سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 16
وَإِذِ ٱعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ فَأْوُۥٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ يَنشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِهِۦ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُم مِّنْ أَمْرِكُم مِّرْفَقًا ﴿16﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(The young men said to one another): "And when you withdraw from them, and that which they worship, except Allâh, then seek refuge in the Cave; your Lord will open a way for you from His Mercy and will make easy for you your affair (i.e. will give you what you will need of provision, dwelling)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذِ
wa-idhi
And when
ٱعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ
iʿ'tazaltumūhum
you withdraw from them
وَمَا
wamā
and what
يَعْبُدُونَ
yaʿbudūna
they worship
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
فَأْوُۥٓا۟
fawū
then retreat
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلْكَهْفِ
l-kahfi
the cave
يَنشُرْ
yanshur
Will spread
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
رَبُّكُم
rabbukum
your Lord
مِّن
min
of
رَّحْمَتِهِۦ
raḥmatihi
His Mercy
وَيُهَيِّئْ
wayuhayyi
and will facilitate
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّنْ
min
[from]
أَمْرِكُم
amrikum
your affair
مِّرْفَقًۭا
mir'faqan
(in) ease
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
16. 1. That is, when you have distanced yourself from the deities of your people, now physically separate from them as well. This was said among the Companions of the Cave to each other. Thus, after this, they hid in a cave. When the news of their disappearance became widespread, they were searched for, but the searchers remained unsuccessful, just as the disbelievers of Makkah, despite reaching the Cave of Thawr in search of the Prophet ﷺ, in which he was present with Hazrat Abu Bakr, remained unsuccessful.
