{ "chapter": 18, "source": "https://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=18&verse=1", "copyright": "Kais Dukes, 2009–2017; Quranic Arabic Corpus", "license": "GPL-3.0", "changes": "English glosses transcribed in verse:word order; grammatical labels removed, while English explanatory parentheses and punctuation are retained. All 1579 Arabic words aligned. Word meanings follow the Quranic Arabic Corpus. Repeated phrase glosses are divided into individual word senses to match the displayed Arabic; every adjustment is recorded in the source audit. These short hints complement, rather than replace, the complete verse translation.", "glosses": [ [ "All Praise", "(is) for Allah", "the One Who", "(has) revealed", "to", "His slave", "the Book,", "and not", "(has) made", "in it", "any crookedness." ], [ "Straight,", "to warn", "(of) a punishment", "severe,", "from", "near Him,", "and give glad tidings", "(to) the believers,", "those who", "do", "righteous deeds,", "that", "for them", "a reward", "good." ], [ "(They will) abide", "in it", "forever." ], [ "And to warn", "those who", "say,", "has taken", "Allah", "a son.\"" ], [ "Not", "they have", "about it", "any", "knowledge", "and not", "their forefathers.", "Grave (is)", "the word", "(that) comes out", "of", "their mouths.", "Not", "they say", "except", "a lie." ], [ "Then perhaps you would (be)", "the one who kills", "yourself", "over", "their footsteps,", "if", "not", "they believe", "in this", "[the] narration,", "(in) grief." ], [ "Indeed, We", "We have made", "what", "(is) on", "the earth", "adornment", "for it,", "that We may test [them]", "which of them", "(is) best", "(in) deed." ], [ "And indeed, We", "(will) surely make", "what", "(is) on it", "soil", "barren." ], [ "Or", "have you thought", "that", "(the) companions", "(of) the cave", "and the inscription", "were,", "among", "Our Signs,", "a wonder?" ], [ "When", "retreated", "the youths", "to", "the cave,", "and they said,", "\"Our Lord!", "Grant us", "from", "Yourself", "Mercy,", "and facilitate", "for us", "[from]", "our affair", "(in the) right way.\"" ], [ "So We cast", "over", "their ears", "in", "the cave", "years -", "a number." ], [ "Then", "We raised them up", "that We make evident", "which", "(of) the two parties", "best calculated", "for what", "(they had) remained", "(in) time." ], [ "We", "narrate", "to you", "their story", "in truth.", "Indeed, they (were)", "youths", "who believed", "in their Lord,", "and We increased them", "(in) guidance." ], [ "And We made firm", "[on]", "their hearts", "when", "they stood up", "and said,", "\"Our Lord", "(is) the Lord", "(of) the heavens", "and the earth.", "Never", "we will invoke", "instead", "of Him", "any god.", "Certainly,", "we would have said,", "then,", "an enormity." ], [ "These,", "our people,", "have taken", "instead", "of Him", "gods.", "Why not", "they come", "to them", "with an authority", "clear?", "And who", "(is) more wrong", "than (one) who", "invents", "against", "Allah", "a lie?" ], [ "And when", "you withdraw from them", "and what", "they worship", "except", "Allah,", "then retreat", "to", "the cave.", "Will spread", "for you", "your Lord", "of", "His Mercy", "and will facilitate", "for you", "[from]", "your affair", "(in) ease.\"" ], [ "And you (might) have seen", "the sun,", "when", "it rose,", "inclining away", "from", "their cave", "to", "the right,", "and when", "it set,", "passing away from them", "to", "the left", "while they", "(lay) in", "the open space", "thereof.", "That", "(was) from", "(the) Signs", "(of) Allah.", "Whoever", "guides", "Allah", "and he", "(is) the guided one,", "and whoever", "He lets go astray", "then never", "you will find", "for him", "a protector,", "a guide." ], [ "And you (would) think them", "awake", "while they", "(were) asleep.", "And We turned them", "to", "the right", "and to", "the left,", "while their dog", "stretched", "his two forelegs", "at the entrance.", "If", "you had looked", "at them,", "you (would) have surely turned back", "from them", "(in) flight", "and surely you would have been filled", "by them", "(with) terror." ], [ "And similarly,", "We raised them", "that they might question", "among them.", "Said", "a speaker", "among them,", "\"How long", "have you remained?