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 Surah Al-Kahf 18:18-20 [3/12] ↕
  
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وَتَحْسَبُهُمْAnd you (would) think them
أَيْقَاظًاawake
وَهُمْwhile they
رُقُودٌ‌ۚ(were) asleep.
وَنُقَلِّبُهُمْAnd We turned them
ذَاتَto
ٱلْيَمِينِthe right
وَذَاتَand to
ٱلشِّمَالِ‌ۖthe left,
وَكَلْبُهُمwhile their dog
بَـٰسِطٌstretched
ذِرَاعَيْهِhis two forelegs
بِٱلْوَصِيدِ‌ۚat the entrance.
لَوِIf
ٱطَّلَعْتَyou had looked
عَلَيْهِمْat them,
لَوَلَّيْتَyou (would) have surely turned back
مِنْهُمْfrom them
فِرَارًا(in) flight
وَلَمُلِئْتَand surely you would have been filled
مِنْهُمْby them
رُعْبًا(with) terror.
﴿١٨﴾
وَكَذَٲلِكَAnd similarly,
بَعَثْنَـٰهُمْWe raised them
لِيَتَسَآءَلُواْthat they might question
بَيْنَهُمْ‌ۚamong them.
قَالَSaid
قَآئِلٌa speaker
مِّنْهُمْamong them,
كَمْ"How long
لَبِثْتُمْ‌ۖhave you remained?"
قَالُواْThey said,
لَبِثْنَا"We have remained
يَوْمًاa day
أَوْor
بَعْضَa part
يَوْمٍ‌ۚ(of) a day."
قَالُواْThey said,
رَبُّكُمْ"Your Lord
أَعْلَمُknows best
بِمَاhow long
لَبِثْتُمْyou have remained.
فَٱبْعَثُوٓاْSo send
أَحَدَكُمone of you
بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَـٰذِهِۦٓwith this silver coin of yours
إِلَىto
ٱلْمَدِينَةِthe city,
فَلْيَنظُرْand let him see
أَيُّهَآwhich is
أَزْكَىٰthe purest
طَعَامًاfood,
فَلْيَأْتِكُمand let him bring to you
بِرِزْقٍprovision
مِّنْهُfrom it,
وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْand let him be cautious.
وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّAnd let not be aware
بِكُمْabout you
أَحَدًاanyone."
﴿١٩﴾
إِنَّهُمْ"Indeed, [they]
إِنif
يَظْهَرُواْthey come to know
عَلَيْكُمْabout you,
يَرْجُمُوكُمْthey will stone you
أَوْor
يُعِيدُوكُمْreturn you
فِىto
مِلَّتِهِمْtheir religion.
وَلَنAnd never
تُفْلِحُوٓاْwill you succeed
إِذًاthen -
أَبَدًاever."
﴿٢٠﴾

وَ تَحۡسَبُهُمۡ اَيۡقَاظًا وَّهُمۡ رُقُوۡدٌ ​​ۖ وَنُـقَلِّبُهُمۡ ذَاتَ الۡيَمِيۡنِ وَ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ​​ ۖ وَكَلۡبُهُمۡ بَاسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيۡهِ بِالۡوَصِيۡدِ​ ؕ لَوِ اطَّلَعۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ لَوَلَّيۡتَ مِنۡهُمۡ فِرَارًا وَّلَمُلِئۡتَ مِنۡهُمۡ رُعۡبًا‏   وَكَذٰلِكَ بَعَثۡنٰهُمۡ لِيَتَسَآءَلُوۡا بَيۡنَهُمۡ​ ؕ قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنۡهُمۡ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡ ؕ قَالُوۡا لَبِثۡنَا يَوۡمًا اَوۡ بَعۡضَ يَوۡمٍ​ ؕ قَالُوۡا رَبُّكُمۡ اَعۡلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثۡتُمۡ ؕ فَابۡعَثُوۡۤا اَحَدَكُمۡ بِوَرِقِكُمۡ هٰذِهٖۤ اِلَى الۡمَدِيۡنَةِ فَلۡيَنۡظُرۡ اَيُّهَاۤ اَزۡكٰى طَعَامًا فَلۡيَاۡتِكُمۡ بِرِزۡقٍ مِّنۡهُ وَلۡيَتَلَطَّفۡ وَلَا يُشۡعِرَنَّ بِكُمۡ اَحَدًا‏  اِنَّهُمۡ اِنۡ يَّظۡهَرُوۡا عَلَيۡكُمۡ يَرۡجُمُوۡكُمۡ اَوۡ يُعِيۡدُوۡكُمۡ فِىۡ مِلَّتِهِمۡ وَلَنۡ تُفۡلِحُوۡۤا اِذًا اَبَدًا‏ 
Translation
(18:18) On seeing them you would fancy them to be awake though they were asleep; and We caused them to turn their sides to their right and to their left,14 and their dog sat stretching out its forelegs on the threshold of the Cave. Had you looked upon them you would have certainly fled away from them, their sight filling you with terror.15 (18:19) Likewise, We roused them16 in a miraculous way that they might question one another. One of them asked: "How long did you remain (in this state)?" The others said: "We remained so for a day or part of a day." Then they said: "Your Lord knows better how long we remained in this state. Now send one of you to the city with this coin of yours and let him see who has the best food, and let him buy some provisions from there. Let him be cautious and not inform anyone of our whereabouts. (18:20) For if they should come upon us, they will stone us to death or force us to revert to their faith whereafter we shall never prosper."
Commentary

14. That is, if someone could have looked at the seven persons from outside and seen them turning from one side to the other at intervals, he would have thought that they were not asleep but were relaxing themselves.

15. Allah had so arranged their refuge that none dared go inside the cave and know about them for it was pitch dark in the cave and the dog was keeping watch at the entrance. If someone ever looked into the cave and saw the sleepers, he took them for some robbers and at once turned on his heels. This was the reason why their refuge remained a secret to the outer world for such a long period.

16. They were awakened from their sleep in the same miraculous way that was employed in sending them to sleep and keeping them hidden from the outer world.