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Surah Al-Kahf
اَلْـكَهْف
110 Ayaat مکیۃ
اَوْ یُصْبِحَ مَآؤُهَا غَوْرًا فَلَنْ تَسْتَطِیْعَ لَهٗ طَلَبًا(۴۱)
Or else of a morning its water may sink underground, and you will not find a trace of it."
or in the morning the water of it will be sunk into the earth, so that thou wilt not be able to seek it out.'
وَ اُحِیْطَ بِثَمَرِهٖ فَاَصْبَحَ یُقَلِّبُ كَفَّیْهِ عَلٰى مَاۤ اَنْفَقَ فِیْهَا وَ هِیَ خَاوِیَةٌ عَلٰى عُرُوْشِهَا وَ یَقُوْلُ یٰلَیْتَنِیْ لَمْ اُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّیْۤ اَحَدًا(۴۲)
And his vines were overtaken (with disaster), and he began to wring his hands (at the loss) of what he had spent on them, for the vines had fallen upon their trellises; and he said: "Would to God that I had not associated any one with my Lord."
And his fruit was all encompassed, and in the morning he was wringing his hands for that he had expended upon it, and it was fallen down upon its trellises, and he was saying, 'Would I had not associated with my Lord any one!'
وَ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَّهٗ فِئَةٌ یَّنْصُرُوْنَهٗ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ وَ مَا كَانَ مُنْتَصِرًاؕ(۴۳)
He had no body to help him other than God, nor was he able to save himself.
But there was no host to help him, apart from God, and he was helpless.
هُنَالِكَ الْوَلَایَةُ لِلّٰهِ الْحَقِّؕ-هُوَ خَیْرٌ ثَوَابًا وَّ خَیْرٌ عُقْبًا۠(۴۴)
The jurisdiction in this province belongs to God. His is the best reward, and His the best requital.
Thereover protection belongs only to God the True; He is best rewarding, best in the issue.
وَ اضْرِبْ لَهُمْ مَّثَلَ الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا كَمَآءٍ اَنْزَلْنٰهُ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ فَاخْتَلَطَ بِهٖ نَبَاتُ الْاَرْضِ فَاَصْبَحَ هَشِیْمًا تَذْرُوْهُ الرِّیٰحُؕ-وَ كَانَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَیْءٍ مُّقْتَدِرًا(۴۵)
Present to them the example of the life of this world so like the water We send down from the skies that mingles with the earth to nourish its vegetation, which then on the morrow turns to stubble and is blown away by the wind. God has power over everything.
And strike for them the similitude of the present life: it is as water that We send down out of heaven, and the plants of the earth mingle with it; and in the morning it is straw the winds scatter; and God is omnipotent over everything.
اَلْمَالُ وَ الْبَنُوْنَ زِیْنَةُ الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَاۚ-وَ الْبٰقِیٰتُ الصّٰلِحٰتُ خَیْرٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَّ خَیْرٌ اَمَلًا(۴۶)
Wealth and children are only the gloss of this world, but good deeds that abide are better with your Lord for recompense, and better for expectation.
Wealth and sons are the adornment of the present world; but the abiding things, the deeds of righteousness, are better with God in reward, and better in hope.
وَ یَوْمَ نُسَیِّرُ الْجِبَالَ وَ تَرَى الْاَرْضَ بَارِزَةًۙ-وَّ حَشَرْنٰهُمْ فَلَمْ نُغَادِرْ مِنْهُمْ اَحَدًاۚ(۴۷)
The day We shall move the mountains, and you see the earth an open plain, We shall gather them together, leaving none behind.
And on the day We shall set the mountains in motion, and thou seest the earth coming forth, and We muster them so that We leave not so much as one of them behind;
وَ عُرِضُوْا عَلٰى رَبِّكَ صَفًّاؕ-لَقَدْ جِئْتُمُوْنَا كَمَا خَلَقْنٰكُمْ اَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍۭ٘-بَلْ زَعَمْتُمْ اَلَّنْ نَّجْعَلَ لَكُمْ مَّوْعِدًا(۴۸)
They will be arraigned before their Lord row on row, (and He will say): "Well, you have come to Us as We had first created you, even though you imagined We had fixed no time for this meeting."
and they shall be presented before their Lord in ranks -- 'You have come to Us, as We created you upon the first time; nay, you asserted We should not appoint for you a tryst.'
