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The Cave

Translation by
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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1 18:1
All praise is for Allah Who has revealed the Book to His servant,1 allowing no crookedness in it,
2 18:2
˹making it˺ perfectly upright, to warn ˹the disbelievers˺ of a severe torment from Him; to give good news to the believers—who do good—that they will have a fine reward,
3 18:3
in which they will remain forever;
4 18:4
and to warn those who claim, “Allah has offspring.”1
5 18:5
They have no knowledge of this, nor did their forefathers. What a terrible claim that comes out of their mouths! They say nothing but lies.
6 18:6
Now, perhaps you ˹O Prophet˺ will grieve yourself to death over their denial, if they ˹continue to˺ disbelieve in this message.
7 18:7
We have indeed made whatever is on earth as an adornment for it, in order to test which of them is best in deeds.
8 18:8
And We will certainly reduce whatever is on it to barren ground.
9 18:9
Have you ˹O Prophet˺ thought that the people of the cave and the plaque1 were ˹the only˺ wonders of Our signs?
10 18:10
˹Remember˺ when those youths took refuge in the cave, and said, “Our Lord! Grant us mercy from Yourself and guide us rightly through our ordeal.”