Surah Al-Kahf

Verse 18:1

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْۤ اَنْزَلَ عَلٰی عَبْدِهِ الْكِتٰبَ وَلَمْ یَجْعَلْ لَّهٗ عِوَجًا ۟ؕٚ

ʹAl-Ḥamdu lillaahil laẓeee ʹañzala ʻalaa ʻAbdihil Kitaaba wa-lam yajʻal lahoo ʻiwajaa―

All praise is for Allah Who has revealed the Book to His servant, allowing no crookedness in it,

Verse 18:2

قَیِّمًا لِّیُنْذِرَ بَاْسًا شَدِیْدًا مِّنْ لَّدُنْهُ وَیُبَشِّرَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ الَّذِیْنَ یَعْمَلُوْنَ الصّٰلِحٰتِ اَنَّ لَهُمْ اَجْرًا حَسَنًا ۟ۙ

Q̣ayyimal liyuñẓira Baʹsañ shadeedam mil ladunhu wa-yubashshiral Muʹmineenal laẓeena yaʻmaloonaṣ ṣaalihaati ʹanna lahum ʹAjran ḥasanaa,

˹making it˺ perfectly upright, to warn ˹the disbelievers˺ of a severe torment from Him; to give good news to the believers—who do good—that they will have a fine reward,

Verse 18:3

مَّاكِثِیْنَ فِیْهِ اَبَدًا ۟ۙ

Maakis̤eena feehi ʹabadaa:

in which they will remain forever;

Verse 18:4

وَّیُنْذِرَ الَّذِیْنَ قَالُوا اتَّخَذَ اللّٰهُ وَلَدًا ۟ۗ

Wa-yuñẓiral laẓeena q̣aalut takhaẓal laahu waladaa:

and to warn those who claim, “Allah has offspring.”

Verse 18:5

مَا لَهُمْ بِهٖ مِنْ عِلْمٍ وَّلَا لِاٰبَآىِٕهِمْ ؕ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ اَفْوَاهِهِمْ ؕ اِنْ یَّقُوْلُوْنَ اِلَّا كَذِبًا ۟

Maa- lahum̃ bihee min ʻilmiñw walaa liʹaabaaaʹihim. Kaburat kalimatañ takhruju min ʹafwaahihim. ʹIñy yaq̣ooloona ʹillaa kaẓibaa.

They have no knowledge of this, nor did their forefathers. What a terrible claim that comes out of their mouths! They say nothing but lies.

Verse 18:6

فَلَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ عَلٰۤی اٰثَارِهِمْ اِنْ لَّمْ یُؤْمِنُوْا بِهٰذَا الْحَدِیْثِ اَسَفًا ۟

Falaʻallaka baakhiʻun nafsaka ʻalaaa ʹaas̤aarihim ʹil lam yuʹminoo bihaaẓal Ḥadees̤i ʹasafaa.

Now, perhaps you ˹O Prophet˺ will grieve yourself to death over their denial, if they ˹continue to˺ disbelieve in this message.

Verse 18:7

اِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَی الْاَرْضِ زِیْنَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ اَیُّهُمْ اَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا ۟

ʹInnaa jaʻalnaa maa- ʻalal ʹarḍi zeenatal lahaa linabluwahum ʹayyuhum ʹaḥsanu ʻamalaa.

We have indeed made whatever is on earth as an adornment for it, in order to test which of them is best in deeds.

Verse 18:8

وَاِنَّا لَجٰعِلُوْنَ مَا عَلَیْهَا صَعِیْدًا جُرُزًا ۟ؕ

Wa-ʹinnaa lajaaʻiloona maa- ʻalayhaa ṣaʻeedañ juruzaa.

And We will certainly reduce whatever is on it to barren ground.

Verse 18:9

اَمْ حَسِبْتَ اَنَّ اَصْحٰبَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِیْمِ ۙ كَانُوْا مِنْ اٰیٰتِنَا عَجَبًا ۟

ʹAm ḥasibta ʹanna ʹAṣḥaabal Kahfi war-Raq̣eemi kaanoo min ʹAayaatinaa ʻajabaa?

Have you ˹O Prophet˺ thought that the people of the cave and the plaque were ˹the only˺ wonders of Our signs?

Verse 18:10

اِذْ اَوَی الْفِتْیَةُ اِلَی الْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوْا رَبَّنَاۤ اٰتِنَا مِنْ لَّدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً وَّهَیِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ اَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا ۟

ʹIẓ ʹawal fityatu ʹilal Kahfi faq̣aaloo Rabbanaaa ʹaatinaa mil laduñka Raḥmatañw Wahayyiʹ lanaa min ʹamrinaa rashadaa!

˹Remember˺ when those youths took refuge in the cave, and said, “Our Lord! Grant us mercy from Yourself and guide us rightly through our ordeal.”

Verse 18:11

فَضَرَبْنَا عَلٰۤی اٰذَانِهِمْ فِی الْكَهْفِ سِنِیْنَ عَدَدًا ۟ۙ

Faḍarabnaa ʻalaaa ʹaaẓaanihim fil Kahfi sineena ʻadadaa:

So We caused them to fall into a dead sleep in the cave for many years,

Verse 18:12

ثُمَّ بَعَثْنٰهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ اَیُّ الْحِزْبَیْنِ اَحْصٰی لِمَا لَبِثُوْۤا اَمَدًا ۟۠

S̤umma baʻas̤naahum linaʻlama ʹayyul ḥizbayni ʹaḥṣaa limaa labis̤ooo ʹamadaa!

then We raised them so We may show which of the two groups would make a better estimation of the length of their stay.

Verse 18:13

نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَیْكَ نَبَاَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ ؕ اِنَّهُمْ فِتْیَةٌ اٰمَنُوْا بِرَبِّهِمْ وَزِدْنٰهُمْ هُدًی ۟ۗۖ

Naḥnu naq̣uṣṣu ʻalayka nabaʹahum̃ bil-Ḥaq̣q̣: ʹinnahum fityatun ʹaamanoo bi-Rabbihim wa-zidnaahum hudaa:

We relate to you ˹O Prophet˺ their story in truth. They were youths who truly believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.

Verse 18:14

وَّرَبَطْنَا عَلٰی قُلُوْبِهِمْ اِذْ قَامُوْا فَقَالُوْا رَبُّنَا رَبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ لَنْ نَّدْعُوَاۡ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۤ اِلٰهًا لَّقَدْ قُلْنَاۤ اِذًا شَطَطًا ۟

Wa-rabaṭnaa ʻalaa q̣uloobihim ʹiẓ q̣aamoo faq̣aaloo Rabbunaa Rabbus samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi lan nadʻuwa miñ dooniheee ʹilaahal laq̣ad q̣ulnaaa ʹiẓañ shaṭaṭaa!

And We strengthened their hearts when they stood up and declared, “Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. We will never call upon any god besides Him, or we would truly be uttering an outrageous lie.”

Verse 18:15

هٰۤؤُلَآءِ قَوْمُنَا اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۤ اٰلِهَةً ؕ لَوْلَا یَاْتُوْنَ عَلَیْهِمْ بِسُلْطٰنٍ بَیِّنٍ ؕ فَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰی عَلَی اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا ۟ؕ

Haaaʹulaaaʹi q̣awmunat takhaẓoo miñ dooniheee ʹaalihah: Lawlaa- yaʹtoona ʻalayhim̃ bisulṭaanim bayyin? Faman ʹaz̤̣lamu mimmanif taraa ʻalal laahi kaẓibaa?

˹Then they said to one another,˺ “These people of ours have taken gods besides Him. Why do they not produce a clear proof of them? Who then does more wrong than those who fabricate lies against Allah?

Verse 18:16

وَاِذِ اعْتَزَلْتُمُوْهُمْ وَمَا یَعْبُدُوْنَ اِلَّا اللّٰهَ فَاْوٗۤا اِلَی الْكَهْفِ یَنْشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ مِّنْ رَّحْمَتِهٖ وَیُهَیِّئْ لَكُمْ مِّنْ اَمْرِكُمْ مِّرْفَقًا ۟

Wa-ʹiẓiʻtazal tumoohum wa-maa yaʻbudoona ʹillal laaha faʹwooo ʹilal Kahfi yañshur lakum Rabbukum mir raḥmatihee wa-yuhayyiʹ lakum min ʹamrikum mirfaq̣aa.

Since you have distanced yourselves from them and what they worship besides Allah, take refuge in the cave. Your Lord will extend His mercy to you and accommodate you in your ordeal.”

