Surah Kahf
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18:1
ح-م-د
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ٱلۡحَمۡدُ
اَلْحَمْدُ
al-ḥamdu
All Praise
ا-ل-ه
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لِلَّهِ
لِلّٰهِ
lillahi
(is) for Allah
ا-ل-ل-ذ
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ٱلَّذِيٓ
الَّذِیْۤ
alladhī
the One Who
ن-ز-ل
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أَنزَلَ
اَنْزَلَ
anzala
(has) revealed
ع-ل-ي
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عَلَىٰ
عَلٰی
ʿalā
to
ع-ب-د
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عَبۡدِهِ
عَبْدِهِ
ʿabdihi
His slave
ك-ت-ب
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ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
الْكِتٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book,
ل-م
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وَلَمۡ
وَلَمْ
walam
and not
ج-ع-ل
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يَجۡعَل
یَجْعَلْ
yajʿal
(has) made
ل
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لَّهُۥ
لَّهٗ
lahu
in it
ع-و-ج
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عِوَجَاۜ
عِوَجًا
ʿiwajā
any crookedness.
Praise be to God, who revealed the Book to a devotee, putting no distortion in it,
- Thomas Cleary
18:2
ق-و-م
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قَيِّمٗا
قَیِّمًا
qayyiman
Straight,
ن-ذ-ر
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لِّيُنذِرَ
لِّیُنْذِرَ
liyundhira
to warn
ب-ا-س
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بَأۡسٗا
بَاْسًا
basan
(of) a punishment
ش-د-د
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شَدِيدٗا
شَدِیْدًا
shadīdan
severe,
م-ن
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مِّن
مِّنْ
min
from
ل-د-ن
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لَّدُنۡهُ
لَّدُنْهُ
ladun'hu
near Him,
ب-ش-ر
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وَيُبَشِّرَ
وَیُبَشِّرَ
wayubashira
and give glad tidings
ا-م-ن
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ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ
l-mu'minīna
(to) the believers,
ا-ل-ل-ذ
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ٱلَّذِينَ
الَّذِیْنَ
alladhīna
those who
ع-م-ل
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يَعۡمَلُونَ
یَعْمَلُوْنَ
yaʿmalūna
do
ص-ل-ح
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ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ
الصّٰلِحٰتِ
ṣ-ṣāliḥāti
righteous deeds,
ا-ن-ن
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أَنَّ
اَنَّ
anna
that
ل
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لَهُمۡ
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
ا-ج-ر
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أَجۡرًا
اَجْرًا
ajran
(is) a good reward.
ح-س-ن
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حَسَنٗا
حَسَنًا
ḥasanan
(is) a good reward.
so it is straight, to warn of severe vengeance from God, and to bring glad news to the believers who do good works, that there is an excellent reward for them,
- Thomas Cleary
18:3
م-ك-ث
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مَّٰكِثِينَ
مَّاكِثِیْنَ
mākithīna
(They will) abide
ف-ي
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فِيهِ
فِیْهِ
fīhi
in it
ا-ب-د
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أَبَدٗا
اَبَدًا
abadan
forever.
wherein they’ll abide forever;
- Thomas Cleary
18:4
ن-ذ-ر
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وَيُنذِرَ
وَّیُنْذِرَ
wayundhira
And to warn
ا-ل-ل-ذ
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ٱلَّذِينَ
الَّذِیْنَ
alladhīna
those who
ق-و-ل
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قَالُواْ
قَالُوا
qālū
say,
ا-خ-ذ
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ٱتَّخَذَ
اتَّخَذَ
ittakhadha
"Allah has taken
ا-ل-ه
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ٱللَّهُ
اللّٰهُ
l-lahu
"Allah has taken
و-ل-د
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وَلَدٗا
وَلَدًا
waladan
a son."
and to warn those who say God has begotten a son.
- Thomas Cleary
18:5
م-ا
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مَّا
مَا
mā
Not
ل
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لَهُم
لَهُمْ
lahum
they have
ب
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بِهِۦ
بِهٖ
bihi
about it
م-ن
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مِنۡ
مِنْ
min
any
ع-ل-م
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عِلۡمٖ
عِلْمٍ
ʿil'min
knowledge
ل-ا
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وَلَا
وَّلَا
walā
and not
ا-ب-و
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لِأٓبَآئِهِمۡۚ
لِاٰبَآىِٕهِمْ ؕ—
liābāihim
their forefathers.
ك-ب-ر
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كَبُرَتۡ
كَبُرَتْ
kaburat
Mighty (is)
ك-ل-م
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كَلِمَةٗ
كَلِمَةً
kalimatan
the word
خ-ر-ج
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تَخۡرُجُ
تَخْرُجُ
takhruju
(that) comes out
م-ن
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مِنۡ
مِنْ
min
of
ف-و-ه
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أَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡۚ
اَفْوَاهِهِمْ ؕ—
afwāhihim
their mouths.
ا-ن
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إِن
اِنْ
in
Not
ق-و-ل
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يَقُولُونَ
یَّقُوْلُوْنَ
yaqūlūna
they say
ا-ل-ل-ا
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إِلَّا
اِلَّا
illā
except
ك-ذ-ب
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كَذِبٗا
كَذِبًا
kadhiban
a lie.
They have no knowledge of this, nor had their ancestors. What comes out of their mouths is intolerable as a maxim; for they are only telling a lie.
