Cave

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لَوۡيَجِدُونَمَلۡجَـًٔاأَوۡمَغَٰرَٰتٍأَوۡمُدَّخَلٗالَّوَلَّوۡاْإِلَيۡهِوَهُمۡيَجۡمَحُونَ٥٧
Saheeh International

If they could find a refuge or some caves or any place to enter [and hide], they would turn to it while they run heedlessly.

لَوْLaw
يَجِدُونَyajidoona
مَلْجَـًٔاmaljaan
أَوْaw
مَغَـٰرَٰتٍmagharatin
أَوْaw
مُدَّخَلًۭاmuddakhalan
لَّوَلَّوْا۟lawallaw
إِلَيْهِilayhi
وَهُمْwahum
يَجْمَحُونَyajmahoona
إِذۡأَوَىٱلۡفِتۡيَةُإِلَىٱلۡكَهۡفِفَقَالُواْرَبَّنَآءَاتِنَامِنلَّدُنكَرَحۡمَةٗوَهَيِّئۡلَنَامِنۡأَمۡرِنَارَشَدٗا١٠
Saheeh International

[Mention] when the youths retreated to the cave and said, "Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance."

إِذْIth
أَوَىawa
ٱلْفِتْيَةُalfityatu
إِلَىila
ٱلْكَهْفِalkahfi
فَقَالُوا۟faqaloo
رَبَّنَآrabbana
ءَاتِنَاatina
مِنmin
لَّدُنكَladunka
رَحْمَةًۭrahmatan
وَهَيِّئْwahayyi
لَنَاlana
مِنْmin
أَمْرِنَاamrina
رَشَدًۭاrashadan
وَإِذِٱعۡتَزَلۡتُمُوهُمۡوَمَايَعۡبُدُونَإِلَّاٱللَّهَفَأۡوُۥٓاْإِلَىٱلۡكَهۡفِيَنشُرۡلَكُمۡرَبُّكُممِّنرَّحۡمَتِهِۦوَيُهَيِّئۡلَكُممِّنۡأَمۡرِكُممِّرۡفَقٗا١٦
Saheeh International

[The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allāh, retreat to the cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy and will prepare for you from your affair facility."

وَإِذِWaithi
ٱعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْiAAtazaltumoohum
وَمَاwama
يَعْبُدُونَyaAAbudoona
إِلَّاilla
ٱللَّهَAllaha
فَأْوُۥٓا۟fawoo
إِلَىila
ٱلْكَهْفِalkahfi
يَنشُرْyanshur
لَكُمْlakum
رَبُّكُمrabbukum
مِّنmin
رَّحْمَتِهِۦrahmatihi
وَيُهَيِّئْwayuhayyi
لَكُمlakum
مِّنْmin
أَمْرِكُمamrikum
مِّرْفَقًۭاmirfaqan
وَلَبِثُواْفِيكَهۡفِهِمۡثَلَٰثَمِاْئَةٖسِنِينَوَٱزۡدَادُواْتِسۡعٗا٢٥
Saheeh International

And they remained in their cave for three hundred years and exceeded by nine.1

وَلَبِثُوا۟Walabithoo
فِىfee
كَهْفِهِمْkahfihim
ثَلَـٰثَthalatha
مِا۟ئَةٍۢmiatin
سِنِينَsineena
وَٱزْدَادُوا۟waizdadoo
تِسْعًۭاtisAAan