Verse 18:17

وَتَرَی الشَّمْسَ اِذَا طَلَعَتْ تَّزٰوَرُ عَنْ كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ الْیَمِیْنِ وَاِذَا غَرَبَتْ تَّقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ وَهُمْ فِیْ فَجْوَةٍ مِّنْهُ ؕ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ اٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ ؕ مَنْ یَّهْدِ اللّٰهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِ ۚ وَمَنْ یُّضْلِلْ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لَهٗ وَلِیًّا مُّرْشِدًا ۟۠

Wa-tarash shamsa ʹiẓaa ṭalaʻat tazaawaru ʻañ- Kahfihim ẓaatal yameeni wa-ʹiẓaa g̣arabat taq̣riḍuhum ẓaatash shimaali wa-hum fee fajwatim minh. Ẓaalika min ʹAayaatil laah: mañy yahdil laahu fahuwal muhtad; wa-mañy yuḍlil falañ tajida lahoo waliyyam murshidaa.

And you would have seen the sun, as it rose, inclining away from their cave to the right, and as it set, declining away from them to the left, while they lay in its open space. That is one of the signs of Allah. Whoever Allah guides is truly guided. But whoever He leaves to stray, you will never find for them a guiding mentor.

Verse 18:18

وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ اَیْقَاظًا وَّهُمْ رُقُوْدٌ ۖۗ وَّنُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ الْیَمِیْنِ وَذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ ۖۗ وَكَلْبُهُمْ بَاسِطٌ ذِرَاعَیْهِ بِالْوَصِیْدِ ؕ لَوِ اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَیْهِمْ لَوَلَّیْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِرَارًا وَّلَمُلِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ رُعْبًا ۟

Wa-taḥsabuhum ʹayq̣aaz̤̣añw Wahum ruq̣ood: wa-nuq̣allibuhum ẓaatal yameeni waẓaatash shimaal: wa-kalbuhum̃ baasiṭuñ ẓiraaʻayhi bilwaṣeed: lawiṭ ṭalaʻta ʻalayhim lawallayta minhum firaarañw wala-Muliʹta minhum ruʻbaa.

And you would have thought they were awake, though they were asleep. We turned them over, to the right and left, while their dog stretched his forelegs at the entrance. Had you looked at them, you would have certainly fled away from them, filled with horror.

Verse 18:19

وَكَذٰلِكَ بَعَثْنٰهُمْ لِیَتَسَآءَلُوْا بَیْنَهُمْ ؕ قَالَ قَآىِٕلٌ مِّنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ ؕ قَالُوْا لَبِثْنَا یَوْمًا اَوْ بَعْضَ یَوْمٍ ؕ قَالُوْا رَبُّكُمْ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ ؕ فَابْعَثُوْۤا اَحَدَكُمْ بِوَرِقِكُمْ هٰذِهٖۤ اِلَی الْمَدِیْنَةِ فَلْیَنْظُرْ اَیُّهَاۤ اَزْكٰی طَعَامًا فَلْیَاْتِكُمْ بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ  وَلَا یُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ اَحَدًا ۟

Wa-kaẓaalika baʻas̤naahum liyatasaaaʹaloo baynahum. Q̣aala q̣aaaʹilum minhum kam labis̤tum? Q̣aaloo labis̤naa yawman ʹaw baʻḍa yawm. Q̣aaloo Rabbukum ʹaʻlamu bimaa labis̤tum.... Fabʻas̤ooo ʹaḥadakum̃ biwariq̣ikum haaẓiheee ʹilal madeenati falyañz̤̣ur ʹayyuhaaa ʹazkaa ṭaʻaamañ falyaʹtikum̃ birizq̣im minhu walyatalaṭṭaf wa-laa yushʻiranna bikum ʹaḥadaa.

And so We awakened them so that they might question one another. One of them exclaimed, “How long have you remained ˹asleep˺?” Some replied, “Perhaps a day, or part of a day.” They said ˹to one another˺, “Your Lord knows best how long you have remained. So send one of you with these silver coins of yours to the city, and let him find which food is the purest, and then bring you provisions from it. Let him be ˹exceptionally˺ cautious, and do not let him give you away.

Verse 18:20

اِنَّهُمْ اِنْ یَّظْهَرُوْا عَلَیْكُمْ یَرْجُمُوْكُمْ اَوْ یُعِیْدُوْكُمْ فِیْ مِلَّتِهِمْ وَلَنْ تُفْلِحُوْۤا اِذًا اَبَدًا ۟

ʹInnahum ʹiñy yaz̤̣haroo ʻalaykum yarjumookum ʹaw yuʻeedookum fee millatihim wa-lañ tufliḥooo ʹiẓan ʹabadaa.

For, indeed, if they find out about you, they will stone you ˹to death˺, or force you back into their faith, and then you will never succeed.”

Verse 18:21

وَكَذٰلِكَ اَعْثَرْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ لِیَعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقٌّ وَّاَنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَا رَیْبَ فِیْهَا ۗۚ اِذْ یَتَنَازَعُوْنَ بَیْنَهُمْ اَمْرَهُمْ فَقَالُوا ابْنُوْا عَلَیْهِمْ بُنْیَانًا ؕ رَبُّهُمْ اَعْلَمُ بِهِمْ ؕ قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ غَلَبُوْا عَلٰۤی اَمْرِهِمْ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَیْهِمْ مَّسْجِدًا ۟

Wa-kaẓalika ʹaʻs̤arnaa ʻalayhim liyaʻlamooo ʹanna waʻdal laahi ḥaq̣q̣uñw waʹannas Saaʻata laa- rayba feehaa. ʹIẓ yatanaazaʻoona baynahum ʹamrahum faq̣aalub noo ʻalayhim̃ bunyaanaa: Rabbuhum ʹaʻlamu bihim: q̣aalal laẓeena g̣alaboo ʻalaaa ʹamrihim lanattakhiẓanna ʻalayhim masjidaa.

That is how We caused them to be discovered so that their people might know that Allah’s promise ˹of resurrection˺ is true and that there is no doubt about the Hour. When the people disputed with each other about the case of the youth ˹after their death˺, some proposed, “Build a structure around them. Their Lord knows best about them.” Those who prevailed in the matter said, “We will surely build a place of worship over them.”

Verse 18:22

سَیَقُوْلُوْنَ ثَلٰثَةٌ رَّابِعُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ ۚ وَیَقُوْلُوْنَ خَمْسَةٌ سَادِسُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ رَجْمًا بِالْغَیْبِ ۚ وَیَقُوْلُوْنَ سَبْعَةٌ وَّثَامِنُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ ؕ قُلْ رَّبِّیْۤ اَعْلَمُ بِعِدَّتِهِمْ مَّا یَعْلَمُهُمْ اِلَّا قَلِیْلٌ ۫۬ فَلَا تُمَارِ فِیْهِمْ اِلَّا مِرَآءً ظَاهِرًا ۪ وَّلَا تَسْتَفْتِ فِیْهِمْ مِّنْهُمْ اَحَدًا ۟۠

Sayaq̣ooloona s̤alaas̤atur raabiʻuhum kalbuhum: wa-yaq̣ooloona khamsatuñ saadisuhum kalbuhum rajmam bilg̣ayb; wa-yaq̣ooloona sabʻatuñw was̤aaminuhum kalbuhum. Q̣ur Rabbeee ʹaʻlamu biʻiddatihim maa yaʻlamuhum ʹillaa q̣aleel. Falaa tumaari feehim ʹillaa miraaaʹañ z̤̣aahiraa, wa-laa tastafti feehim minhum ʹaḥadaa.

Some will say, “They were three, their dog was the fourth,” while others will say, “They were five, their dog was the sixth,” ˹only˺ guessing blindly. And others will say, “They were seven and their dog was the eighth.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “My Lord knows best their ˹exact˺ number. Only a few people know as well.” So do not argue about them except with sure knowledge, nor consult any of those ˹who debate˺ about them.

Verse 18:23

وَلَا تَقُوْلَنَّ لِشَایْءٍ اِنِّیْ فَاعِلٌ ذٰلِكَ غَدًا ۟ۙ

Wa-laa taq̣oolanna lishayʹin ʹinnee faaʻiluñ ẓaalika g̣adaa,

And never say of anything, “I will definitely do this tomorrow,”

Verse 18:24

اِلَّاۤ اَنْ یَّشَآءَ اللّٰهُ ؗ وَاذْكُرْ رَّبَّكَ اِذَا نَسِیْتَ وَقُلْ عَسٰۤی اَنْ یَّهْدِیَنِ رَبِّیْ لِاَقْرَبَ مِنْ هٰذَا رَشَدًا ۟

ʹIllaaa ʹañy yashaaaʹal laah! Waẓkur Rabbaka ʹiẓaa naseeta wa-q̣ul ʻasaaa ʹañy yahdiyani Rabbee liʹaq̣raba min haaẓaa rashadaa.

without adding, “if Allah so wills!” But if you forget, then remember your Lord, and say, “I trust my Lord will guide me to what is more right than this.”

Verse 18:25

وَلَبِثُوْا فِیْ كَهْفِهِمْ ثَلٰثَ مِائَةٍ سِنِیْنَ وَازْدَادُوْا تِسْعًا ۟

Wa-labis̤oo fee Kahfihim s̤alaas̤a miʹatiñ sineena wazdaadoo tisʻaa.

They had remained in their cave for three hundred years, adding nine.

