Surah Al-Kahf (الكهف) • The Cave

Quran 18:19

18:19

وَكَذَٰلِكَ بَعَثْنَـٰهُمْ لِيَتَسَآءَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ ۚ قَالُوا۟ رَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ فَٱبْعَثُوٓا۟ أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَـٰذِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَلْيَنظُرْ أَيُّهَآ أَزْكَىٰ طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُم بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ أَحَدًا

wakadhālika baʿathnāhum liyatasāalū baynahum qāla qāilun min'hum kam labith'tum qālū labith'nā yawman aw baʿḍa yawmin qālū rabbukum aʿlamu bimā labith'tum fa-ib'ʿathū aḥadakum biwariqikum hādhihi ilā l-madīnati falyanẓur ayyuhā azkā ṭaʿāman falyatikum biriz'qin min'hu walyatalaṭṭaf walā yush'ʿiranna bikum aḥadan

And similarly, We awakened them that they might question one another. Said a speaker from among them, "How long have you remained [here]?" They said, "We have remained a day or part of a day." They said, "Your Lord is most knowing of how long you remained. So send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the city and let him look to which is the best of food and bring you provision from it and let him be cautious. And let no one be aware of you.

— Saheeh International

In time We woke them, and they began to question one another. One of them asked, ‘How long have you been here?’ and [some] answered, ‘A day or part of a day,’ but then [others] said, ‘Your Lord knows best how long you have been here. One of you go to the city with your silver coins, find out where the best food is there, and bring some back. But be careful not to let anyone know about you:

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Likewise, We awakened them (from their long deep sleep) that they might question one another. A speaker from among them said: "How long have you stayed (here)?" They said: "We have stayed (perhaps) a day or part of a day." They said: "Your Lord (Alone) knows best how long you have stayed (here). So send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the town, and let him find out which is the good lawful food, and bring some of that to you. And let him be careful and let no man know of you.

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

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Word by Word

وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd similarly
بَعَثْنَـٰهُمْbaʿathnāhumWe raised them
لِيَتَسَآءَلُوا۟liyatasāalūthat they might question
بَيْنَهُمْۚbaynahumamong them
قَالَqālaSaid
قَآئِلٌۭqāiluna speaker
مِّنْهُمْmin'humamong them
كَمْkamHow long
لَبِثْتُمْۖlabith'tumhave you remained
قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
لَبِثْنَاlabith'nāWe have remained
يَوْمًاyawmana day
أَوْawor
بَعْضَbaʿḍaa part
يَوْمٍۢۚyawmin(of) a day
قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
رَبُّكُمْrabbukumYour Lord
أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows best
بِمَاbimāhow long
لَبِثْتُمْlabith'tumyou have remained
فَٱبْعَثُوٓا۟fa-ib'ʿathūSo send
أَحَدَكُمaḥadakumone of you
بِوَرِقِكُمْbiwariqikumwith this silver coin of yours
هَـٰذِهِۦٓhādhihiwith this silver coin of yours
إِلَىilāto
ٱلْمَدِينَةِl-madīnatithe city
فَلْيَنظُرْfalyanẓurand let him see
أَيُّهَآayyuhāwhich is
أَزْكَىٰazkāthe purest
طَعَامًۭاṭaʿāmanfood
فَلْيَأْتِكُمfalyatikumand let him bring to you
بِرِزْقٍۢbiriz'qinprovision
مِّنْهُmin'hufrom it
وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْwalyatalaṭṭafand let him be cautious
وَلَاwalāAnd let not be aware
يُشْعِرَنَّyush'ʿirannaAnd let not be aware
بِكُمْbikumabout you
أَحَدًاaḥadananyone