Surah Al-Kahf (الكهف) • The Cave

Quran 18:102

18:102

أَفَحَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَن يَتَّخِذُوا۟ عِبَادِى مِن دُونِىٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۚ إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ نُزُلًا

afaḥasiba alladhīna kafarū an yattakhidhū ʿibādī min dūnī awliyāa innā aʿtadnā jahannama lil'kāfirīna nuzulan

Then do those who disbelieve think that they can take My servants instead of Me as allies? Indeed, We have prepared Hell for the disbelievers as a lodging.

— Saheeh International

Did they think that they could take My servants as masters instead of Me? We have prepared Hell as the disbelievers’ resting place.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Do then those who disbelieved think that they can take My slaves [i.e., the angels, Allâh’s Messengers, ‘Îsâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)] as Auliyâ’ (lords, gods, protectors) besides Me? Verily, We have prepared Hell as an entertainment for the disbelievers (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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أَفَحَسِبَafaḥasibaDo then think
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
كَفَرُوٓا۟kafarūdisbelieve
أَنanthat
يَتَّخِذُوا۟yattakhidhūthey (can) take
عِبَادِىʿibādīMy servants
مِنminbesides Me
دُونِىٓdūnībesides Me
أَوْلِيَآءَۚawliyāa(as) protectors
إِنَّآinnāIndeed, We
أَعْتَدْنَاaʿtadnāWe have prepared
جَهَنَّمَjahannamaHell
لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَlil'kāfirīnafor the disbelievers
نُزُلًۭاnuzulan(as) a lodging