Al-Káhf 18:19 وكذالك بعثناهم ليتساءلوا بينهم قال قايل منهم كم لبثتم قالوا لبثنا يوما او بعض يوم قالوا ربكم اعلم بما لبثتم فابعثوا احدكم بورقكم هاذه الى المدينة فلينظر ايها ازكى طعاما فلياتكم برزق منه وليتلطف ولا يشعرن بكم احدا ١٩
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
بَعَثۡنَٰهُمۡ
لِيَتَسَآءَلُواْ
بَيۡنَهُمۡۚ
قَالَ
قَآئِلٞ
مِّنۡهُمۡ
كَمۡ
لَبِثۡتُمۡۖ
قَالُواْ
لَبِثۡنَا
يَوۡمًا
أَوۡ
بَعۡضَ
يَوۡمٖۚ
قَالُواْ
رَبُّكُمۡ
أَعۡلَمُ
بِمَا
لَبِثۡتُمۡ
فَٱبۡعَثُوٓاْ
أَحَدَكُم
بِوَرِقِكُمۡ
هَٰذِهِۦٓ
إِلَى
ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ
فَلۡيَنظُرۡ
أَيُّهَآ
أَزۡكَىٰ
طَعَامٗا
فَلۡيَأۡتِكُم
بِرِزۡقٖ
مِّنۡهُ
وَلۡيَتَلَطَّفۡ
وَلَا
يُشۡعِرَنَّ
بِكُمۡ
أَحَدًا
١٩
And similarly,1 We awakened them that they might question one another. Said a speaker from among them, "How long have you remained [here]?" They said, "We have remained a day or part of a day." They said, "Your Lord is most knowing of how long you remained. So send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the city and let him look to which is the best of food and bring you provision from it and let him be cautious. And let no one be aware of you.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Their awakening and sending One of Themselves to buy Food Allah says: `just as We caused them to ...
كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ
(How long have you stayed (here)) meaning, `how long have you slept'
قَالُواْ لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ
(They said: "We have stayed a day or part of a day.") because they enter
…Their awakening and sending One of Themselves to buy Food Allah says: `just as We caused them to ...
كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ
(How long have you stayed (here)) m
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