وَ وُضِعَ الْكِتٰبُ فَتَرَى الْمُجْرِمِیْنَ مُشْفِقِیْنَ مِمَّا فِیْهِ وَ یَقُوْلُوْنَ یٰوَیْلَتَنَا مَالِ هٰذَا الْكِتٰبِ لَا یُغَادِرُ صَغِیْرَةً وَّ لَا كَبِیْرَةً اِلَّاۤ اَحْصٰىهَاۚ-وَ وَجَدُوْا مَا عَمِلُوْا حَاضِرًاؕ-وَ لَا یَظْلِمُ رَبُّكَ اَحَدًا۠(۴۹)
The ledger (of their deeds) would be placed before them. Then you will see the sinners terrified at its contents, and say: "Alas, what a written revelation this, which has not left unaccounted the smallest or the greatest thing!" They will find in it whatsoever they had done. Your Lord does not wrong any one.
And the Book shall be set in place; and thou wilt see the sinners fearful at what is in it, and saying, 'Alas for us! How is it with this Book, that it leaves nothing behind, small or great, but it has numbered it?' And they shall find all they wrought present, and thy Lord shall not wrong anyone.
وَ اِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلٰٓىٕكَةِ اسْجُدُوْا لِاٰدَمَ فَسَجَدُوْۤا اِلَّاۤ اِبْلِیْسَؕ-كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ اَمْرِ رَبِّهٖؕ-اَفَتَتَّخِذُوْنَهٗ وَ ذُرِّیَّتَهٗۤ اَوْلِیَآءَ مِنْ دُوْنِیْ وَ هُمْ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّؕ-بِئْسَ لِلظّٰلِمِیْنَ بَدَلًا(۵۰)
When We said to the angels: "Bow before Adam in adoration," they all bowed but Iblis. He was one of the jinni and rebelled against his Lord´s command. And yet you take him and his offspring as your friends instead of Me, even though they are your enemies. How sad a substitute for the evil-doers!
And when We said to the angels, 'Bow yourselves to Adam'; so they bowed themselves, save Iblis; he was one of the jinn, and committed ungodliness against his Lord's command. What, and do you take him and his seed to be your friends, apart from Me, and they an enemy to you? How evil is that exchange for the evildoers!
مَاۤ اَشْهَدْتُّهُمْ خَلْقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ وَ لَا خَلْقَ اَنْفُسِهِمْ۪-وَ مَا كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذَ الْمُضِلِّیْنَ عَضُدًا(۵۱)
I did not call them to witness the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor their own creation. I would not take as helpers those who lead (men) astray.
I made them not witnesses of the creation of the heavens and earth, neither of the creation of themselves; I would not ever take those who lead others astray to be My supporters.
وَ یَوْمَ یَقُوْلُ نَادُوْا شُرَكَآءِیَ الَّذِیْنَ زَعَمْتُمْ فَدَعَوْهُمْ فَلَمْ یَسْتَجِیْبُوْا لَهُمْ وَ جَعَلْنَا بَیْنَهُمْ مَّوْبِقًا(۵۲)
The day He will say: "Call those you had called My compeers," they will call them, but will get no response, and We shall place a gulf between them.
And on the day He shall say, 'Call on My associates whom you asserted'; and then they shall call on them, but they will not answer them, and We shall set a gulf between them.
وَ رَاَ الْمُجْرِمُوْنَ النَّارَ فَظَنُّوْۤا اَنَّهُمْ مُّوَاقِعُوْهَا وَ لَمْ یَجِدُوْا عَنْهَا مَصْرِفًا۠(۵۳)
The sinners will see the Fire and know that they will be thrown into it and will not find a way of escape from it.
Then the evildoers will see the Fire, and think that they are about to fall into it, and will find no escape from it.
وَ لَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِیْ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ لِلنَّاسِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَثَلٍؕ-وَ كَانَ الْاِنْسَانُ اَكْثَرَ شَیْءٍ جَدَلًا(۵۴)
We have explained in various ways all things to men in this Qur´an; but of all things man is most contentious.
We have indeed turned about for men in this Koran every manner of similitude; man is the most disputatious of things.