\"", "They said,", "\"We have remained", "a day", "or", "a part", "(of) a day.\"", "They said,", "\"Your Lord", "knows best", "how long", "you have remained.", "So send", "one of you", "with your silver coin", "this", "to", "the city,", "and let him see", "which is", "the purest", "food,", "and let him bring to you", "provision", "from it,", "and let him be cautious.", "and not", "let know", "about you", "anyone.\"" ], [ "\"Indeed, [they]", "if", "they come to know", "about you,", "they will stone you", "or", "return you", "to", "their religion.", "And never", "will you succeed", "then -", "ever.\"" ], [ "And similarly,", "We made known", "about them", "that they might know", "that", "(the) Promise", "(of) Allah", "(is) true,", "and that", "(about) the Hour", "(there is) no", "doubt", "in it.", "When", "they disputed", "among themselves", "about their affair", "and they said,", "\"Construct", "over them", "a structure.", "Their Lord", "knows best", "about them.\"", "Said", "those who", "prevailed", "in", "their matter,", "\"Surely we will take", "over them", "a place of worship.\"" ], [ "They say,", "(they were) three,", "the forth of them", "their dog;", "and they say", "(they were) five", "the sixth of them", "their dog -", "guessing", "about the unseen;", "and they say,", "(they were) seven", "and the eight of them", "their dog.", "Say,", "\"My Lord,", "knows best", "their number.", "None", "knows them", "except", "a few.", "So (do) not", "argue", "about them", "except", "(with) an argument", "obvious,", "and (do) not", "inquire", "about them", "among them", "(from) anyone.\"" ], [ "And (do) not", "say", "of anything,", "\"Indeed, I", "will do", "that", "tomorrow.\"" ], [ "Except,", "\"If", "wills", "Allah", "And remember", "your Lord", "when", "you forget", "and say,", "\"Perhaps", "[that]", "will guide me", "my Lord", "to a nearer (way)", "than", "this", "right way.\"" ], [ "And they remained", "in", "their cave", "(for) three", "hundred", "years", "and add", "nine." ], [ "Say,", "\"Allah", "knows best", "about what (period)", "they remained.", "For Him", "(is the) unseen", "(of) the heavens", "and the earth.", "How clearly He sees!", "[of it]", "And how clearly He hears!", "Not", "for them", "instead", "of Him", "any", "protector,", "and not", "He shares", "[in]", "His Commands", "(with) anyone.\"" ], [ "And recite", "what", "has been revealed", "to you", "of", "the Book", "(of) your Lord.", "None", "can change", "His Words", "and never", "you will find", "instead", "of Him", "a refuge." ], [ "And be patient,", "yourself,", "with", "those who", "call", "their Lord", "in the morning", "and the evening", "desiring", "His Face.", "And (let) not", "pass beyond", "your eyes", "over them,", "desiring", "adornment", "(of) the life", "(of) the world,", "and (do) not", "obey", "whom", "We have made heedless", "his heart", "of", "Our remembrance,", "and follows", "his desires", "and is", "his affair", "(in) excess." ], [ "And say,", "\"The truth", "(is) from", "your Lord,", "so whoever", "wills -", "let him believe", "and whoever", "wills -", "let him disbelieve.