Surah Al-Kahf, ayah 19
وَكَذَٰلِكَ بَعَثْنَـٰهُمْ لِيَتَسَآءَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ ۚ قَالُوا۟ رَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ فَٱبْعَثُوٓا۟ أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَـٰذِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَلْيَنظُرْ أَيُّهَآ أَزْكَىٰ طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُم بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ أَحَدًا
And similarly, 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.
Word by word
- وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd similarly
- بَعَثْنَـٰهُمْbaʿathnāhumWe raised them
- لِيَتَسَآءَلُوا۟liyatasāalūthat they might question
- بَيْنَهُمْ ۚbaynahumamong them
- قَالَqālaSaid
- قَآئِلٌۭqāiluna speaker
- مِّنْهُمْmin'humamong them
- كَمْkamHow long
- لَبِثْتُمْ ۖlabith'tumhave you remained
- قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
- لَبِثْنَاlabith'nāWe have remained
- يَوْمًاyawmana day
- أَوْawor
- بَعْضَbaʿḍaa part
- يَوْمٍۢ ۚyawmin(of) a day
- قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
- رَبُّكُمْrabbukumYour Lord
- أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows best
- بِمَاbimāhow long
- لَبِثْتُمْlabith'tumyou have remained
- فَٱبْعَثُوٓا۟fa-ib'ʿathūSo send
- أَحَدَكُمaḥadakumone of you
- بِوَرِقِكُمْbiwariqikumwith this silver coin of yours
- هَـٰذِهِۦٓhādhihiwith this silver coin of yours
- إِلَىilāto
- ٱلْمَدِينَةِl-madīnatithe city
- فَلْيَنظُرْfalyanẓurand let him see
- أَيُّهَآayyuhāwhich is
- أَزْكَىٰazkāthe purest
- طَعَامًۭاṭaʿāmanfood
- فَلْيَأْتِكُمfalyatikumand let him bring to you
- بِرِزْقٍۢbiriz'qinprovision
- مِّنْهُmin'hufrom it
- وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْwalyatalaṭṭafand let him be cautious
- وَلَاwalāAnd let not be aware
- يُشْعِرَنَّyush'ʿirannaAnd let not be aware
- بِكُمْbikumabout you
- أَحَدًاaḥadananyone
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