Verse 18:26

قُلِ اللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثُوْا ۚ لَهٗ غَیْبُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ اَبْصِرْ بِهٖ وَاَسْمِعْ ؕ مَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِهٖ مِنْ وَّلِیٍّ ؗ وَّلَا یُشْرِكُ فِیْ حُكْمِهٖۤ اَحَدًا ۟

Q̣ulil laahu ʹaʻlamu bimaa labis̤oo: lahoo g̣aybus samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ: ʹabṣir bihee waʹasmiʻ! Maa- lahum miñ doonihee miñw waliyy; wa-laa yushriku fee Ḥukmiheee ʹaḥadaa.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Allah knows best how long they stayed. With Him ˹alone˺ is ˹the knowledge of˺ the unseen of the heavens and the earth. How perfectly He hears and sees! They have no guardian besides Him, and He shares His command with none.”

Verse 18:27

وَاتْلُ مَاۤ اُوْحِیَ اِلَیْكَ مِنْ كِتَابِ رَبِّكَ ؕۚ لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمٰتِهٖ ۫ۚ وَلَنْ تَجِدَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ مُلْتَحَدًا ۟

Watlu maaa ʹooḥiya ʹilayka miñ Kitaabi Rabbik: laa- mubaddila li-Kalimaatih: wa-lañ tajida miñ doonihee multaḥadaa.

Recite what has been revealed to you from the Book of your Lord. None can change His Words, nor can you find any refuge besides Him.

Verse 18:28

وَاصْبِرْ نَفْسَكَ مَعَ الَّذِیْنَ یَدْعُوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَدٰوةِ وَالْعَشِیِّ یُرِیْدُوْنَ وَجْهَهٗ وَلَا تَعْدُ عَیْنٰكَ عَنْهُمْ ۚ تُرِیْدُ زِیْنَةَ الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا ۚ وَلَا تُطِعْ مَنْ اَغْفَلْنَا قَلْبَهٗ عَنْ ذِكْرِنَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوٰىهُ وَكَانَ اَمْرُهٗ فُرُطًا ۟

Waṣbir nafsaka maʻal laẓeena yadʻoona Rabbahum̃ bilg̣adaati walʻashiyyi yureedoona Wajhahoo wa-laa taʻdu ʻaynaaka ʻanhum: tureedu zeenatal Ḥayaatid dunyaa; wa-laa tuṭiʻ man ʹag̣falnaa q̣albahoo ʻañ ẓikrinaa wattabaʻa hawaahu wa-kaana ʹamruhoo furuṭaa.

And patiently stick with those who call upon their Lord morning and evening, seeking His pleasure. Do not let your eyes look beyond them, desiring the luxuries of this worldly life. And do not obey those whose hearts We have made heedless of Our remembrance, who follow ˹only˺ their desires and whose state is ˹total˺ loss.

Verse 18:29

وَقُلِ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَّبِّكُمْ ۫ فَمَنْ شَآءَ فَلْیُؤْمِنْ وَّمَنْ شَآءَ فَلْیَكْفُرْ ۙ اِنَّاۤ اَعْتَدْنَا لِلظّٰلِمِیْنَ نَارًا ۙ اَحَاطَ بِهِمْ سُرَادِقُهَا ؕ وَاِنْ یَّسْتَغِیْثُوْا یُغَاثُوْا بِمَآءٍ كَالْمُهْلِ یَشْوِی الْوُجُوْهَ ؕ بِئْسَ الشَّرَابُ ؕ وَسَآءَتْ مُرْتَفَقًا ۟

Wa-q̣ulil Ḥaq̣q̣u mir Rabbikum: famañ shaaaʹa falyuʹmiñw wamañ shaaaʹa falyakfur: ʹinnaaa ʹaʻtadnaa liz̤̣z̤̣aalimeena Naaran ʹaḥaaṭa bihim suraadiq̣uhaa: wa-ʹiñy yastag̣ees̤oo yug̣aas̤oo bimaaaʹiñ kalmuhli yashwil wujooh. Biʹsash sharaab! wa-saaaʹat murtafaq̣aa!

And say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “˹This is˺ the truth from your Lord. Whoever wills let them believe, and whoever wills let them disbelieve.” Surely We have prepared for the wrongdoers a Fire whose walls will ˹completely˺ surround them. When they cry for aid, they will be aided with water like molten metal, which will burn ˹their˺ faces. What a horrible drink! And what a terrible place to rest!

Verse 18:30

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ اِنَّا لَا نُضِیْعُ اَجْرَ مَنْ اَحْسَنَ عَمَلًا ۟ۚ

ʹInnal laẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-ʻamiluṣ ṣaaliḥaati ʹinnaa laa- nuḍeeʻu ʹajra man ʹaḥsana ʻamalaa.

As for those who believe and do good, We certainly never deny the reward of those who are best in deeds.

Verse 18:31

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ لَهُمْ جَنّٰتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهِمُ الْاَنْهٰرُ یُحَلَّوْنَ فِیْهَا مِنْ اَسَاوِرَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَّیَلْبَسُوْنَ ثِیَابًا خُضْرًا مِّنْ سُنْدُسٍ وَّاِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَّكِـِٕیْنَ فِیْهَا عَلَی الْاَرَآىِٕكِ ؕ نِعْمَ الثَّوَابُ ؕ وَحَسُنَتْ مُرْتَفَقًا ۟۠

ʹUlaaaʹika lahum Jannaatu ʻAdniñ tajree miñ taḥtihimul ʹanhaaru yuḥallawna feehaa min ʹasaawira miñ ẓahabiñw wayalbasoona s̤iyaaban khuḍram miñ suñdusiñw waʹistabraq̣im muttakiʹeena feehaa ʻalal ʹaraaaʹik. Niʻmas̤ s̤awaab! Waḥasunat murtafaq̣aa!

It is they who will have the Gardens of Eternity, with rivers flowing under their feet. There they will be adorned with bracelets of gold, and wear green garments of fine silk and rich brocade, reclining there on ˹canopied˺ couches. What a marvellous reward! And what a fabulous place to rest!

Verse 18:32

وَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ مَّثَلًا رَّجُلَیْنِ جَعَلْنَا لِاَحَدِهِمَا جَنَّتَیْنِ مِنْ اَعْنَابٍ وَّحَفَفْنٰهُمَا بِنَخْلٍ وَّجَعَلْنَا بَیْنَهُمَا زَرْعًا ۟ؕ

Waḍrib lahum mas̤alar rajulayni jaʻalnaa liʹaḥadihimaa jannatayni min ʹaʻnaabiñw Waḥafafnaahumaa binakhliñw wajaʻalnaa baynahumaa zarʻaa.

Give them ˹O Prophet˺ an example of two men. To ˹the disbelieving˺ one We gave two gardens of grapevines, which We surrounded with palm trees and placed ˹various˺ crops in between.

Verse 18:33

كِلْتَا الْجَنَّتَیْنِ اٰتَتْ اُكُلَهَا وَلَمْ تَظْلِمْ مِّنْهُ شَیْـًٔا ۙ وَّفَجَّرْنَا خِلٰلَهُمَا نَهَرًا ۟ۙ

Kiltal jannatayni ʹaatat ʹukulahaa wa-lam taz̤̣lim minhu shayʹañw wafajjarnaa khi-laalahumaa naharaa,

Each garden yielded ˹all˺ its produce, never falling short. And We caused a river to flow between them.

Verse 18:34

وَّكَانَ لَهٗ ثَمَرٌ ۚ فَقَالَ لِصَاحِبِهٖ وَهُوَ یُحَاوِرُهٗۤ اَنَا اَكْثَرُ مِنْكَ مَالًا وَّاَعَزُّ نَفَرًا ۟

Wa-kaana lahoo s̤amar: faq̣aala liṣaaḥibihee wa-huwa yuḥaawiruhooo ʹana ʹaks̤aru miñka maalañw waʹaʻazzu nafaraa.

And he had other resources ˹as well˺. So he boasted to a ˹poor˺ companion of his, while conversing with him, “I am greater than you in wealth and superior in manpower.”

Verse 18:35

وَدَخَلَ جَنَّتَهٗ وَهُوَ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهٖ ۚ قَالَ مَاۤ اَظُنُّ اَنْ تَبِیْدَ هٰذِهٖۤ اَبَدًا ۟ۙ

Wa-dakhala jannatahoo wa-huwa z̤̣aalimul linafsih: q̣aala maaa ʹaz̤̣unnu ʹañ tabeeda haaẓiheee ʹabadaa.

And he entered his property, while wronging his soul, saying, “I do not think this will ever perish,

Verse 18:36

وَّمَاۤ اَظُنُّ السَّاعَةَ قَآىِٕمَةً ۙ وَّلَىِٕنْ رُّدِدْتُّ اِلٰی رَبِّیْ لَاَجِدَنَّ خَیْرًا مِّنْهَا مُنْقَلَبًا ۟ۚ

Wa-maaa ʹaz̤̣unnus saaʻata q̣aaaʹimatañw walaʹir rudittu ʹilaa Rabbee laʹajidanna khayram minhaa muñq̣alabaa.

nor do I think the Hour will ˹ever˺ come. And if in fact I am returned to my Lord, I will definitely get a far better outcome than ˹all˺ this.”

