُمْ مِّنْهُ ذِكْرًاؕ۝۸۳

They ask you about Dhu´l-Qarnain.

اِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهٗ فِی الْاَرْضِ وَ اٰتَیْنٰهُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَیْءٍ سَبَبًاۙ۝۸۴

Say: "I will cite before you his commemoration." We gave him authority in the land and means of accomplishing every end.

فَاَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا۝۸۵

So he followed a certain road

حَتّٰۤی اِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِیْ عَیْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ وَّ وَجَدَ عِنْدَهَا قَوْمًا ؕ۬ قُلْنَا یٰذَا الْقَرْنَیْنِ اِمَّاۤ اَنْ تُعَذِّبَ وَ اِمَّاۤ اَنْ تَتَّخِذَ فِیْهِمْ حُسْنًا۝۸۶

Till he reached the point of the setting sun, and saw it set behind a muddy lake, and near it found a people. We said: "O Dhu´l-Qarnain, you may either punish them or treat them with kindness."

قَالَ اَمَّا مَنْ ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهٗ ثُمَّ یُرَدُّ اِلٰی رَبِّهٖ فَیُعَذِّبُهٗ عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا۝۸۷

He said: "I shall punish whosoever is wicked. He will then be sent back to his Lord who will inflict on him a terrible punishment.

وَ اَمَّا مَنْ اٰمَنَ وَ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهٗ جَزَآءَ ِ۟الْحُسْنٰی ۚ وَ سَنَقُوْلُ لَهٗ مِنْ اَمْرِنَا یُسْرًاؕ۝۸۸

But he who believes and does the right will have an excellent reward, and we shall make things easy for him."

ثُمَّ اَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا۝۹۲

He then followed (another) road

حَتّٰۤی اِذَا بَلَغَ مَطْلِعَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَطْلُعُ عَلٰی قَوْمٍ لَّمْ نَجْعَلْ لَّهُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِهَا سِتْرًاۙ۝۹۰

Till he reached the point of the rising sun, and saw it rise over a people for whom We had provided no shelter against it.