The Cave — Verse 21

18:21 · al-Kahf

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The Cave 18:21

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وَكَذَٰلِكَ wakadhālika
And similarly Noun
أَعْثَرْنَا aʿtharnā
We made known V
عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim
about them Prep
لِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟ liyaʿlamū
that they might know V
أَنَّ anna
that Prep
وَعْدَ waʿda
(the) Promise Noun
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi
(of) Allah Noun
حَقٌّ ḥaqqun
(is) true Noun
وَأَنَّ wa-anna
and that Prep
ٱلسَّاعَةَ l-sāʿata
(about) the Hour Noun
لَا lā
(there is) no Prep
رَيْبَ rayba
doubt Noun
فِيهَآ fīhā
in it Prep
إِذْ idh
When Noun
يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ yatanāzaʿūna
they disputed V
بَيْنَهُمْ baynahum
among themselves Noun
أَمْرَهُمْ amrahum
about their affair Noun
فَقَالُوا۟ faqālū
and they said V
ٱبْنُوا۟ ib'nū
Construct V
عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim
over them Prep
بُنْيَٰنًا bun'yānan
a structure Noun
رَّبُّهُمْ rabbuhum
Their Lord Noun
أَعْلَمُ aʿlamu
knows best Noun
بِهِمْ bihim
about them Noun
قَالَ qāla
Said V
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna
those who Noun
غَلَبُوا۟ ghalabū
prevailed V
عَلَىٰٓ ʿalā
in Prep
أَمْرِهِمْ amrihim
their matter Noun
لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ lanattakhidhanna
Surely we will take V
عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim
over them Prep
مَّسْجِدًا masjidan
a place of worship Noun

In this way We brought them to people’s attention so that they might know that God’s promise [of resurrection] is true and that there is no doubt about the Last Hour, [though] people argue among themselves. [Some] said, ‘Construct a building over them: their Lord knows best about them.’ Those who prevailed said, ‘We shall build a place of worship over them.’

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ أَعۡثَرۡنَا عَلَیۡهِمۡ لِیَعۡلَمُوۤا۟ أَنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقࣱّ وَأَنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَا رَیۡبَ فِیهَاۤ إِذۡ یَتَنَـٰزَعُونَ بَیۡنَهُمۡ أَمۡرَهُمۡۖ فَقَالُوا۟ ٱبۡنُوا۟ عَلَیۡهِم بُنۡیَـٰنࣰاۖ رَّبُّهُمۡ أَعۡلَمُ بِهِمۡۚ قَالَ ٱلَّذِینَ غَلَبُوا۟ عَلَىٰۤ أَمۡرِهِمۡ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَیۡهِم مَّسۡجِدࣰا ۝٢١

wakadhālika aʿtharnā ʿalayhim liyaʿlamū anna waʿda l-lahi ḥaqqun wa-anna l-sāʿata lā rayba fīhā idh yatanāzaʿūna baynahum amrahum faqālū ib'nū ʿalayhim bun'yānan rabbuhum aʿlamu bihim qāla alladhīna ghalabū ʿalā amrihim lanattakhidhanna ʿalayhim masjida

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