\"", "Indeed, We", "have prepared", "for the wrongdoers", "a Fire,", "will surround", "them", "its walls.", "And if", "they call for relief,", "they will be relieved", "with water", "like molten brass,", "(which) scalds", "the faces.", "Wretched", "(is) the drink,", "and evil", "(is) the resting place." ], [ "Indeed,", "those who", "believed", "and did", "the good deeds,", "indeed, We", "not", "We let go to waste", "(the) reward", "(of one) who", "does good", "deeds." ], [ "Those,", "for them", "(are) Gardens", "of Eden,", "flows", "from", "underneath them", "the rivers.", "They will be adorned", "therein", "[of] (with)", "bracelets", "of", "gold", "and will wear", "garments,", "green,", "of", "fine silk", "and heavy brocade,", "reclining", "therein", "on", "adorned couches.", "Excellent", "(is) the reward,", "and good", "(is) the resting place." ], [ "And set forth", "to them", "the example", "of two men:", "We provided", "for one of them", "two gardens", "of", "grapes,", "and We bordered them", "with date-palms,", "and We placed", "between both of them", "crops." ], [ "Each", "(of) the two gardens", "brought forth", "its produce", "and not", "did wrong", "of it", "anything.", "And We caused to gush forth", "within them", "a river." ], [ "And was", "for him", "fruit,", "so he said", "to his companion", "while he", "(was) talking with him,", "\"I am", "greater", "than you", "(in) wealth", "and stronger", "(in) men.\"" ], [ "And he entered", "his garden", "while he", "(was) unjust", "to himself.", "He said,", "\"Not", "I think", "that", "will perish", "this", "ever." ], [ "And not", "I think", "the Hour", "will occur.", "And if", "I am brought back", "to", "my Lord,", "I will surely find", "better", "than this", "(as) a return.\"" ], [ "Said", "to him", "his companion", "while he", "was talking to him,", "\"Do you disbelieve", "in One Who", "created you", "from", "dust", "then", "from", "a minute quantity of semen.", "then", "fashioned you", "(into) a man?" ], [ "But as for me,", "He", "(is) Allah,", "my Lord,", "and not", "I associate", "with my Lord", "anyone." ], [ "And why (did you) not,", "when", "you entered", "your garden", "say,", "\"What", "wills", "Allah;", "(there is) no", "power", "except", "with Allah.\"", "If", "you see me", "(me)", "lesser", "than you", "(in) wealth", "and children," ], [ "It may be", "my Lord", "that", "will give me", "better", "than", "your garden", "and will send", "upon it", "a calamity", "from", "the sky,", "then it will become", "ground", "slippery," ], [ "Or", "will become,", "its water,", "sunken,", "so never", "you will be able", "for it", "a search." ], [ "And were surrounded", "his fruits,", "so he began", "twisting", "his hands", "over", "what", "he (had) spent", "on it,", "while it (had)", "collapsed", "on", "its trellises,", "and he said,", "\"Oh! I wish", "not", "I had associated", "with my Lord", "anyone.\"" ], [ "And not", "was", "for him", "a group", "(to) help him", "other", "than", "Allah,", "and not", "was", "(he) supported." ], [ "There,", "the protection", "(is) from Allah", "the True.", "He", "(is the) best", "(to) reward", "and (the) best", "(for) the final end." ], [ "And present", "to them", "the example", "(of) the life", "(of) the world,", "like water", "which We send down", "from", "the sky,", "then mingles", "with it", "(the) vegetation", "(of) the earth", "then becomes", "dry stalks,", "it (is) scattered", "(by) the winds.", "And is", "Allah", "over", "every", "thing", "(is) All Able." ], [ "The wealth", "and children", "(are) adornment", "(of) the life", "(of) the world.", "But the enduring", "good deeds", "(are) better", "near", "your Lord", "(for) reward", "and better", "(for) hope." ], [ "And the Day", "We will cause (to) move", "the mountains", "and you will see", "the earth", "(as) a leveled plain", "and We will gather them", "and not", "We will leave behind", "from them", "anyone." ], [ "And they will be presented", "before", "your Lord", "(in) rows,", "\"Certainly,", "you have come to Us", "as", "We created you", "the first", "time.", "Nay,", "you claimed", "that not", "We made", "for you", "an appointment.\"" ], [ "And (will) be placed", "the Book", "and you will see", "the criminals", "fearful", "of what", "(is) in it,", "and they will say,", "\"Oh, woe to us!", "What (is) for", "this", "[the] Book,", "not", "leaves", "a small", "and not", "a great", "except", "has enumerated it?