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18. Surah Al-Kahf

The Cave

Read and listen to the full Surah Al-Kahf (Chapter 18), consisting of 110 verses. Revealed in Mecca (Juz 15), it includes complete Arabic text with diacritics, translations, tafsirs, word-by-word meaning, and audio by Maher Al-Muaiqly, Abdul Basit and other reciters.

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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
18:30
ان الذين امنوا وعملوا الصالحات انا لا نضيع اجر من احسن عملا ٣٠
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ إِنَّا لَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلًا ٣٠
إِنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
وَعَمِلُواْ
ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ
إِنَّا
لَا
نُضِيعُ
أَجۡرَ
مَنۡ
أَحۡسَنَ
عَمَلًا
٣٠
As for those who believe and do good, We certainly never deny the reward of those who are best in deeds.
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18:31
اولايك لهم جنات عدن تجري من تحتهم الانهار يحلون فيها من اساور من ذهب ويلبسون ثيابا خضرا من سندس واستبرق متكيين فيها على الارايك نعم الثواب وحسنت مرتفقا ٣١
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتُ عَدْنٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهِمُ ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍۢ وَيَلْبَسُونَ ثِيَابًا خُضْرًۭا مِّن سُندُسٍۢ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍۢ مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ ۚ نِعْمَ ٱلثَّوَابُ وَحَسُنَتْ مُرْتَفَقًۭا ٣١
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
لَهُمۡ
جَنَّٰتُ
عَدۡنٖ
تَجۡرِي
مِن
تَحۡتِهِمُ
ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ
يُحَلَّوۡنَ
فِيهَا
مِنۡ
أَسَاوِرَ
مِن
ذَهَبٖ
وَيَلۡبَسُونَ
ثِيَابًا
خُضۡرٗا
مِّن
سُندُسٖ
وَإِسۡتَبۡرَقٖ
مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ
فِيهَا
عَلَى
ٱلۡأَرَآئِكِۚ
نِعۡمَ
ٱلثَّوَابُ
وَحَسُنَتۡ
مُرۡتَفَقٗا
٣١
It is they who will have the Gardens of Eternity, with rivers flowing under their feet. There they will be adorned with bracelets of gold, and wear green garments of fine silk and rich brocade, reclining there on ˹canopied˺ couches. What a marvellous reward! And what a fabulous place to rest!
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18:32
۞ واضرب لهم مثلا رجلين جعلنا لاحدهما جنتين من اعناب وحففناهما بنخل وجعلنا بينهما زرعا ٣٢
۞ وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلًۭا رَّجُلَيْنِ جَعَلْنَا لِأَحَدِهِمَا جَنَّتَيْنِ مِنْ أَعْنَـٰبٍۢ وَحَفَفْنَـٰهُمَا بِنَخْلٍۢ وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمَا زَرْعًۭا ٣٢
۞ وَٱضۡرِبۡ
لَهُم
مَّثَلٗا
رَّجُلَيۡنِ
جَعَلۡنَا
لِأَحَدِهِمَا
جَنَّتَيۡنِ
مِنۡ
أَعۡنَٰبٖ
وَحَفَفۡنَٰهُمَا
بِنَخۡلٖ
وَجَعَلۡنَا
بَيۡنَهُمَا
زَرۡعٗا
٣٢
Give them ˹O Prophet˺ an example of two men. To ˹the disbelieving˺ one We gave two gardens of grapevines, which We surrounded with palm trees and placed ˹various˺ crops in between.
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18:33
كلتا الجنتين اتت اكلها ولم تظلم منه شييا وفجرنا خلالهما نهرا ٣٣
كِلْتَا ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ ءَاتَتْ أُكُلَهَا وَلَمْ تَظْلِم مِّنْهُ شَيْـًۭٔا ۚ وَفَجَّرْنَا خِلَـٰلَهُمَا نَهَرًۭا ٣٣
كِلۡتَا
ٱلۡجَنَّتَيۡنِ
ءَاتَتۡ
أُكُلَهَا
وَلَمۡ
تَظۡلِم
مِّنۡهُ
شَيۡـٔٗاۚ
وَفَجَّرۡنَا
خِلَٰلَهُمَا
نَهَرٗا
٣٣
Each garden yielded ˹all˺ its produce, never falling short. And We caused a river to flow between them.