وَ مَا مَنَعَ النَّاسَ اَنْ یُّؤْمِنُوْۤا اِذْ جَآءَهُمُ الْهُدٰى وَ یَسْتَغْفِرُوْا رَبَّهُمْ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ تَاْتِیَهُمْ سُنَّةُ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ اَوْ یَاْتِیَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ قُبُلًا(۵۵)
There is nothing to prevent men from believing when the guidance has come to them, and asking for their Lord´s forgiveness, unless they want the example of earlier people visited upon them, or the punishment to appear right before their eyes.
And naught prevented men from believing when the guidance came unto them, and seeking their Lord's forgiveness, but that the wont of the ancients should come upon them, or that the chastisement should come upon them face to face.
وَ مَا نُرْسِلُ الْمُرْسَلِیْنَ اِلَّا مُبَشِّرِیْنَ وَ مُنْذِرِیْنَۚ-وَ یُجَادِلُ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِالْبَاطِلِ لِیُدْحِضُوْا بِهِ الْحَقَّ وَ اتَّخَذُوْۤا اٰیٰتِیْ وَ مَاۤ اُنْذِرُوْا هُزُوًا(۵۶)
We never send apostles but to convey happy tidings, and to warn. But those who disbelieve contend with false arguments to nullify the truth. They make a mockery of My revelations and of what they had been warned.
And We send not the Envoys, but good tidings to bear, and warning. Yet do the unbelievers dispute with falsehood, that they may rebut thereby the truth. They have taken My signs, and what they are warned of, in mockery.
وَ مَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ ذُكِّرَ بِاٰیٰتِ رَبِّهٖ فَاَعْرَضَ عَنْهَا وَ نَسِیَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ یَدٰهُؕ-اِنَّا جَعَلْنَا عَلٰى قُلُوْبِهِمْ اَكِنَّةً اَنْ یَّفْقَهُوْهُ وَ فِیْۤ اٰذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًاؕ-وَ اِنْ تَدْعُهُمْ اِلَى الْهُدٰى فَلَنْ یَّهْتَدُوْۤا اِذًا اَبَدًا(۵۷)
Who is more unjust than he who, on being reminded of his Lord´s revelations, turns away from them, and forgets the evil deeds he had committed in the past. Verily We have placed a covering on their hearts so that they do not understand, and a deafness in their ears so that however you may call them to guidance they will never be guided aright.
And who does greater evil than he who, being reminded of the signs of his Lord, turns away from them and forgets what his hands have forwarded? Surely We have laid veils on their hearts lest they understand it, and in their ears heaviness; and though thou callest them to the guidance, yet they will not be guided ever.
وَ رَبُّكَ الْغَفُوْرُ ذُو الرَّحْمَةِؕ-لَوْ یُؤَاخِذُهُمْ بِمَا كَسَبُوْا لَعَجَّلَ لَهُمُ الْعَذَابَؕ-بَلْ لَّهُمْ مَّوْعِدٌ لَّنْ یَّجِدُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ مَوْىٕلًا(۵۸)
But your Lord is forgiving, full of benevolence. If He had pleased to punish them for their doings He would have punished them immediately. But a term is fixed for them from which they will find no escape.
But thy Lord is the All-forgiving, full of mercy. If He should take them to task for that they have earned, He would hasten for them the chastisement; but they have a tryst, from which they will find no escape.
وَ تِلْكَ الْقُرٰۤى اَهْلَكْنٰهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوْا وَ جَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِمْ مَّوْعِدًا۠(۵۹)
As for these habitations, We destroyed them only when they transgressed; even so We had fixed a time for their annihilation.
And those cities, We destroyed them when they did evil, and appointed for their destruction a tryst.
وَ اِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰى لِفَتٰىهُ لَاۤ اَبْرَحُ حَتّٰۤى اَبْلُغَ مَجْمَعَ الْبَحْرَیْنِ اَوْ اَمْضِیَ حُقُبًا(۶۰)
When Moses said to his servant (Joshua): "I will not give up till I reach the confluence of two oceans, or I will journey on and on."
And when Moses said to his page, 'I will not give up until I reach the meeting of the two seas, though I go on for many years.
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَیْنِهِمَا نَسِیَا حُوْتَهُمَا فَاتَّخَذَ سَبِیْلَهٗ فِی الْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا(۶۱)
When they reached the confluence they forgot the fish (they had brought as food) which swiftly made its way into the sea.
