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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
18:86
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
٨٦
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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18:87
قال اما من ظلم فسوف نعذبه ثم يرد الى ربه فيعذبه عذابا نكرا ٨٧
قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُۥ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابًۭا نُّكْرًۭا ٨٧
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He responded, “Whoever does wrong will be punished by us, then will be returned to their Lord, Who will punish them with a horrible torment.
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18:88
واما من امن وعمل صالحا فله جزاء الحسنى وسنقول له من امرنا يسرا ٨٨
وَأَمَّا مَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَـٰلِحًۭا فَلَهُۥ جَزَآءً ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۖ وَسَنَقُولُ لَهُۥ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا يُسْرًۭا ٨٨
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As for those who believe and do good, they will have the finest reward, and we will assign them easy commands.”
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18:89
ثم اتبع سببا ٨٩
ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا ٨٩
٨٩
Then he travelled a ˹different˺ course
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18:90
حتى اذا بلغ مطلع الشمس وجدها تطلع على قوم لم نجعل لهم من دونها سترا ٩٠
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَطْلِعَ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَطْلُعُ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍۢ لَّمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُم مِّن دُونِهَا سِتْرًۭا ٩٠
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until he reached the rising ˹point˺ of the sun. He found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no shelter from it.1
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18:91
كذالك وقد احطنا بما لديه خبرا ٩١
كَذَٰلِكَ وَقَدْ أَحَطْنَا بِمَا لَدَيْهِ خُبْرًۭا ٩١
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So it was. And We truly had full knowledge of him.
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18:92
ثم اتبع سببا ٩٢
ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا ٩٢
٩٢
Then he travelled a ˹third˺ course
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18:93
حتى اذا بلغ بين السدين وجد من دونهما قوما لا يكادون يفقهون قولا ٩٣
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ بَيْنَ ٱلسَّدَّيْنِ وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوْمًۭا لَّا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ قَوْلًۭا ٩٣
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until he reached ˹a pass˺ between two mountains. He found in front of them a people who could hardly understand ˹his˺ language.
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18:94
قالوا يا ذا القرنين ان ياجوج وماجوج مفسدون في الارض فهل نجعل لك خرجا على ان تجعل بيننا وبينهم سدا ٩٤
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّۭا ٩٤
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They pleaded, “O Ⱬul-Qarnain! Surely Gog and Magog1 are spreading corruption throughout the land. Should we pay you tribute, provided that you build a wall between us and them?”
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18:95
قال ما مكني فيه ربي خير فاعينوني بقوة اجعل بينكم وبينهم ردما ٩٥
قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّى فِيهِ رَبِّى خَيْرٌۭ فَأَعِينُونِى بِقُوَّةٍ أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًا ٩٥
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He responded, “What my Lord has provided for me is far better. But assist me with resources, and I will build a barrier between you and them.
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