\"", "And they will find", "what", "they did", "presented.", "And not", "deals unjustly", "your Lord", "(with) anyone." ], [ "And when", "We said", "to the Angels,", "\"Prostrate", "to Adam,\"", "so they prostrated", "except", "Iblis.", "(He) was", "of", "the jinn,", "and he rebelled", "against", "the Command", "(of) his Lord.", "Will you then take him", "and his offspring", "(as) protectors", "other", "than Me,", "while they", "(are) to you", "enemies?", "Wretched", "for the wrongdoers", "(is) the exchange." ], [ "Not", "I made them witness", "the creation", "(of) the heavens", "and the earth", "and not", "the creation", "(of) themselves", "and not", "I Am", "the One to take", "the misleaders", "(as) helper(s)." ], [ "And the Day", "He will say,", "\"Call", "My partners,", "those who", "you claimed,\"", "then they will call them", "but not", "they will respond", "to them.", "And We will make", "between them", "a barrier." ], [ "And will see", "the criminals", "the Fire,", "and they (will be) certain", "that they", "are to fall in it.", "And not", "they will find", "from it", "a way of escape." ], [ "And certainly,", "We have explained", "in", "this", "the Quran", "for mankind", "of", "every", "example.", "But is", "the man", "(in) most", "things", "quarrelsome." ], [ "And nothing", "prevents", "men", "that", "they believe", "when", "has come to them", "the guidance", "and they ask forgiveness", "(of) their Lord,", "except", "that", "comes to them", "(the) way", "(of) the former (people)", "or", "comes to them", "the punishment", "before (them)?" ], [ "And not", "We send", "the Messengers", "except", "(as) bearers of glad tidings", "and (as) warners.", "And dispute", "those who", "disbelieve", "with falsehood,", "to refute", "thereby", "the truth.", "And they take", "My Verses", "and what", "they are warned", "(in) ridicule." ], [ "And who", "(is) more wrong", "than (he) who", "is reminded", "of the Verses", "(of) his Lord,", "but turns away", "from them,", "and forgets", "what", "have sent forth", "his hands?", "Indeed, We", "[We] have placed", "over", "their hearts", "coverings,", "lest", "they understand it", "and in", "their ears", "(is) deafness.", "And if", "you call them", "to", "the guidance,", "then never", "they will be guided", "then", "ever." ], [ "And your Lord", "(is) the Most Forgiving,", "Owner", "(of) the Mercy.", "If", "He were to seize them", "for what", "they have earned,", "surely, He (would) have hastened", "for them", "the punishment.", "But", "for them", "(is) an appointment,", "never", "they will find", "other", "than it", "an escape." ], [ "And these", "[the] towns,", "We destroyed them", "when", "they wronged,", "and We made", "for their destruction", "an appointed time." ], [ "And when", "said", "Musa", "to his boy,", "\"Not", "I will cease", "until", "I reach", "the junction", "(of) the two seas", "or", "I continue", "(for) a long period.\"" ], [ "But when", "they reached", "the junction", "between them,", "they forgot", "their fish,", "and it took", "its way", "into", "the sea,", "slipping away." ], [ "Then when", "they had passed beyond", "he said", "to his boy,", "\"Bring us", "our morning meal.", "Certainly", "we have suffered", "in", "our journey", "this,", "fatigue.\"" ], [ "He said,", "\"Did you see,", "when", "we retired", "to", "the rock?", "Then indeed, I", "[I] forgot", "the fish.", "And not", "made me forget it", "except", "the Shaitaan", "that", "I mention it.", "And it took", "its way", "into", "the sea", "amazingly.\"" ], [ "He said,", "\"That", "(is) what", "we were", "seeking.\"", "So they returned", "on", "their footprints,", "retracing." ], [ "Then they found", "a servant", "from", "Our servants,", "whom We had given", "mercy", "from", "Us,", "and We had taught him", "from", "Us", "a knowledge." ], [ "Said", "to him", "Musa,", "\"May,", "I follow you", "on", "that", "you teach me", "of what", "you have been taught", "(of) right guidance?