Verse 18:37

قَالَ لَهٗ صَاحِبُهٗ وَهُوَ یُحَاوِرُهٗۤ اَكَفَرْتَ بِالَّذِیْ خَلَقَكَ مِنْ تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ سَوّٰىكَ رَجُلًا ۟ؕ

Q̣aala lahoo ṣaaḥibuhoo wa-huwa yuḥaawiruhooo ʹakafarta billaẓee khalaq̣aka miñ turaabiñ s̤umma min nuṭfatiñ s̤umma sawwaaka rajulaa?

His ˹believing˺ companion replied, while conversing with him, “Do you disbelieve in the One Who created you from dust, then ˹developed you˺ from a sperm-drop, then formed you into a man?

Verse 18:38

لٰكِنَّاۡ هُوَ اللّٰهُ رَبِّیْ وَلَاۤ اُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّیْۤ اَحَدًا ۟

Laakinna Huwal laahu Rabbee wa-laaa ʹushriku bi-Rabbeee ʹaḥadaa.

But as for me: He is Allah, my Lord, and I will never associate anyone with my Lord ˹in worship˺.

Verse 18:39

وَلَوْلَاۤ اِذْ دَخَلْتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلْتَ مَا شَآءَ اللّٰهُ ۙ لَا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ ۚ اِنْ تَرَنِ اَنَا اَقَلَّ مِنْكَ مَالًا وَّوَلَدًا ۟ۚ

Wa-lawlaaa ʹiẓ dakhalta jannataka q̣ulta maa- shaaaʹal laahu Laa- q̣uwwata ʹillaa billaah! ʹIñ tarani ʹana ʹaq̣alla miñka maalañw wawaladaa.

If only you had said, upon entering your property, ‘This is what Allah has willed! There is no power except with Allah!’ Even though you see me inferior to you in wealth and offspring,

Verse 18:40

فَعَسٰی رَبِّیْۤ اَنْ یُّؤْتِیَنِ خَیْرًا مِّنْ جَنَّتِكَ وَیُرْسِلَ عَلَیْهَا حُسْبَانًا مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ فَتُصْبِحَ صَعِیْدًا زَلَقًا ۟ۙ

Faʻasaa Rabbeee ʹañy yuʹtiyani khayram miñ jannatika wa-yursila ʻalayhaa ḥusbaanam minas samaaaʹi fatuṣbiḥa ṣaʻeedañ zalaq̣aa!―

perhaps my Lord will grant me ˹something˺ better than your garden, and send down upon your garden a thunderbolt from the sky, turning it into a barren waste.

Verse 18:41

اَوْ یُصْبِحَ مَآؤُهَا غَوْرًا فَلَنْ تَسْتَطِیْعَ لَهٗ طَلَبًا ۟

ʹAw yuṣbiḥa maaaʹuhaa g̣awrañ falañ tastaṭeeʻa lahoo ṭalabaa.

Or its water may sink ˹into the earth˺, and then you will never be able to seek it out.”

Verse 18:42

وَاُحِیْطَ بِثَمَرِهٖ فَاَصْبَحَ یُقَلِّبُ كَفَّیْهِ عَلٰی مَاۤ اَنْفَقَ فِیْهَا وَهِیَ خَاوِیَةٌ عَلٰی عُرُوْشِهَا وَیَقُوْلُ یٰلَیْتَنِیْ لَمْ اُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّیْۤ اَحَدًا ۟

Wa-ʹuḥeeṭa bis̤amarihee faʹaṣbaḥa yuq̣allibu kaffayhi ʻalaa maaa ʹañfaq̣a feehaa wa-hiya khaawiyatun ʻalaa ʻurooshihaa wa-yaq̣oolu yaalaytanee lam ʹushrik bi-Rabbeee ʹaḥadaa!

And so all his produce was ˹totally˺ ruined, so he started to wring his hands for all he had spent on it, while it had collapsed on its trellises. He cried, “Alas! I wish I had never associated anyone with my Lord ˹in worship˺!”

Verse 18:43

وَلَمْ تَكُنْ لَّهٗ فِئَةٌ یَّنْصُرُوْنَهٗ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ وَمَا كَانَ مُنْتَصِرًا ۟ؕ

Wa-lam takul lahoo fiʹatuñy yañṣuroonahoo miñ doonil laahi wa-maa kaana muñtaṣiraa.

And he had no manpower to help him against Allah, nor could he ˹even˺ help himself.

Verse 18:44

هُنَالِكَ الْوَلَایَةُ لِلّٰهِ الْحَقِّ ؕ هُوَ خَیْرٌ ثَوَابًا وَّخَیْرٌ عُقْبًا ۟۠

Hunaalikal walaayatu lillaahil Ḥaq̣q̣. Huwa Khayrun s̤awaabañw wa-Khayruñ ʻuq̣baa.

At this time, support comes ˹only˺ from Allah—the True ˹Lord˺. He is best in reward and best in outcome.

Verse 18:45

وَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ مَّثَلَ الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا كَمَآءٍ اَنْزَلْنٰهُ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ فَاخْتَلَطَ بِهٖ نَبَاتُ الْاَرْضِ فَاَصْبَحَ هَشِیْمًا تَذْرُوْهُ الرِّیٰحُ ؕ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ مُّقْتَدِرًا ۟

Waḍrib lahum mas̤alal ḥayaatid dunyaa kamaaaʹin ʹañzalnaahu minas samaaaʹi fakhtalaṭa bihee nabaatul ʹarḍi faʹaṣbaḥa hasheemañ taẓroohur riyaaḥ: wa-kaanal laahu ʻalaa kulli shayʹim Muq̣tadiraa.

And give them a parable of this worldly life. ˹It is˺ like the plants of the earth, thriving when sustained by the rain We send down from the sky. Then they ˹soon˺ turn into chaff scattered by the wind. And Allah is fully capable of ˹doing˺ all things.

Verse 18:46

اَلْمَالُ وَالْبَنُوْنَ زِیْنَةُ الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا ۚ وَالْبٰقِیٰتُ الصّٰلِحٰتُ خَیْرٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَّخَیْرٌ اَمَلًا ۟

ʹAlmaalu walbanoona zeenatul ḥayaatid dunyaa: wal-baaq̣iyaatuṣ ṣaaliḥaatu khayrun ʻiñda Rabbika s̤awaabañw wakhayrun ʹamalaa.

Wealth and children are the adornment of this worldly life, but the everlasting good deeds are far better with your Lord in reward and in hope.

Verse 18:47

وَیَوْمَ نُسَیِّرُ الْجِبَالَ وَتَرَی الْاَرْضَ بَارِزَةً ۙ وَّحَشَرْنٰهُمْ فَلَمْ نُغَادِرْ مِنْهُمْ اَحَدًا ۟ۚ

Wa-yawma nusayyirul jibaala wa-taral ʹarḍa baarizatañw waḥasharnaahum falam nug̣aadir minhum ʹaḥadaa.

˹Beware of˺ the Day We will blow the mountains away, and you will see the earth laid bare. And We will gather all ˹humankind˺, leaving none behind.

Verse 18:48

وَعُرِضُوْا عَلٰی رَبِّكَ صَفًّا ؕ لَقَدْ جِئْتُمُوْنَا كَمَا خَلَقْنٰكُمْ اَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍؗ بَلْ زَعَمْتُمْ اَلَّنْ نَّجْعَلَ لَكُمْ مَّوْعِدًا ۟

Wa-ʻuriḍoo ʻalaa Rabbika ṣaffaa. Laq̣ad jiʹtumoonaa kamaa khalaq̣naakum ʹawwala marratim bal zaʻamtum ʹallan najʻala lakum mawʻidaa:

They will be presented before your Lord in rows, ˹and the deniers will be told,˺ “You have surely returned to Us ˹all alone˺ as We created you the first time, although you ˹always˺ claimed that We would never appoint a time for your return.”

Verse 18:49

وَوُضِعَ الْكِتٰبُ فَتَرَی الْمُجْرِمِیْنَ مُشْفِقِیْنَ مِمَّا فِیْهِ وَیَقُوْلُوْنَ یٰوَیْلَتَنَا مَالِ هٰذَا الْكِتٰبِ لَا یُغَادِرُ صَغِیْرَةً وَّلَا كَبِیْرَةً اِلَّاۤ اَحْصٰىهَا ۚ وَوَجَدُوْا مَا عَمِلُوْا حَاضِرًا ؕ وَلَا یَظْلِمُ رَبُّكَ اَحَدًا ۟۠

Wa-wuḍiʻal Kitaabu fataral mujrimeena mushfiq̣eena mimmaa feehi wa-yaq̣ooloona yaa-waylatanaa maa lihaaẓal kitaabi laa- yug̣aadiru ṣag̣eeratañw walaa kabeeratan ʹillaaa ʹaḥṣaahaa! Wawajadoo maa- ʻamiloo ḥaaḍiraa: walaa yaz̤̣limu Rabbuka ʹaḥadaa.

