سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 86
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِى عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ وَوَجَدَ عِندَهَا قَوْمًا ۗ قُلْنَا يَـٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِمَّآ أَن تُعَذِّبَ وَإِمَّآ أَن تَتَّخِذَ فِيهِمْ حُسْنًا ﴿86﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Until, when he reached the setting place of the sun, he found it setting in a spring of black muddy (or hot) water. And he found near it a people. We (Allâh) said (by inspiration): "O Dhul-Qarnain! Either you punish them, or treat them with kindness."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
Until
إِذَا
idhā
when
بَلَغَ
balagha
he reached
مَغْرِبَ
maghriba
(the) setting place
ٱلشَّمْسِ
l-shamsi
(of) the sun
وَجَدَهَا
wajadahā
he found it
تَغْرُبُ
taghrubu
setting
فِى
fī
in
عَيْنٍ
ʿaynin
a spring
حَمِئَةٍۢ
ḥami-atin
(of) dark mud
وَوَجَدَ
wawajada
and he found
عِندَهَا
ʿindahā
near it
قَوْمًۭا ۗ
qawman
a community
قُلْنَا
qul'nā
We said
يَـٰذَا
yādhā
O Dhul-qarnain
ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ
l-qarnayni
O Dhul-qarnain
إِمَّآ
immā
Either
أَن
an
[that]
تُعَذِّبَ
tuʿadhiba
you punish
وَإِمَّآ
wa-immā
or
أَن
an
[that]
تَتَّخِذَ
tattakhidha
you take
فِيهِمْ
fīhim
[in] them
حُسْنًۭا
ḥus'nan
(with) goodness
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
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