Then, when they reached their meeting, they forgot their fish, and it took its way into the sea, burrowing.
فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَا قَالَ لِفَتٰىهُ اٰتِنَا غَدَآءَنَا٘-لَقَدْ لَقِیْنَا مِنْ سَفَرِنَا هٰذَا نَصَبًا(۶۲)
When they had gone past (the confluence), Moses said to his servant: "Give me my breakfast. I am exhausted from this journey."
When they had passed over, he said to his page, 'Bring us our breakfast; indeed, we have encountered weariness from this our journey.'
قَالَ اَرَءَیْتَ اِذْ اَوَیْنَاۤ اِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَاِنِّیْ نَسِیْتُ الْحُوْتَ٘-وَ مَاۤ اَنْسٰىنِیْهُ اِلَّا الشَّیْطٰنُ اَنْ اَذْكُرَهٗۚ-وَ اتَّخَذَ سَبِیْلَهٗ فِی الْبَحْرِ ﳓ عَجَبًا(۶۳)
He said: "You see, I forgot the fish on the rock where we had stopped. Only Satan made me forget to mention this; but the wonder is the fish escaped to the sea."
He said, 'What thinkest thou? When we took refuge in the rock, then I forgot the fish-and it was Satan himself that made me forget it so that I should not remember it -- and so it took its way into the sea in a manner marvellous.'
قَالَ ذٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ﳓ فَارْتَدَّا عَلٰۤى اٰثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًاۙ(۶۴)
Moses said: "But that is exactly what we were seeking." So they retraced their steps.
Said he, 'This is what we were seeking!' And so they returned upon their tracks, retracing them.
فَوَجَدَا عَبْدًا مِّنْ عِبَادِنَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِنْدِنَا وَ عَلَّمْنٰهُ مِنْ لَّدُنَّا عِلْمًا(۶۵)
Then they found one of Our votaries, whom We had blessed and given knowledge from Us.
Then they found one of Our servants unto whom We had given mercy from Us, and We had taught him knowledge proceeding from Us.
قَالَ لَهٗ مُوْسٰى هَلْ اَتَّبِعُكَ عَلٰۤى اَنْ تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا(۶۶)
Moses said to him: "May I attend upon you that you may instruct me in the knowledge you have been taught of the right way?"
Moses said to him, 'Shall I follow thee so that thou teachest me, of what thou hast been taught, right judgment.'
قَالَ اِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِیْعَ مَعِیَ صَبْرًا(۶۷)
He said: "You will not be able to bear with me.
Said he, 'Assuredly thou wilt not be able to bear with me patiently.
وَ كَیْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلٰى مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهٖ خُبْرًا(۶۸)
"How can you bear that which is beyond your comprehension?"
And how shouldst thou bear patiently that thou hast never encompassed in thy knowledge?'
قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِیْۤ اِنْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ صَابِرًا وَّ لَاۤ اَعْصِیْ لَكَ اَمْرًا(۶۹)
"You will find me patient if God wills," said Moses; "and I will not disobey you in any thing."
He said, 'Yet thou shalt find me, if God will, patient; and I shall not rebel against thee in anything.'
قَالَ فَاِنِ اتَّبَعْتَنِیْ فَلَا تَسْــٴَـلْنِیْ عَنْ شَیْءٍ حَتّٰۤى اُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا۠(۷۰)
"If you must follow me," he said, "do not ask me any thing until I speak of it to you myself."
Said he, 'Then if thou followest me, question me not on anything until I myself introduce the mention of it to thee.'
فَانْطَلَقَاٙ-حَتّٰۤى اِذَا رَكِبَا فِی السَّفِیْنَةِ خَرَقَهَاؕ-قَالَ اَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ اَهْلَهَاۚ-لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَیْــٴًـا اِمْرًا(۷۱)
So they set out till they (came to the quay) and went on board a ship in which he made a hole, (and Moses said:) "You have made a hole in the boat to drown its passengers? You have done a strange thing!"
So they departed; until, when they embarked upon the ship, he made a hole in it. He said, 'What, hast thou made a hole in it so as to drown its passengers? Thou hast indeed done a grievous thing.'
