سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 17
۞ وَتَرَى ٱلشَّمْسَ إِذَا طَلَعَت تَّزَٰوَرُ عَن كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَإِذَا غَرَبَت تَّقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ ٱلشِّمَالِ وَهُمْ فِى فَجْوَةٍ مِّنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ مَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِ ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And you might have seen the sun, when it rose, declining to the right from their Cave, and when it set, turning away from them to the left, while they lay in the midst of the Cave. That is (one) of the Ayât (proofs, evidence, signs) of Allâh. He whom Allâh guides, he is the rightly guided; but he whom He sends astray, for him you will find no Walî (guiding friend) to lead him (to the right Path).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَتَرَى
watarā
And you (might) have seen
ٱلشَّمْسَ
l-shamsa
the sun
إِذَا
idhā
when
طَلَعَت
ṭalaʿat
it rose
تَّزَٰوَرُ
tazāwaru
inclining away
عَن
ʿan
from
كَهْفِهِمْ
kahfihim
their cave
ذَاتَ
dhāta
to
ٱلْيَمِينِ
l-yamīni
the right
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
and when
غَرَبَت
gharabat
it set
تَّقْرِضُهُمْ
taqriḍuhum
passing away from them
ذَاتَ
dhāta
to
ٱلشِّمَالِ
l-shimāli
the left
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
فِى
fī
(lay) in
فَجْوَةٍۢ
fajwatin
the open space
مِّنْهُ ۚ
min'hu
thereof
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
مِنْ
min
(was) from
ءَايَـٰتِ
āyāti
(the) Signs
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
مَن
man
Whoever
يَهْدِ
yahdi
Allah guides
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah guides
فَهُوَ
fahuwa
and he
ٱلْمُهْتَدِ ۖ
l-muh'tadi
(is) the guided one
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
يُضْلِلْ
yuḍ'lil
He lets go astray
فَلَن
falan
then never
تَجِدَ
tajida
you will find
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
وَلِيًّۭا
waliyyan
a protector
مُّرْشِدًۭا
mur'shidan
a guide
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.
17. 1. That is, at sunrise, the sun would veer to the right and at sunset, it would veer to the left, thus at both times, sunlight would not fall upon them, even though they were resting in a spacious part of the cave. "فجوۃ" means a spacious place.
17. 2. That is, the sun's passing in such a way that, despite the place being open, sunlight would not fall there, is among the signs of Allah.
17. 3. Just as King Daqyanus and his followers were deprived of guidance, no one could guide them.
17. 2. That is, the sun's passing in such a way that, despite the place being open, sunlight would not fall there, is among the signs of Allah.
17. 3. Just as King Daqyanus and his followers were deprived of guidance, no one could guide them.