- Thomas Cleary
18:6
ل-ع-ل-ل
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فَلَعَلَّكَ
فَلَعَلَّكَ
falaʿallaka
Then perhaps you would (be)
ب-خ-ع
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بَٰخِعٞ
بَاخِعٌ
bākhiʿun
the one who kills
ن-ف-س
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نَّفۡسَكَ
نَّفْسَكَ
nafsaka
yourself
ع-ل-ي
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عَلَىٰٓ
عَلٰۤی
ʿalā
over
ا-ث-ر
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ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ
اٰثَارِهِمْ
āthārihim
their footsteps,
ا-ن
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إِن
اِنْ
in
if
ل-م
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لَّمۡ
لَّمْ
lam
not
ا-م-ن
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يُؤۡمِنُواْ
یُؤْمِنُوْا
yu'minū
they believe
ه-ا-ذ
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بِهَٰذَا
بِهٰذَا
bihādhā
in this
ح-د-ث
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ٱلۡحَدِيثِ
الْحَدِیْثِ
l-ḥadīthi
[the] narration,
ا-س-ف
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أَسَفًا
اَسَفًا
asafan
(in) grief.
So you might grieve yourself to death regretful after them if they won’t believe in this discourse?
- Thomas Cleary
18:7
ا-ن-ن
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إِنَّا
اِنَّا
innā
Indeed, We
ج-ع-ل
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جَعَلۡنَا
جَعَلْنَا
jaʿalnā
We have made
م-ا
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مَا
مَا
mā
what
ع-ل-ي
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عَلَى
عَلَی
ʿalā
(is) on
ا-ر-ض
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ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
الْاَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
ز-ي-ن
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زِينَةٗ
زِیْنَةً
zīnatan
adornment
ل
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لَّهَا
لَّهَا
lahā
for it,
ب-ل-و
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لِنَبۡلُوَهُمۡ
لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ
linabluwahum
that We may test [them]
ا-ي-ي
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أَيُّهُمۡ
اَیُّهُمْ
ayyuhum
which of them
ح-س-ن
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أَحۡسَنُ
اَحْسَنُ
aḥsanu
(is) best
ع-م-ل
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عَمَلٗا
عَمَلًا
ʿamalan
(in) deed.
We made everything on earth an ornament for it, that We might test which of them are best in behavior.
- Thomas Cleary
18:8
ا-ن-ن
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وَإِنَّا
وَاِنَّا
wa-innā
And indeed, We
ج-ع-ل
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لَجَٰعِلُونَ
لَجٰعِلُوْنَ
lajāʿilūna
(will) surely make
م-ا
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مَا
مَا
mā
what
ع-ل-ي
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عَلَيۡهَا
عَلَیْهَا
ʿalayhā
(is) on it
ص-ع-د
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صَعِيدٗا
صَعِیْدًا
ṣaʿīdan
soil
ج-ر-ز
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جُرُزًا
جُرُزًا
juruzan
barren.
And We will make everything on earth dust and desert.
- Thomas Cleary
18:9
ا-م
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أَمۡ
اَمْ
am
Or
ح-س-ب
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حَسِبۡتَ
حَسِبْتَ
ḥasib'ta
you think
ا-ن-ن
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أَنَّ
اَنَّ
anna
that
ص-ح-ب
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أَصۡحَٰبَ
اَصْحٰبَ
aṣḥāba
(the) companions
ك-ه-ف
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ٱلۡكَهۡفِ
الْكَهْفِ
l-kahfi
(of) the cave
ر-ق-م
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وَٱلرَّقِيمِ
وَالرَّقِیْمِ ۙ—
war-raqīmi
and the inscription
ك-و-ن
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كَانُواْ
كَانُوْا
kānū
were,
م-ن
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مِنۡ
مِنْ
min
among
ا-ي-ا
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ءَايَٰتِنَا
اٰیٰتِنَا
āyātinā
Our Signs,
ع-ج-ب
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عَجَبًا
عَجَبًا
ʿajaban
a wonder?
Or do you consider the companions of the cave and the written scripture to have been oddities among Our signs?
- Thomas Cleary
18:10
ا-ذ
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إِذۡ
اِذْ
idh
When
ا-و-ي
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أَوَى
اَوَی
awā
retreated
ف-ت-ي
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ٱلۡفِتۡيَةُ
الْفِتْیَةُ
l-fit'yatu
the youths
ا-ل-ي
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إِلَى
اِلَی
ilā
to
ك-ه-ف
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ٱلۡكَهۡفِ
الْكَهْفِ
l-kahfi
the cave,
ق-و-ل
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فَقَالُواْ
فَقَالُوْا
faqālū
and they said,
ر-ب-ب
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رَبَّنَآ
رَبَّنَاۤ
rabbanā
"Our Lord!
ا-ت-ي
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ءَاتِنَا
اٰتِنَا
ātinā
Grant us
م-ن
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مِن
مِنْ
min
from
ل-د-ن
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لَّدُنكَ
لَّدُنْكَ
ladunka
Yourself
ر-ح-م
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رَحۡمَةٗ
رَحْمَةً
raḥmatan
Mercy,
ه-ي-ا
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وَهَيِّئۡ
وَّهَیِّئْ
wahayyi
and facilitate
ل
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لَنَا
لَنَا
lanā
for us
م-ن
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مِنۡ
مِنْ
min
[from]
ا-م-ر
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أَمۡرِنَا
اَمْرِنَا
amrinā
our affair
ر-ش-د
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رَشَدٗا
رَشَدًا
rashadan
(in the) right way."
When the youths took shelter in the cave, they said, “Our Lord, grant us mercy from Yourself, and take care of us properly.”
- Thomas Cleary