\"" ], [ "He said,", "\"Indeed, you", "never", "will be able,", "with me,", "(to have) patience." ], [ "And how can", "you have patience", "for", "what", "not", "you encompass", "of it", "any knowledge.\"" ], [ "He said,", "\"You will find me,", "if", "wills", "Allah,", "patient,", "and not", "I will disobey", "your", "order.\"" ], [ "He said,", "\"Then if", "you follow me,", "(do) not", "ask me", "about", "anything", "until", "I present", "to you", "of it", "a mention.\"" ], [ "So they both set out", "until", "when", "they had embarked", "on", "the ship", "he made a hole in it.", "He said,", "\"Have you made a hole in it,", "to drown", "its people?", "Certainly,", "you have done", "a thing", "grave.\"" ], [ "He said,", "\"Did not", "I say,", "indeed, you", "never", "will be able", "with me", "(to have) patience?\"" ], [ "He said,", "\"(Do) not,", "blame me", "for what", "I forgot", "and (do) not", "be hard (upon) me", "in", "my affair", "(raising) difficulty.\"" ], [ "Then they both set out", "until", "when", "they met", "a boy,", "then he killed him.", "He said,", "\"Have you killed", "a soul,", "pure,", "for other than", "a soul?", "Certainly,", "you have done", "a thing", "evil.\"" ], [ "He said,", "\"Did not", "I say", "to you", "that you,", "never", "will be able", "with me", "(to have) patience?\"" ], [ "He said,", "\"If", "I ask you", "about", "anything", "after it,", "then (do) not", "keep me as a companion.", "Verily,", "you have reached", "from", "me", "an excuse.\"" ], [ "So they set out", "until", "when", "they came", "(to the) people", "(of) a town,", "they asked for food", "(from) its people,", "but they refused", "to", "offer them hospitality.", "Then they found", "in it", "a wall", "(that) want(ed)", "to", "collapse,", "so he set it straight.", "He said,", "\"If", "you wished", "surely you (could) have taken", "for it", "a payment.\"" ], [ "He said,", "\"This", "(is) parting", "between me", "and between you.", "I will inform you", "of (the) interpretation", "(of) what", "not", "you were able", "on it", "(to have) patience." ], [ "As for", "the ship,", "it was", "of (the) poor people", "working", "in", "the sea.", "So I intended", "that", "I cause defect (in) it", "(as there) was", "after them", "a king", "who seized", "every", "ship", "(by) force." ], [ "And as for", "the boy", "were", "his parents", "believers,", "and we feared", "that", "he would overburden them", "(by) transgression", "and disbelief." ], [ "So we intended", "that", "would change for them", "their Lord,", "a better", "than him", "(in) purity", "and nearer", "(in) affection." ], [ "And as for", "the wall,", "it was", "for two boys", "orphaned,", "in", "the town,", "and was", "underneath it", "a treasure", "for them", "and was", "their father", "righteous.", "So intended", "your Lord", "that", "they reach", "their maturity,", "and bring forth", "their treasure", "(as) a mercy", "from", "your Lord.", "And not", "I did it", "on", "my (own) accord.", "That", "(is the) interpretation", "(of) what", "not", "you were able", "on it", "(to have) patience.\"" ], [ "And they ask you", "about", "possessor of", "the two horns [Dhul-Qarnayn].", "Say,", "\"I will recite", "to you", "about him", "a remembrance.\"" ], [ "Indeed, We", "[We] established", "[for] him", "in", "the earth,", "and We gave him", "of", "every", "thing", "a means." ], [ "So he followed", "a course" ], [ "Until,", "when", "he reached", "(the) setting place", "(of) the sun,", "he found it", "setting", "in", "a spring", "(of) dark mud,", "and he found", "near it", "a community.", "We said,", "O possessor of", "the two horns [Dhul-Qarnayn]!", "Either", "[that]", "you punish", "or", "[that]", "you take", "[in] them", "(with) goodness.