نَّحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ نَبَأَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ فِتْيَةٌ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ وَزِدْنَٰهُمْ هُدًى ﴿13﴾
It is We who relate to you, [O Muhammad], their story in truth. Indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.
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← read from right to left4Their storyنَبَأَهُمْnaba'ahumCBIN+PRONATTنَبَأَTheir story+هُمْthem / their 5In truthبِالْحَقِّbil-haqiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+حَقِّTruth 6Indeed they wereإِنَّهُمْinnahumCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed they were+هُمْthem / their 8Who believedآمَنُواamanuF 9In their LordبِرَبِّهِمْbirabbihimCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+رَبِّTheir Lord+هِمْthem / their 10And we increased themوَزِدْنَاهُمْwazidnahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+زِدْنَاWe increased+هُمْthem / their وَرَبَطْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ إِذْ قَامُوا۟ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبُّنَا رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَن نَّدْعُوَا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَٰهًا ۖ لَّقَدْ قُلْنَآ إِذًا شَطَطًا ﴿14﴾
And We made firm their hearts when they stood up and said, "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. Never will we invoke besides Him any deity. We would have certainly spoken, then, an excessive transgression.
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← read from right to left1And we made firmوَرَبَطْنَاwarabatnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+رَبَطْنَاWe made firm 3Their heartsقُلُوبِهِمْqulubihimCBIN+PRONATTقُلُوبِTheir hearts+هِمْthem / their 5They stood upقَامُواqamuF 6And saidفَقَالُواfaqaluCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قَالُواAnd said 7Our LordرَبُّنَاrabbunaCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّOur Lord+نَاus / our 9Of the heavensالسَّمَاوَاتِl-samawatiIالthe+سَمَوَاتِOf the heavens 10And the earthوَالْأَرْضِwal-ardiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْضِEarth 12We will invokeنَدْعُوَnad'uwaF 14Besides himدُونِهِdunihiCBIN+PRONATTدُونِBesides+هِhim / his / it 17We would have saidقُلْنَاqulnaF 19An enormityشَطَطًاshatatanI هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمُنَا ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً ۖ لَّوْلَا يَأْتُونَ عَلَيْهِم بِسُلْطَٰنٍۭ بَيِّنٍ ۖ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا ﴿15﴾
These, our people, have taken besides Him deities. Why do they not bring for [worship of] them a clear authority? And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allah a lie?"
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← read from right to left2Our peopleقَوْمُنَاqawmunaCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمُOur people+نَاus / our 3Have takenاتَّخَذُواittakhadhuF 5Besides himدُونِهِdunihiCBIN+PRONATTدُونِBesides+هِhim / his / it 8They comeيَأْتُونَya'tunaF 9To themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+هِمْthem / their 10With an authorityبِسُلْطَانٍbisultaninCBIP+Nبِwith / in+سُلْطَانٍAn authority 12And whoفَمَنْfamanCBICONJ+INTGفَso / then+مَنْAnd who 13Is more wrongأَظْلَمُazlamuI 14Than one whoمِمَّنِmimmaniCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَنْwhoever وَإِذِ ٱعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ فَأْوُۥٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ يَنشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِهِۦ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُم مِّنْ أَمْرِكُم مِّرْفَقًا ﴿16﴾
[The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allah, retreat to the cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy and will prepare for you from your affair facility."
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← read from right to left1And whenوَإِذِwa-idhiCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen 2You withdraw from themاعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْi'tazaltumuhumCBFV+PRONATTاعْتَزَلْتُمُوYou withdraw from+هُمْthem / their 4They worshipيَعْبُدُونَya'budunaF 5ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 7Then retreatفَأْوُواfa-wuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+ائْوُواRetreat 9The caveالْكَهْفِl-kahfiIالthe+كَهْفِCave 10Will spreadيَنْشُرْyanshurF 11For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 12Your LordرَبُّكُمْrabbukumCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 14His mercyرَحْمَتِهِrahmatihiCBIN+PRONATTرَحْمَتِHis mercy+هِhim / his / it 15And will facilitateوَيُهَيِّئْwayuhayyi'CBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُهَيِّئْWill facilitate 16For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 18Your affairأَمْرِكُمْamrikumCBIN+PRONATTأَمْرِYour affair+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 19In easeمِرْفَقًاmirfaqanI وَتَرَى ٱلشَّمْسَ إِذَا طَلَعَت تَّزَٰوَرُ عَن كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَإِذَا غَرَبَت تَّقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ ٱلشِّمَالِ وَهُمْ فِى فَجْوَةٍ مِّنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ مَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِ ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا ﴿17﴾
And [had you been present], you would see the sun when it rose, inclining away from their cave on the right, and when it set, passing away from them on the left, while they were [laying] within an open space thereof. That was from the signs of Allah. He whom Allah guides is the [rightly] guided, but he whom He leaves astray - never will you find for him a protecting guide.
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← read from right to left1And you might have seenوَتَرَىwataraCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَرَىYou might have seen 2The sunالشَّمْسَl-shamsaIالthe+شَمْسَSun 5Inclining awayتَزَاوَرُtazawaruF 7Their caveكَهْفِهِمْkahfihimCBIN+PRONATTكَهْفِTheir cave+هِمْthem / their 9The rightالْيَمِينِl-yaminiIالthe+يَمِينِRight 10And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen 11It setغَرَبَتْgharabatF 12Passing away from themتَقْرِضُهُمْtaqriduhumCBFV+PRONATTتَقْرِضُPassing away from+هُمْthem / their 14The leftالشِّمَالِl-shimaliIالthe+شِمَالِLeft 17The open spaceفَجْوَةٍfajwatinI 18ThereofمِنْهُminhuCBHP+PRONATTمِنْThereof+هُhim / his / it 24Allah guidesيَهْدِyahdiF 25Allah guidesاللَّهُl-lahuI 27Is the guided oneالْمُهْتَدِl-muhtadiIالthe+مُهْتَدِIs the guided one 29He lets go astrayيُضْلِلْyudlilF 30Then neverفَلَنْfalanCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَنْNever 31You will findتَجِدَtajidaF 32For himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it 33A protectorوَلِيًّاwaliyyanI 34A guideمُرْشِدًاmurshidanI English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.
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