Surah Al-Kahf, ayah 22
سَيَقُولُونَ ثَلَـٰثَةٌ رَّابِعُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ خَمْسَةٌ سَادِسُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ رَجْمًۢا بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۖ وَيَقُولُونَ سَبْعَةٌ وَثَامِنُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ ۚ قُل رَّبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِعِدَّتِهِم مَّا يَعْلَمُهُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ ۗ فَلَا تُمَارِ فِيهِمْ إِلَّا مِرَآءً ظَـٰهِرًا وَلَا تَسْتَفْتِ فِيهِم مِّنْهُمْ أَحَدًا
They [i.e., people] will say there were three, the fourth of them being their dog; and they will say there were five, the sixth of them being their dog - guessing at the unseen; and they will say there were seven, and the eighth of them was their dog. Say, [O Muḥammad], "My Lord is most knowing of their number. None knows them except a few. So do not argue about them except with an obvious argument and do not inquire about them among [the speculators] from anyone."
Word by word
- سَيَقُولُونَsayaqūlūnaThey say
- ثَلَـٰثَةٌۭthalāthatun(they were) three
- رَّابِعُهُمْrābiʿuhumthe forth of them
- كَلْبُهُمْkalbuhumtheir dog
- وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaand they say
- خَمْسَةٌۭkhamsatun(they were) five
- سَادِسُهُمْsādisuhumthe sixth of them
- كَلْبُهُمْkalbuhumtheir dog
- رَجْمًۢاrajmanguessing
- بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۖbil-ghaybiabout the unseen
- وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaand they say
- سَبْعَةٌۭsabʿatun(they were) seven
- وَثَامِنُهُمْwathāminuhumand the eight of them
- كَلْبُهُمْ ۚkalbuhumtheir dog
- قُلqulSay
- رَّبِّىٓrabbīMy Lord
- أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows best
- بِعِدَّتِهِمbiʿiddatihimtheir number
- مَّاmāNone
- يَعْلَمُهُمْyaʿlamuhumknows them
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- قَلِيلٌۭ ۗqalīluna few
- فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
- تُمَارِtumāriargue
- فِيهِمْfīhimabout them
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- مِرَآءًۭmirāan(with) an argument
- ظَـٰهِرًۭاẓāhiranobvious
- وَلَاwalāand (do) not
- تَسْتَفْتِtastaftiinquire
- فِيهِمfīhimabout them
- مِّنْهُمْmin'humamong them
- أَحَدًۭاaḥadan(from) anyone
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