1. Alhamdu lillahi allathee anzala AAala AAabdihi alkitaba walam yajAAal lahu AAiwajan
1. Praise be to Allah, Who hath sent to His Servant the Book, and hath allowed therein no Crookedness:
2. Qayyiman liyunthira ba/san shadeedan min ladunhu wayubashshira almu/mineena allatheena yaAAmaloona alssalihati anna lahum ajran hasanan
2. (He hath made it) Straight (and Clear) in order that He may warn (the godless) of a terrible Punishment from Him, and that He may give Glad Tidings to the Believers who work righteous deeds, that they shall have a goodly Reward,
3. Wherein they shall remain for ever:
4. Wayunthira allatheena qaloo ittakhatha Allahu waladan
4. Further, that He may warn those (also) who say, "(Allah) hath begotten a son":
5. Ma lahum bihi min AAilmin wala li-aba-ihim kaburat kalimatan takhruju min afwahihim in yaqooloona illa kathiban
5. No knowledge have they of such a thing, nor had their fathers. It is a grievous thing that issues from their mouths as a saying what they say is nothing but falsehood!
6. FalaAAallaka bakhiAAun nafsaka AAala atharihim in lam yu/minoo bihatha alhadeethi asafan
6. Thou wouldst only, perchance, fret thyself to death, following after them, in grief, if they believe not in this Message.
7. Inna jaAAalna ma AAala al-ardi zeenatan laha linabluwahum ayyuhum ahsanu AAamalan
7. That which is on earth we have made but as a glittering show for the earth, in order that We may test them - as to which of them are best in conduct.
8. Wa-inna lajaAAiloona ma AAalayha saAAeedan juruzan
8. Verily what is on earth we shall make but as dust and dry soil (without growth or herbage).
9. Am hasibta anna as-haba alkahfi waalrraqeemi kanoo min ayatina AAajaban
9. Or dost thou reflect that the Companions of the Cave and of the Inscription were wonders among Our Sign?
10. Ith awa alfityatu ila alkahfi faqaloo rabbana atina min ladunka rahmatan wahayyi/ lana min amrina rashadan
10. Behold, the youths betook themselves to the Cave: they said, "Our Lord! bestow on us Mercy from Thyself, and dispose of our affair for us in the right way!"
11. Fadarabna AAala athanihim fee alkahfi sineena AAadadan
11. Then We draw (a veil) over their ears, for a number of years, in the Cave, (so that they heard not):
12. Thumma baAAathnahum linaAAlama ayyu alhizbayni ahsa lima labithoo amadan
12. Then We roused them, in order to test which of the two parties was best at calculating the term of years they had tarried!