قَالَ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ اِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِیْعَ مَعِیَ صَبْرًا(۷۲)
"Did I not tell you," he replied, "that you will not be able to bear with me?"
Said he, 'Did I not say that thou couldst never bear with me patiently?'
قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِیْ بِمَا نَسِیْتُ وَ لَا تُرْهِقْنِیْ مِنْ اَمْرِیْ عُسْرًا(۷۳)
(Moses) said: "Do not hold me for having forgotten, and do not reprove me and make my task difficult."
He said, 'Do not take me to task that I forgot, neither constrain me to do a thing too difficult.'
فَانْطَلَقَاٙ-حَتّٰۤى اِذَا لَقِیَا غُلٰمًا فَقَتَلَهٗۙ-قَالَ اَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِیَّةًۢ بِغَیْرِ نَفْسٍؕ-لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَیْــٴًـا نُّكْرًا(۷۴)
The two went on till they came to a boy, whom he killed. Moses exclaimed: "You have killed an innocent soul who had taken no life. You have done a most abominable thing!"
So they departed; until, when they met a lad, he slew him. He said, 'What, hast thou slain a soul innocent, and that not to retaliate for a soul slain? Thou hast indeed done a horrible thing.'
قَالَ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ لَّكَ اِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِیْعَ مَعِیَ صَبْرًا(۷۵)
He said: "Did I not tell you you will not be able to bear with me?"
Said he, 'Did I not say that thou couldst never bear with me patiently?'
قَالَ اِنْ سَاَلْتُكَ عَنْ شَیْءٍۭ بَعْدَهَا فَلَا تُصٰحِبْنِیْۚ-قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِنْ لَّدُنِّیْ عُذْرًا(۷۶)
Moses said: "If I ask you any thing again then do not keep me with you. You have my apology."
He said, 'If I question thee on anything after this, then keep me company no more; thou hast already experienced excuse sufficient on my part.'
فَانْطَلَقَاٙ-حَتّٰۤى اِذَاۤ اَتَیَاۤ اَهْلَ قَرْیَةِ-ﹰاسْتَطْعَمَاۤ اَهْلَهَا فَاَبَوْا اَنْ یُّضَیِّفُوْهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِیْهَا جِدَارًا یُّرِیْدُ اَنْ یَّنْقَضَّ فَاَقَامَهٗؕ-قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَتَّخَذْتَ عَلَیْهِ اَجْرًا(۷۷)
The two went on till they came upon some villagers, and asked the people for food, but they refused to entertain them. There they found a wall that was crumbling, which he repaired. Moses remarked: "You could have demanded wages for it if you liked."
So they departed; until, when they reached the people of a city, they asked the people for food, but they refused to receive them hospitably. There they found a wall about to tumble down, and so he set it up. He said, 'If thou hadst wished, thou couldst have taken a wage for that.'
قَالَ هٰذَا فِرَاقُ بَیْنِیْ وَ بَیْنِكَۚ-سَاُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَاْوِیْلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ عَّلَیْهِ صَبْرًا(۷۸)
"This is the parting of our "ways," he said. "But I will now explain the things you could not bear:
Said he, 'This is the parting between me and thee. Now I will tell thee the interpretation of that thou couldst not bear patiently.
اَمَّا السَّفِیْنَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسٰكِیْنَ یَعْمَلُوْنَ فِی الْبَحْرِ فَاَرَدْتُّ اَنْ اَعِیْبَهَا وَ كَانَ وَرَآءَهُمْ مَّلِكٌ یَّاْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِیْنَةٍ غَصْبًا(۷۹)
That boat belonged to poor people who used to toil on the sea. I damaged it because there was a king after them who used to seize every ship by force.
As for the ship, it belonged to certain poor men, who toiled upon the sea; and I desired to damage it, for behind them there was a king who was seizing every ship by brutal force.
وَ اَمَّا الْغُلٰمُ فَكَانَ اَبَوٰهُ مُؤْمِنَیْنِ فَخَشِیْنَاۤ اَنْ یُّرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْیَانًا وَّ كُفْرًاۚ(۸۰)
As for the boy, his parents were believers, but we feared that he would harass them with defiance and disbelief.
As for the lad, his parents were believers; and we were afraid he would impose on them insolence and unbelief;
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