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18:86
حتى اذا بلغ مغرب الشمس وجدها تغرب في عين حمية ووجد عندها قوما قلنا يا ذا القرنين اما ان تعذب واما ان تتخذ فيهم حسنا ٨٦
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِى عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍۢ وَوَجَدَ عِندَهَا قَوْمًۭا ۗ قُلْنَا يَـٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِمَّآ أَن تُعَذِّبَ وَإِمَّآ أَن تَتَّخِذَ فِيهِمْ حُسْنًۭا ٨٦
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until he reached the setting ˹point˺ of the sun, which appeared to him to be setting in a spring of murky water, where he found some people. We said, “O Ⱬul-Qarnain! Either punish them or treat them kindly.”
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حَمِئَةٍ
ḥamiʾatin
“a murky spring”
This reading is based on the root ḥ-m-ʾ, denoting a darkness from clay or oil.
حَامِيَةٍ
ḥāmiyatin
"a hot spring" or “a murky spring”
This reading is based on the root ḥ-m-y, meaning 'hot'. It also possible that it is a lightened form of ḥāmiʾah, 'murky'.

Explanation

These readings provide complementary descriptions of the body of water in which the sun appeared to go down, from the perspective of Dhu l-Qarnayn [al-Mahdawi]

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran