Surah Al-Kahf (الكهف) • The Cave

Quran 18:26

18:26

قُلِ ٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثُوا۟ ۖ لَهُۥ غَيْبُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ أَبْصِرْ بِهِۦ وَأَسْمِعْ ۚ مَا لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا يُشْرِكُ فِى حُكْمِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا

quli l-lahu aʿlamu bimā labithū lahu ghaybu l-samāwāti wal-arḍi abṣir bihi wa-asmiʿ mā lahum min dūnihi min waliyyin walā yush'riku fī ḥuk'mihi aḥadan

Say, "Allāh is most knowing of how long they remained. He has [knowledge of] the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth. How Seeing is He and how Hearing! They have not besides Him any protector, and He shares not His legislation with anyone."

— Saheeh International

Say [Prophet], ‘God knows best how long they stayed.’ His is the knowledge of all that is hidden in the heavens and earth- How well He sees! How well He hears!- and they have no one to protect them other than Him; He does not allow anyone to share His rule.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Say: "Allâh knows best how long they stayed. With Him is (the knowledge of) the Unseen of the heavens and the earth. How clearly He sees, and hears (everything)! They have no Walî (Helper, Disposer of affairs, Protector) other than Him, and He makes none to share in His Decision and His Rule."

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

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Word by Word

قُلِquliSay
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows best
بِمَاbimāabout what (period)
لَبِثُوا۟ۖlabithūthey remained
لَهُۥlahuFor Him
غَيْبُghaybu(is the) unseen
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِۖwal-arḍiand the earth
أَبْصِرْabṣirHow clearly He sees
بِهِۦbihi[of it]
وَأَسْمِعْۚwa-asmiʿAnd how clearly He hears
مَاmāNot
لَهُمlahumfor them
مِّنminbesides Him
دُونِهِۦdūnihibesides Him
مِنminany
وَلِىٍّۢwaliyyinprotector
وَلَاwalāand not
يُشْرِكُyush'rikuHe shares
فِىfī[in]
حُكْمِهِۦٓḥuk'mihiHis Commands
أَحَدًۭاaḥadan(with) anyone