And the record ˹of deeds˺ will be laid ˹open˺, and you will see the wicked in fear of what is ˹written˺ in it. They will cry, “Woe to us! What kind of record is this that does not leave any sin, small or large, unlisted?” They will find whatever they did present ˹before them˺. And your Lord will never wrong anyone.

Verse 18:50

وَاِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِ اسْجُدُوْا لِاٰدَمَ فَسَجَدُوْۤا اِلَّاۤ اِبْلِیْسَ ؕ كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ اَمْرِ رَبِّهٖ ؕ اَفَتَتَّخِذُوْنَهٗ وَذُرِّیَّتَهٗۤ اَوْلِیَآءَ مِنْ دُوْنِیْ وَهُمْ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ ؕ بِئْسَ لِلظّٰلِمِیْنَ بَدَلًا ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ q̣ulnaa lil-malaaaʹikatis judoo liʹAadama fasajadooo ʹillaaa ʹIblees. Kaana minal Jinni fafasaq̣a ʻan ʹAmri Rabbih. ʹAfatattakhiẓoonahoo waẓurriyyatahooo ʹawliyaaaʹa miñ doonee wa-hum lakum ʻaduww! Biʹsa liz̤̣z̤̣aalimeena badalaa!

And ˹remember˺ when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam,” so they all did—but not Iblîs, who was one of the jinn, but he rebelled against the command of his Lord. Would you then take him and his descendants as patrons instead of Me, although they are your enemy? What an evil alternative for the wrongdoers ˹to choose˺!

Verse 18:51

مَاۤ اَشْهَدْتُّهُمْ خَلْقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَلَا خَلْقَ اَنْفُسِهِمْ ۪ وَمَا كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذَ الْمُضِلِّیْنَ عَضُدًا ۟

Maaa ʹash-hattuhum khalq̣as samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi wa-laa khalq̣a ʹañfusihim: wa-maa kuñtu muttakhiẓal muḍilleena ʻaḍudaa!

I never called them to witness the creation of the heavens and the earth or ˹even˺ their own creation, nor would I take the misleaders as helpers.

Verse 18:52

وَیَوْمَ یَقُوْلُ نَادُوْا شُرَكَآءِیَ الَّذِیْنَ زَعَمْتُمْ فَدَعَوْهُمْ فَلَمْ یَسْتَجِیْبُوْا لَهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا بَیْنَهُمْ مَّوْبِقًا ۟

Wa-Yawma yaq̣oolu naadoo shurakaaaʹi yal-laẓeena zaʻamtum fadaʻawhum falam yastajeeboo lahum wa-jaʻalnaa baynahum maw-biq̣aa.

And ˹beware of˺ the Day He will say, “Call upon those you claimed were My associate-gods.” So they will call them, but will receive no response. And We will make them ˹all˺ share in the same doom.

Verse 18:53

وَرَاَ الْمُجْرِمُوْنَ النَّارَ فَظَنُّوْۤا اَنَّهُمْ مُّوَاقِعُوْهَا وَلَمْ یَجِدُوْا عَنْهَا مَصْرِفًا ۟۠

Wa-ra ʹal-mujrimoonan Naara faz̤̣annooo ʹannahum muwaaq̣iʻoohaa wa-lam yajidoo ʻanhaa maṣrifaa.

The wicked will see the Fire and realize that they are bound to fall into it, and will find no way to avoid it.

Verse 18:54

وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِیْ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ لِلنَّاسِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَثَلٍ ؕ وَكَانَ الْاِنْسَانُ اَكْثَرَ شَیْءٍ جَدَلًا ۟

Wa-laq̣ad ṣarrafnaa fee haaẓal Q̣urʹaani linnaasi miñ kulli mas̤al: wa-kaanal ʹIñsaanu ʹaks̤ara shayʹiñ jadalaa.

We have surely set forth in this Quran every ˹kind of˺ lesson for people, but humankind is the most argumentative of all beings.

Verse 18:55

وَمَا مَنَعَ النَّاسَ اَنْ یُّؤْمِنُوْۤا اِذْ جَآءَهُمُ الْهُدٰی وَیَسْتَغْفِرُوْا رَبَّهُمْ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ تَاْتِیَهُمْ سُنَّةُ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ اَوْ یَاْتِیَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ قُبُلًا ۟

Wa-maa manaʻan naasa ʹañy yuʹminooo ʹiẓ jaaaʹahumul Hudaa wa-yastag̣firoo Rabbahum ʹillaaa ʹañ taʹtiyahum sunnatul ʹawwaleena ʹaw yaʹtiyahumul ʻAẓaabu q̣ubulaa?

And nothing prevents people from believing when guidance comes to them and from seeking their Lord’s forgiveness except ˹their demand˺ to meet the same fate of earlier deniers or that the torment would confront them face to face.

Verse 18:56

وَمَا نُرْسِلُ الْمُرْسَلِیْنَ اِلَّا مُبَشِّرِیْنَ وَمُنْذِرِیْنَ ۚ وَیُجَادِلُ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِالْبَاطِلِ لِیُدْحِضُوْا بِهِ الْحَقَّ وَاتَّخَذُوْۤا اٰیٰتِیْ وَمَاۤ اُنْذِرُوْا هُزُوًا ۟

Wa-maa nursilul mursaleena ʹillaa mubashshireena wa-muñẓireen: wa-yujaadilul laẓeena kafaroo bilbaaṭili liyudḥiḍoo bihil Ḥaq̣q̣: wattakhaẓooo ʹAayaatee wa-maaa ʹuñẓiroo huzuwaa!

We do not send the messengers except as deliverers of good news and warners. But the disbelievers argue in falsehood, ˹hoping˺ to discredit the truth with it, and make a mockery of My revelations and warnings.

Verse 18:57

وَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ ذُكِّرَ بِاٰیٰتِ رَبِّهٖ فَاَعْرَضَ عَنْهَا وَنَسِیَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ یَدٰهُ ؕ اِنَّا جَعَلْنَا عَلٰی قُلُوْبِهِمْ اَكِنَّةً اَنْ یَّفْقَهُوْهُ وَفِیْۤ اٰذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ؕ وَاِنْ تَدْعُهُمْ اِلَی الْهُدٰی فَلَنْ یَّهْتَدُوْۤا اِذًا اَبَدًا ۟

Wa-man ʹaz̤̣lamu mimmañ ẓukkira biʹAayaati Rabbihee faʹaʻraḍa ʻanhaa Wanasiya maa- q̣addamat yadaah? ʹInnaa jaʻalnaa ʻalaa q̣uloobihim ʹakinnatan ʹañy yafq̣ahoohu wa-feee ʹaaẓaanihim waq̣raa. Wa-ʹiñ tadʻuhum ʹilal Hudaa falañy yahtadooo ʹiẓan ʹabadaa.

And who does more wrong than those who, when reminded of their Lord’s revelations, turn away from them and forget what their own hands have done? We have certainly cast veils over their hearts—leaving them unable to comprehend this ˹Quran˺—and deafness in their ears. And if you ˹O Prophet˺ invite them to ˹true˺ guidance, they will never be ˹rightly˺ guided.

Verse 18:58

وَرَبُّكَ الْغَفُوْرُ ذُو الرَّحْمَةِ ؕ لَوْ یُؤَاخِذُهُمْ بِمَا كَسَبُوْا لَعَجَّلَ لَهُمُ الْعَذَابَ ؕ بَلْ لَّهُمْ مَّوْعِدٌ لَّنْ یَّجِدُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ مَوْىِٕلًا ۟

Wa-Rabbukal G̣afooru Ẓur Raḥmah. Law yuʹaakhiẓuhum̃ bimaa kasaboo laʻajjala lahumul ʻaẓaab: bal lahum mawʻidul lañy yajidoo miñ doonihee mawʹilaa.

Your Lord is the All-Forgiving, Full of Mercy. If He were to seize them ˹immediately˺ for what they commit, He would have certainly hastened their punishment. But they have an appointed time, from which they will find no refuge.

Verse 18:59

وَتِلْكَ الْقُرٰۤی اَهْلَكْنٰهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوْا وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِمْ مَّوْعِدًا ۟۠

Wa-tilkal q̣uraaa ʹahlaknaahum lammaa z̤̣alamoo wa-jaʻalnaa limahlikihim mawʻidaa.

Those ˹are the˺ societies We destroyed when they persisted in wrong, and We had set a time for their destruction.

Verse 18:60

وَاِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰی لِفَتٰىهُ لَاۤ اَبْرَحُ حَتّٰۤی اَبْلُغَ مَجْمَعَ الْبَحْرَیْنِ اَوْ اَمْضِیَ حُقُبًا ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ q̣aala Moosaa lifataahu laaa ʹabraḥu ḥattaaa ʹablug̣a majmaʻal baḥrayni ʹaw ʹamḍiya ḥuq̣ubaa.