\"" ], [ "He said,", "\"As for", "(one) who", "wrongs,", "then soon", "we will punish him.", "Then", "he will be returned", "to", "his Lord,", "and He will punish him", "(with) a punishment", "terrible." ], [ "But as for", "(one) who", "believes", "and does", "righteous (deeds),", "then for him", "(is) a reward", "good.", "And we will speak", "to him", "from", "our command", "(with) ease.\"" ], [ "Then", "he followed", "(a) course" ], [ "Until,", "when", "he reached", "(the) rising place", "(of) the sun,", "and he found it", "rising", "on", "a community", "not", "We made", "for them", "apart", "from it", "any shelter." ], [ "Thus.", "And verily,", "We encompassed", "of what", "(was) with him", "(of the) information." ], [ "Then", "he followed", "a course" ], [ "Until,", "when", "he reached", "between", "the two mountains,", "he found", "on this side", "of them", "a community,", "not", "who would almost", "understand", "(his) speech." ], [ "They said,", "O possessor of", "the two horns [Dhul-Qarnayn]!", "Indeed,", "Yajuj", "and Majuj", "(are) corrupters", "in", "the land.", "So may", "we make", "for you", "an expenditure", "[on]", "that", "you make", "between us", "and between them", "a barrier?\"" ], [ "He said,", "\"What", "has established me", "[in it]", "my Lord", "(is) better,", "but assist me", "with strength,", "I will make", "between you", "and between them", "a barrier." ], [ "Bring me", "sheets", "(of) iron\"", "until,", "when", "he (had) leveled", "between", "the two cliffs,", "he said,", "\"Blow,\"", "until", "when", "he made it", "fire,", "he said,", "\"Bring me,", "I pour", "over it", "molten copper.\"" ], [ "So not", "they were able", "to", "scale it", "and not", "they were able", "in it", "(to do) any penetration." ], [ "He said,", "\"This", "(is) a mercy", "from", "my Lord.", "But when", "comes", "(the) Promise", "(of) my Lord,", "He will make it", "level.", "And is", "(the) Promise", "(of) my Lord", "true.\"" ], [ "And We (will) leave", "some of them", "(on) that Day", "to surge", "over", "others,", "and (will be) blown", "in", "the trumpet,", "then We (will) gather them", "all together." ], [ "And We (will) present", "Hell", "(on) that Day", "to the disbelievers,", "(on) display" ], [ "Those", "had been", "their eyes", "within", "a cover", "from", "My remembrance,", "and were", "not", "able", "(to) hear." ], [ "Do then think", "those who", "disbelieve", "that", "they (can) take", "My servants", "instead", "of Me", "(as) protectors?", "Indeed, We -", "We have prepared", "Hell", "for the disbelievers", "(as) a lodging." ], [ "Say,", "\"Shall", "We inform you", "of the greatest losers", "(as to their) deeds?" ], [ "Those -", "is lost", "their effort", "in", "the life", "(of) the world,", "while they", "think", "that they", "(were) acquiring good", "(in) work.\"" ], [ "Those", "(are) the ones who", "disbelieve", "in the Verses", "(of) their Lord,", "and the meeting (with) Him.", "So (are) vain", "their deeds,", "so not", "We will assign", "for them", "(on) the Day", "(of) the Resurrection", "any weight." ], [ "That", "(is) their recompense -", "Hell -", "because", "they disbelieved,", "and took", "My Verses", "and My Messengers", "(in) ridicule." ], [ "Indeed,", "those who", "believed", "and did", "righteous deeds,", "will be", "for them", "Gardens", "(of) the Paradise", "(as) a lodging," ], [ "Abiding forever", "in it.", "Not", "they will desire", "from it", "any transfer." ], [ "Say,", "\"If", "were", "the sea", "ink,", "for (the) Words", "(of) my Lord,", "surely (would be) exhausted", "the sea", "before", "[that]", "(were) exhausted", "(the) Words", "(of) my Lord,", "even if", "We brought", "(the) like (of) it", "(as) a supplement.\"" ], [ "Say,", "\"Only", "I", "(am) a man", "like you.", "Has been revealed", "to me", "that", "your God", "(is) God", "One.", "So whoever", "is", "hoping", "(for the) meeting", "(with) his Lord,", "let him do", "deeds", "righteous", "and not", "associate", "in (the) worship", "(of) his Lord", "anyone.\"" ] ] }