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18:34
وكان له ثمر فقال لصاحبه وهو يحاوره انا اكثر منك مالا واعز نفرا ٣٤
وَكَانَ لَهُۥ ثَمَرٌۭ فَقَالَ لِصَـٰحِبِهِۦ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ أَنَا۠ أَكْثَرُ مِنكَ مَالًۭا وَأَعَزُّ نَفَرًۭا ٣٤
وَكَانَ
لَهُۥ
ثَمَرٞ
فَقَالَ
لِصَٰحِبِهِۦ
وَهُوَ
يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ
أَنَا۠
أَكۡثَرُ
مِنكَ
مَالٗا
وَأَعَزُّ
نَفَرٗا
٣٤
And he had other resources1 ˹as well˺. So he boasted to a ˹poor˺ companion of his, while conversing with him, “I am greater than you in wealth and superior in manpower.”
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18:35
ودخل جنته وهو ظالم لنفسه قال ما اظن ان تبيد هاذه ابدا ٣٥
وَدَخَلَ جَنَّتَهُۥ وَهُوَ ظَالِمٌۭ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ قَالَ مَآ أَظُنُّ أَن تَبِيدَ هَـٰذِهِۦٓ أَبَدًۭا ٣٥
وَدَخَلَ
جَنَّتَهُۥ
وَهُوَ
ظَالِمٞ
لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ
قَالَ
مَآ
أَظُنُّ
أَن
تَبِيدَ
هَٰذِهِۦٓ
أَبَدٗا
٣٥
And he entered his property, while wronging his soul, saying, “I do not think this will ever perish,
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18:36
وما اظن الساعة قايمة ولين رددت الى ربي لاجدن خيرا منها منقلبا ٣٦
وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةًۭ وَلَئِن رُّدِدتُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى لَأَجِدَنَّ خَيْرًۭا مِّنْهَا مُنقَلَبًۭا ٣٦
وَمَآ
أَظُنُّ
ٱلسَّاعَةَ
قَآئِمَةٗ
وَلَئِن
رُّدِدتُّ
إِلَىٰ
رَبِّي
لَأَجِدَنَّ
خَيۡرٗا
مِّنۡهَا
مُنقَلَبٗا
٣٦
nor do I think the Hour will ˹ever˺ come. And if in fact I am returned to my Lord, I will definitely get a far better outcome than ˹all˺ this.”
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18:37
قال له صاحبه وهو يحاوره اكفرت بالذي خلقك من تراب ثم من نطفة ثم سواك رجلا ٣٧
قَالَ لَهُۥ صَاحِبُهُۥ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ أَكَفَرْتَ بِٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ مِن تُرَابٍۢ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍۢ ثُمَّ سَوَّىٰكَ رَجُلًۭا ٣٧
قَالَ
لَهُۥ
صَاحِبُهُۥ
وَهُوَ
يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ
أَكَفَرۡتَ
بِٱلَّذِي
خَلَقَكَ
مِن
تُرَابٖ
ثُمَّ
مِن
نُّطۡفَةٖ
ثُمَّ
سَوَّىٰكَ
رَجُلٗا
٣٧
His ˹believing˺ companion replied, while conversing with him, “Do you disbelieve in the One Who created you from dust,1 then ˹developed you˺ from a sperm-drop, then formed you into a man?
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18:38
لاكنا هو الله ربي ولا اشرك بربي احدا ٣٨
لَّـٰكِنَّا۠ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّىٓ أَحَدًۭا ٣٨
لَّٰكِنَّا۠
هُوَ
ٱللَّهُ
رَبِّي
وَلَآ
أُشۡرِكُ
بِرَبِّيٓ
أَحَدٗا
٣٨
But as for me: He is Allah, my Lord, and I will never associate anyone with my Lord ˹in worship˺.
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18:39
ولولا اذ دخلت جنتك قلت ما شاء الله لا قوة الا بالله ان ترن انا اقل منك مالا وولدا ٣٩
وَلَوْلَآ إِذْ دَخَلْتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلْتَ مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ إِن تَرَنِ أَنَا۠ أَقَلَّ مِنكَ مَالًۭا وَوَلَدًۭا ٣٩
وَلَوۡلَآ
إِذۡ
دَخَلۡتَ
جَنَّتَكَ
قُلۡتَ
مَا
شَآءَ
ٱللَّهُ
لَا
قُوَّةَ
إِلَّا
بِٱللَّهِۚ
إِن
تَرَنِ
أَنَا۠
أَقَلَّ
مِنكَ
مَالٗا
وَوَلَدٗا
٣٩
If only you had said, upon entering your property, ‘This is what Allah has willed! There is no power except with Allah!’ Even though you see me inferior to you in wealth and offspring,
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