And ˹remember˺ when Moses said to his young assistant, “I will never give up until I reach the junction of the two seas, even if I travel for ages.”

Verse 18:61

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَیْنِهِمَا نَسِیَا حُوْتَهُمَا فَاتَّخَذَ سَبِیْلَهٗ فِی الْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا ۟

Falammaa balag̣aa majmaʻa baynihimaa nasiyaa ḥootahumaa fattakhaẓa sabeelahoo fil baḥri sarabaa.

But when they ˹finally˺ reached the point where the seas met, they forgot their ˹salted˺ fish, and it made its way into the sea, slipping away ˹wondrously˺.

Verse 18:62

فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَا قَالَ لِفَتٰىهُ اٰتِنَا غَدَآءَنَا ؗ لَقَدْ لَقِیْنَا مِنْ سَفَرِنَا هٰذَا نَصَبًا ۟

Falammaa jaawazaa q̣aala lifataahu ʹaatinaa g̣adaaaʹanaa laq̣ad laq̣eenaa miñ safarinaa haaẓaa naṣabaa.

When they had passed further, he said to his assistant, “Bring us our meal! We have certainly been exhausted by today’s journey.”

Verse 18:63

قَالَ اَرَءَیْتَ اِذْ اَوَیْنَاۤ اِلَی الصَّخْرَةِ فَاِنِّیْ نَسِیْتُ الْحُوْتَ ؗ وَمَاۤ اَنْسٰىنِیْهُ اِلَّا الشَّیْطٰنُ اَنْ اَذْكُرَهٗ ۚ وَاتَّخَذَ سَبِیْلَهٗ فِی الْبَحْرِ ۖۗ عَجَبًا ۟

Q̣aala ʹaraʹayta ʹiẓ ʹawaynaaa ʹilaṣ ṣakhrati faʹinnee naseetul ḥoot? wa-maaa ʹañsaaneehu ʹillash Shayṭaanu ʹan ʹaẓkurah: wattakhaẓa sabeelahoo fil baḥri ʻajabaa!

He replied, “Do you remember when we rested by the rock? ˹That is when˺ I forgot the fish. None made me forget to mention this except Satan. And the fish made its way into the sea miraculously.”

Verse 18:64

قَالَ ذٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ۖۗ فَارْتَدَّا عَلٰۤی اٰثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا ۟ۙ

Q̣aala ẓaalika maa- kunnaa nabg̣i fartaddaa ʻalaaa ʹaas̤aarihimaa q̣aṣaṣaa.

Moses responded, “That is ˹exactly˺ what we were looking for.” So they returned, retracing their footsteps.

Verse 18:65

فَوَجَدَا عَبْدًا مِّنْ عِبَادِنَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِنْدِنَا وَعَلَّمْنٰهُ مِنْ لَّدُنَّا عِلْمًا ۟

Fawajadaa ʻAbdam min ʻibaadinaaa ʹaataynaahu Raḥmatam min ʻiñdinaa wa-ʻallamnaahu mil ladunna ʻIlmaa.

There they found a servant of Ours, to whom We had granted mercy from Us and enlightened with knowledge of Our Own.

Verse 18:66

قَالَ لَهٗ مُوْسٰی هَلْ اَتَّبِعُكَ عَلٰۤی اَنْ تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا ۟

Q̣aala lahoo Moosaa hal ʹattabiʻuka ʻalaaa ʹañ tuʻallimani mimmaa ʻullimta rushdaa?

Moses said to him, “May I follow you, provided that you teach me some of the right guidance you have been taught?”

Verse 18:67

قَالَ اِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِیْعَ مَعِیَ صَبْرًا ۟

Q̣aala ʹinnaka lañ tastaṭeeʻa maʻiya ṣabraa!

He said, “You certainly cannot be patient ˹enough˺ with me.

Verse 18:68

وَكَیْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلٰی مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهٖ خُبْرًا ۟

Wa-kayfa taṣbiru ʻalaa maa- lam tuḥiṭ bihee khubraa?

And how can you be patient with what is beyond your ˹realm of˺ knowledge?”

Verse 18:69

قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِیْۤ اِنْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ صَابِرًا وَّلَاۤ اَعْصِیْ لَكَ اَمْرًا ۟

Q̣aala satajiduneee ʹiñ shaaa ʹallaahu ṣaabirañw walaaa ʹaʻṣee laka ʹamraa.

Moses assured ˹him˺, “You will find me patient, Allah willing, and I will not disobey any of your orders.”

Verse 18:70

قَالَ فَاِنِ اتَّبَعْتَنِیْ فَلَا تَسْـَٔلْنِیْ عَنْ شَیْءٍ حَتّٰۤی اُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا ۟۠

Q̣aala faʹinit tabaʻtanee falaa tasʻalnee ʻañ shayʹin ḥattaaa ʹuḥdis̤a laka minhu ẓikraa.

He responded, “Then if you follow me, do not question me about anything until I ˹myself˺ clarify it for you.”

Verse 18:71

فَانْطَلَقَا ۥ حَتّٰۤی اِذَا رَكِبَا فِی السَّفِیْنَةِ خَرَقَهَا ؕ قَالَ اَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ اَهْلَهَا ۚ لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَیْـًٔا اِمْرًا ۟

Fañṭalaq̣aa: ḥattaaa ʹiẓaa rakibaa fis safeenati kharaq̣ahaa. Q̣aala ʹakharaq̣tahaa litug̣riq̣a ʹahlahaa? Laq̣ad jiʹta shayʹan ʹimraa!

So they set out, but after they had boarded a ship, the man made a hole in it. Moses protested, “Have you done this to drown its people? You have certainly done a terrible thing!”

Verse 18:72

قَالَ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ اِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِیْعَ مَعِیَ صَبْرًا ۟

Q̣aala ʹalam ʹaq̣ul ʹinnaka lañ tasṭateeʻa maʻiya ṣabraa?

He replied, “Did I not say that you cannot have patience with me?”

Verse 18:73

قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِیْ بِمَا نَسِیْتُ وَلَا تُرْهِقْنِیْ مِنْ اَمْرِیْ عُسْرًا ۟

Q̣aala laa- tuʹaakhiẓnee bimaa naseetu wa-laa turhiq̣nee min ʹamree ʻusraa.

Moses pleaded, “Excuse me for forgetting, and do not be hard on me.”

Verse 18:74

فَانْطَلَقَا ۥ حَتّٰۤی اِذَا لَقِیَا غُلٰمًا فَقَتَلَهٗ ۙ قَالَ اَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِیَّةً بِغَیْرِ نَفْسٍ ؕ لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَیْـًٔا نُّكْرًا ۟

Fañṭalaq̣aa: ḥattaaa ʹiẓaa laq̣iyaa g̣ulaamañ faq̣atalahoo q̣aala ʹaq̣atalta nafsañ zakiyyatam big̣ayri nafs? Laq̣ad jiʹta shayʹan nukraa!

So they proceeded until they came across a boy, and the man killed him. Moses protested, “Have you killed an innocent soul, who killed no one? You have certainly done a horrible thing.”

Verse 18:75

قَالَ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ لَّكَ اِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِیْعَ مَعِیَ صَبْرًا ۟

Q̣aala ʹalam ʹaq̣ul laka ʹinnaka lañ tastaṭeeʻa maʻiya ṣabraa?

He answered, “Did I not tell you that you cannot have patience with me?”

Verse 18:76

قَالَ اِنْ سَاَلْتُكَ عَنْ شَیْءٍ بَعْدَهَا فَلَا تُصٰحِبْنِیْ ۚ قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِنْ لَّدُنِّیْ عُذْرًا ۟

Q̣aala ʹiñ saʹaltuka ʻañ shayʹim baʻdahaa falaa tuṣaaḥibnee: q̣ad balag̣ta mil ladunnee ʻuẓraa.

Moses replied, “If I ever question you about anything after this, then do not keep me in your company, for by then I would have given you enough of an excuse.”

Verse 18:77

فَانْطَلَقَا ۥ حَتّٰۤی اِذَاۤ اَتَیَاۤ اَهْلَ قَرْیَةِ سْتَطْعَمَاۤ اَهْلَهَا فَاَبَوْا اَنْ یُّضَیِّفُوْهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِیْهَا جِدَارًا یُّرِیْدُ اَنْ یَّنْقَضَّ فَاَقَامَهٗ ؕ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَتَّخَذْتَ عَلَیْهِ اَجْرًا ۟

Fañṭalaq̣aa: Ḥattaaa ʹiẓaaa ʹatayaaa ʹahla q̣aryatinis taṭʻamaaa ʹahlahaa faʹabaw ʹañy yuḍayyifoohumaa fawajadaa feehaa jidaarañy yureedu ʹañy yañq̣aḍḍa faʹaq̣aamah. Q̣aala law shiʹta lattakhaẓta ʻalayhi ʹajraa.

