Chapter 18 : the youths of the cave

marie

Peace all,

When the youths hid in the cave, and they said ?Our Lord, bring us a mercy from Yourself, and help us in our affair!
Ith awa alfityatu ilaalkahfi faqaloo rabbana atina minladunka rahmatan wahayyi/ lana min amrinarashadan
So We sealed upon their ears in the cave for a number of years.
Fadarabna AAala athanihimfee alkahfi sineena AAadadan
Then We sent them to know which of the two groups had remained for as long as they stayed.
Thumma baAAathnahum linaAAlama ayyualhizbayni ahsa lima labithoo amadan
And you would think they are awake while they are asleep. And We turn them on the right-side and on the left-side, and their dog has his legs outstretched in their midst. If you looked upon them you would have run away from them and you would have been filled with terror from them!
Watahsabuhum ayqathanwahum ruqoodun wanuqallibuhum thata alyameeni wathataalshshimali wakalbuhum basitun thiraAAayhibialwaseedi lawi ittalaAAta AAalayhimlawallayta minhum firaran walamuli/ta minhum ruAAban
And it was thus that We delivered them so they would ask themselves. A speaker from amongst them said ?How long have you stayed?? They said ?We stayed a day or part of a day.? He said ?Your Lord is surely aware how long you stayed, so send one of you with these stamped coins of yours to the city, and let him see which is the tastiest food, and let him come with a provision of it. And let him be careful and let no one take notice of you.?

Wakathalika baAAathnahumliyatasaaloo baynahum qala qa-ilun minhumkam labithtum qaloo labithna yawman aw baAAdayawmin qaloo rabbukum aAAlamu bima labithtum faibAAathooahadakum biwariqikum hathihi ila almadeenatifalyanthur ayyuha azka taAAamanfalya/tikum birizqin minhu walyatalattaf walayushAAiranna bikum ahadan

And as such, We revealed their case so that they would know that God?s promise is true and that there is no doubt regarding the Hour. They argued amongst themselves regarding them, so they said ?Erect a monument for them!? Their Lord is fully aware of them, those who managed to win the argument said ?We will construct a temple over them.?

Wakathalika aAAtharnaAAalayhim liyaAAlamoo anna waAAda Allahi haqqunwaanna alsaAAata la rayba feeha ithyatanazaAAoona baynahum amrahum faqaloo ibnooAAalayhim bunyanan rabbuhum aAAlamu bihim qala allatheenaghalaboo AAala amrihim lanattakhithanna AAalayhimmasjidan

And they remained in their cave for three hundred years, and increased by nine.
Walabithoo fee kahfihim thalathami-atin sineena waizdadoo tisAAan