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Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 16 (18:16)

ٱلْكَهْف

وَإِذِ ٱعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ فَأْوُۥٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ يَنشُرْ لَكُمْ …

Quran 18:16 is ayah 16 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 295 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:16
وَإِذِٱعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْوَمَايَعْبُدُونَإِلَّاٱللَّهَفَأْوُۥٓا۟إِلَىٱلْكَهْفِيَنشُرْلَكُمْرَبُّكُممِّنرَّحْمَتِهِۦوَيُهَيِّئْلَكُممِّنْأَمْرِكُممِّرْفَقًا١٦
wa-idhi iʿ'tazaltumūhum wamā yaʿbudūna illā l-laha fawū ilā l-kahfi yanshur lakum rabbukum min raḥmatihi wayuhayyi lakum min amrikum mir'faqan

[The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allāh, retreat to the cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy and will prepare for you from your affair facility."(16)

Word by word

  1. وَإِذِwa-idhiAnd when
  2. ٱعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْiʿ'tazaltumūhumyou withdraw from them
  3. وَمَاwamāand what
  4. يَعْبُدُونَyaʿbudūnathey worship
  5. إِلَّاillāexcept
  6. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  7. فَأْوُۥٓا۟fawūthen retreat
  8. إِلَىilāto
  9. ٱلْكَهْفِl-kahfithe cave
  10. يَنشُرْyanshurWill spread
  11. لَكُمْlakumfor you
  12. رَبُّكُمrabbukumyour Lord
  13. مِّنminof
  14. رَّحْمَتِهِۦraḥmatihiHis Mercy
  15. وَيُهَيِّئْwayuhayyiand will facilitate
  16. لَكُمlakumfor you
  17. مِّنْmin[from]
  18. أَمْرِكُمamrikumyour affair
  19. مِّرْفَقًاmir'faqan(in) ease

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