So they moved on until they came to the people of a town. They asked them for food, but the people refused to give them hospitality. There they found a wall ready to collapse, so the man set it right. Moses protested, “If you wanted, you could have demanded a fee for this.”

Verse 18:78

قَالَ هٰذَا فِرَاقُ بَیْنِیْ وَبَیْنِكَ ۚ سَاُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَاْوِیْلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ عَّلَیْهِ صَبْرًا ۟

Q̣aala haaẓaa firaaq̣u baynee wa-baynik: saʹunabbiʹuka bitaʹweeli maa- lam tastaṭiʻ ʻalayhi ṣabraa.

He replied, “This is the parting of our ways. I will explain to you what you could not bear patiently.

Verse 18:79

اَمَّا السَّفِیْنَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسٰكِیْنَ یَعْمَلُوْنَ فِی الْبَحْرِ فَاَرَدْتُّ اَنْ اَعِیْبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَآءَهُمْ مَّلِكٌ یَّاْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِیْنَةٍ غَصْبًا ۟

ʹAmmas safeenatu fakaanat limasaakeena yaʻmaloona fil baḥri faʹarattu ʹan ʹaʻeebahaa wa-kaana wa-raaaʹahum malikuñy yaʹkhuẓu kulla safeenatin g̣aṣbaa.

“As for the ship, it belonged to some poor people, working at sea. So I intended to damage it, for there was a ˹tyrant˺ king ahead of them who seizes every ˹good˺ ship by force.

Verse 18:80

وَاَمَّا الْغُلٰمُ فَكَانَ اَبَوٰهُ مُؤْمِنَیْنِ فَخَشِیْنَاۤ اَنْ یُّرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْیَانًا وَّكُفْرًا ۟ۚ

Wa-ʹammal g̣ulaamu fakaana ʹabawaahu Muʹminayni fakhasheenaaa ʹañy yurhiq̣ahumaa ṭug̣yaanañw wakufraa.

“And as for the boy, his parents were ˹true˺ believers, and we feared that he would pressure them into defiance and disbelief.

Verse 18:81

فَاَرَدْنَاۤ اَنْ یُّبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَیْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكٰوةً وَّاَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا ۟

Faʹaradnaaa ʹañy yubdilahumaa Rabbuhumaa khayram minhu zakaatañw waʹaq̣raba ruḥmaa.

So we hoped that their Lord would give them another, more virtuous and caring in his place.

Verse 18:82

وَاَمَّا الْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلٰمَیْنِ یَتِیْمَیْنِ فِی الْمَدِیْنَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهٗ كَنْزٌ لَّهُمَا وَكَانَ اَبُوْهُمَا صَالِحًا ۚ فَاَرَادَ رَبُّكَ اَنْ یَّبْلُغَاۤ اَشُدَّهُمَا وَیَسْتَخْرِجَا كَنْزَهُمَا ۖۗ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ رَّبِّكَ ۚ وَمَا فَعَلْتُهٗ عَنْ اَمْرِیْ ؕ ذٰلِكَ تَاْوِیْلُ مَا لَمْ تَسْطِعْ عَّلَیْهِ صَبْرًا ۟ؕ۠

Wa-ʹammal jidaaru fakaana lig̣ulaamayni yateemayni fil Madeenati wa-kaana taḥtahoo kañzul lahumaa wa-kaana ʹaboohumaa ṣaaliḥaa: faʹaraada Rabbuka ʹañy yablug̣aaa ʹashuddahumaa wa-yastakhrijaa kañzahumaa raḥmatam mir Rabbik. Wa-maa faʻaltuhoo ʻan ʹamree. Ẓaalika taʹweelu maa- lam tasṭiʻ ʻalayhi ṣabraa.

“And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and under the wall was a treasure that belonged to them, and their father had been a righteous man. So your Lord willed that these children should come of age and retrieve their treasure, as a mercy from your Lord. I did not do it ˹all˺ on my own. This is the explanation of what you could not bear patiently.”

Verse 18:83

وَیَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ عَنْ ذِی الْقَرْنَیْنِ ؕ قُلْ سَاَتْلُوْا عَلَیْكُمْ مِّنْهُ ذِكْرًا ۟ؕ

Wa-yasʹaloonaka ʻañ Ẓil Q̣arnayn. Q̣ul saʹatloo ʻalaykum minhu ẓikraa.

They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about Ⱬul-Qarnain. Say, “I will relate to you something of his narrative.”

Verse 18:84

اِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهٗ فِی الْاَرْضِ وَاٰتَیْنٰهُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَیْءٍ سَبَبًا ۟ۙ

ʹInnaa makkannaa lahoo fil ʹarḍi wa-ʹaataynaahu miñ kulli shayʹiñ sababaa.

Surely We established him in the land, and gave him the means to all things.

Verse 18:85

فَاَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا ۟

Faʹatbaʻa sababaa.

So he travelled a course,

Verse 18:86

حَتّٰۤی اِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِیْ عَیْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ وَّوَجَدَ عِنْدَهَا قَوْمًا ؕ۬ قُلْنَا یٰذَا الْقَرْنَیْنِ اِمَّاۤ اَنْ تُعَذِّبَ وَاِمَّاۤ اَنْ تَتَّخِذَ فِیْهِمْ حُسْنًا ۟

Ḥattaaa ʹiẓaa balag̣a mag̣ribash shamsi wajadahaa tag̣rubu fee ʻaynin ḥamiʹatiñw wawajada ʻiñdahaa Q̣awmaa. Q̣ulnaa yaa-Ẓal Q̣arnayni ʹimmaaa ʹañ tuʻaẓẓiba wa-ʹimmaaa ʹañ tattakhiẓa feehim ḥusnaa.

until he reached the setting ˹point˺ of the sun, which appeared to him to be setting in a spring of murky water, where he found some people. We said, “O Ⱬul-Qarnain! Either punish them or treat them kindly.”

Verse 18:87

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

Q̣aala ʹammaa mañ z̤̣alama fasawfa nuʻaẓẓibuhoo s̤umma yuraddu ʹilaa Rabbihee fayuʻaẓẓibuhoo ʻaẓaaban nukraa.

He responded, “Whoever does wrong will be punished by us, then will be returned to their Lord, Who will punish them with a horrible torment.

Verse 18:88

وَاَمَّا مَنْ اٰمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهٗ جَزَآءَ لْحُسْنٰی ۚ وَسَنَقُوْلُ لَهٗ مِنْ اَمْرِنَا یُسْرًا ۟ؕ

Wa-ʹammaa man ʹaamana wa-ʻamila ṣaaliḥañ falahoo jazaaaʹanil ḥusnaa, wa-sanaq̣oolu lahoo min ʹamrinaa yusraa.

As for those who believe and do good, they will have the finest reward, and we will assign them easy commands.”

Verse 18:89

ثُمَّ اَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا ۟

S̤umma ʹatbaʻa sababaa.

Then he travelled a ˹different˺ course

Verse 18:90

حَتّٰۤی اِذَا بَلَغَ مَطْلِعَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَطْلُعُ عَلٰی قَوْمٍ لَّمْ نَجْعَلْ لَّهُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِهَا سِتْرًا ۟ۙ

Ḥattaaa ʹiẓaa balag̣a maṭliʻash shamsi wajadahaa taṭluʻu ʻalaa q̣awmil lam najʻal lahum miñ doonihaa sitraa.

until he reached the rising ˹point˺ of the sun. He found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no shelter from it.

Verse 18:91

كَذٰلِكَ ؕ وَقَدْ اَحَطْنَا بِمَا لَدَیْهِ خُبْرًا ۟

Kaẓaalika wa-q̣ad ʹaḥaṭnaa bimaa ladayhi khubraa.

So it was. And We truly had full knowledge of him.

Verse 18:92

ثُمَّ اَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا ۟

S̤umma ʹatbaʻa sababaa,

Then he travelled a ˹third˺ course

Verse 18:93

حَتّٰۤی اِذَا بَلَغَ بَیْنَ السَّدَّیْنِ وَجَدَ مِنْ دُوْنِهِمَا قَوْمًا ۙ لَّا یَكَادُوْنَ یَفْقَهُوْنَ قَوْلًا ۟

Ḥattaaa ʹiẓaa balag̣a baynas saddayni wajada miñ doonihimaa q̣awmal laa yakaadoona yafq̣ahoona q̣awlaa.

until he reached ˹a pass˺ between two mountains. He found in front of them a people who could hardly understand ˹his˺ language.

Verse 18:94

قَالُوْا یٰذَا الْقَرْنَیْنِ اِنَّ یَاْجُوْجَ وَمَاْجُوْجَ مُفْسِدُوْنَ فِی الْاَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلٰۤی اَنْ تَجْعَلَ بَیْنَنَا وَبَیْنَهُمْ سَدًّا ۟

Q̣aaloo yaa-Ẓal Q̣arnayni ʹinna Yaʹjooja wa-Maʹjooja mufsidoona fil ʹarḍi fahal najʻalu laka kharjan ʻalaaa ʹañ tajʻala baynanaa wa-baynahum saddaa?

