˹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.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
[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."
— Saheeh International
So We caused them to fall into a dead sleep1 in the cave for many years,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a number of years.
— Saheeh International
then We raised them so We may show which of the two groups would make a better estimation of the length of their stay.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time.
— Saheeh International
We relate to you ˹O Prophet˺ their story in truth. They were youths who truly believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
It is We who relate to you, [O Muḥammad], their story in truth. Indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.
— Saheeh International