They pleaded, “O Ⱬul-Qarnain! Surely Gog and Magog are spreading corruption throughout the land. Should we pay you tribute, provided that you build a wall between us and them?”

Verse 18:95

قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّیْ فِیْهِ رَبِّیْ خَیْرٌ فَاَعِیْنُوْنِیْ بِقُوَّةٍ اَجْعَلْ بَیْنَكُمْ وَبَیْنَهُمْ رَدْمًا ۟ۙ

Q̣aala maa- makkannee feehi Rabbee khayruñ faʹaʻeenoonee biq̣uwwatin ʹajʻal baynakum wa-baynahum radmaa:

He responded, “What my Lord has provided for me is far better. But assist me with resources, and I will build a barrier between you and them.

Verse 18:96

اٰتُوْنِیْ زُبَرَ الْحَدِیْدِ ؕ حَتّٰۤی اِذَا سَاوٰی بَیْنَ الصَّدَفَیْنِ قَالَ انْفُخُوْا ؕ حَتّٰۤی اِذَا جَعَلَهٗ نَارًا ۙ قَالَ اٰتُوْنِیْۤ اُفْرِغْ عَلَیْهِ قِطْرًا ۟ؕ

ʹAatoonee zubaral ḥadeed. Ḥattaaa ʹiẓaa saawaa baynaṣ ṣadafayni q̣aalañ fukhoo: ḥattaaa ʹiẓaa jaʻalahoo naarañ q̣aala ʹaatooneee ʹufrig̣ ʻalayhi q̣iṭraa.

Bring me blocks of iron!” Then, when he had filled up ˹the gap˺ between the two mountains, he ordered, “Blow!” When the iron became red hot, he said, “Bring me molten copper to pour over it.”

Verse 18:97

فَمَا اسْطَاعُوْۤا اَنْ یَّظْهَرُوْهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوْا لَهٗ نَقْبًا ۟

Famas ṭaaʻooo ʹañy yaz̤̣haroohu wa-mas taṭaaʻoo lahoo naq̣baa.

And so the enemies could neither scale nor tunnel through it.

Verse 18:98

قَالَ هٰذَا رَحْمَةٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّیْ ۚ فَاِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ رَبِّیْ جَعَلَهٗ دَكَّآءَ ۚ وَكَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّیْ حَقًّا ۟ؕ

Q̣aala haaẓaa raḥmatum mir Rabbee: faʹiẓaa jaaaʹa waʻdu Rabbee jaʻalahoo dakkaaaʹ; wa-kaana waʻdu Rabbee ḥaq̣q̣aa.

He declared, “This is a mercy from my Lord. But when the promise of my Lord comes to pass, He will level it to the ground. And my Lord’s promise is ever true.”

Verse 18:99

وَتَرَكْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ یَوْمَىِٕذٍ یَّمُوْجُ فِیْ بَعْضٍ وَّنُفِخَ فِی الصُّوْرِ فَجَمَعْنٰهُمْ جَمْعًا ۟ۙ

Wa-taraknaa baʻḍahum Yawmaʹiẓiñy yamooju fee baʻḍiñw wanufikha fiṣ Ṣoori fajamaʻnaahum jamʻaa.

On that Day, We will let them surge ˹like waves˺ over one another. Later, the Trumpet will be blown, and We will gather all ˹people˺ together.

Verse 18:100

وَّعَرَضْنَا جَهَنَّمَ یَوْمَىِٕذٍ لِّلْكٰفِرِیْنَ عَرْضَا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʻaraḍnaa Jahannama Yawmaʹiẓil lilkaafireena ʻarḍaa,―

On that Day We will display Hell clearly for the disbelievers,

Verse 18:101

لَّذِیْنَ كَانَتْ اَعْیُنُهُمْ فِیْ غِطَآءٍ عَنْ ذِكْرِیْ وَكَانُوْا لَا یَسْتَطِیْعُوْنَ سَمْعًا ۟۠

ʹAllaẓeena kaanat ʹaʻyunuhum fee g̣iṭaaaʹin ʻañ ẓikree wakaanoo laa- yastaṭeeʻoona samʻaa.

those who turned a blind eye to My Reminder and could not stand listening ˹to it˺.

Verse 18:102

اَفَحَسِبَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اَنْ یَّتَّخِذُوْا عِبَادِیْ مِنْ دُوْنِیْۤ اَوْلِیَآءَ ؕ اِنَّاۤ اَعْتَدْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكٰفِرِیْنَ نُزُلًا ۟

ʹAfaḥasibal laẓeena kafarooo ʹañy yattakhiẓoo ʻibaadee miñ dooneee ʹawliyaaaʹ? ʹInnaaa ʹaʻtadnaa Jahannama lil-kaafireena nuzulaa.

Do the disbelievers think they can ˹simply˺ take My servants as lords instead of Me? We have surely prepared Hell as an accommodation for the disbelievers.

Verse 18:103

قُلْ هَلْ نُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِالْاَخْسَرِیْنَ اَعْمَالًا ۟ؕ

Q̣ul hal nunabbiʹukum̃ bilʹakhsareena ʹaʻmaalaa?

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Shall we inform you of who will lose the most deeds?

Verse 18:104

اَلَّذِیْنَ ضَلَّ سَعْیُهُمْ فِی الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا وَهُمْ یَحْسَبُوْنَ اَنَّهُمْ یُحْسِنُوْنَ صُنْعًا ۟

ʹAllaẓeena ḍalla saʻyuhum fil ḥayaatid dunyaa wa-hum yaḥsaboona ʹannahm yuḥsinoona ṣunʻaa?

˹They are˺ those whose efforts are in vain in this worldly life, while they think they are doing good!”

Verse 18:105

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِاٰیٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَلِقَآىِٕهٖ فَحَبِطَتْ اَعْمَالُهُمْ فَلَا نُقِیْمُ لَهُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ وَزْنًا ۟

ʹUlaaaʹikal laẓeena kafaroo biʹAayaati Rabbihim wa-Liq̣aaaʹihee faḥabiṭat ʹaʻmaaluhum falaa nuq̣eemu lahum Yawmal Q̣iyaamati waznaa.

It is they who reject the signs of their Lord and their meeting with Him, rendering their deeds void, so We will not give their deeds any weight on Judgment Day.

Verse 18:106

ذٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ بِمَا كَفَرُوْا وَاتَّخَذُوْۤا اٰیٰتِیْ وَرُسُلِیْ هُزُوًا ۟

Ẓaalika jazaaaʹuhum Jahannamu bimaa kafaroo wattakhaẓooo ʹAayaatee wa-Rusulee huzuwaa.

That is their reward: Hell, for their disbelief and mockery of My signs and messengers.

Verse 18:107

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَنّٰتُ الْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلًا ۟ۙ

ʹInnal laẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-ʻamiluṣ ṣaaliḥaati kaanat lahum Jannaatul Firdawsi nuzulaa,

Indeed, those who believe and do good will have the Gardens of Paradise as an accommodation,

Verse 18:108

خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَا لَا یَبْغُوْنَ عَنْهَا حِوَلًا ۟

Khaalideena feehaa laa- yabg̣oona ʻanhaa ḥiwalaa.

where they will be forever, never desiring anywhere else.

Verse 18:109

قُلْ لَّوْ كَانَ الْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمٰتِ رَبِّیْ لَنَفِدَ الْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ اَنْ تَنْفَدَ كَلِمٰتُ رَبِّیْ وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهٖ مَدَدًا ۟

Q̣ul law kaanal baḥru midaadal li-Kalimaati Rabbee lanafidal baḥru q̣abla ʹañ tañfada Kalimaatu Rabbee wa-law jiʹnaa bimis̤lihee madadaa.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If the ocean were ink for ˹writing˺ the Words of my Lord, it would certainly run out before the Words of my Lord were finished, even if We refilled it with its equal.”

Verse 18:110

قُلْ اِنَّمَاۤ اَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ یُوْحٰۤی اِلَیَّ اَنَّمَاۤ اِلٰهُكُمْ اِلٰهٌ وَّاحِدٌ ۚ فَمَنْ كَانَ یَرْجُوْا لِقَآءَ رَبِّهٖ فَلْیَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَّلَا یُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهٖۤ اَحَدًا ۟۠

Q̣ul ʹinnamaaa ʹana basharum mis̤lukum yooḥaaa ʹilayya ʹannamaaa ʹIlaahukum ʹIlaahuñw Waaḥid: famañ kaana yarjoo Liq̣aaaʹa Rabbihee falyaʻmal ʻamalañ ṣaalihañw walaa yushrik biʻibaadati Rabbiheee ʹaḥadaa.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I am only a man like you, ˹but˺ it has been revealed to me that your God is only One God. So whoever hopes for the meeting with their Lord, let them do good deeds and associate none in the worship of their Lord.”