نَّحْنُ We naḥnu narrate naquṣṣu to you ʿalayka their story naba-ahum in truth bil-ḥaqi Indeed, they (were) innahum youths fit'yatun who believed āmanū in their Lord birabbihim and We increased them wazid'nāhum (in) guidance hudan
It is We who relate to you, [O Muḥammad], their story in truth. Indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.
وَرَبَطْنَا And We made firm warabaṭnā [on] ʿalā their hearts qulūbihim when idh they stood up qāmū and said faqālū Our Lord rabbunā (is) the Lord rabbu (of) the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi Never lan we will invoke nadʿuwā besides Him min besides Him dūnihi any god ilāhan Certainly laqad we would have said qul'nā then idhan an enormity shaṭaṭan
And We bound [i.e., made firm] their hearts when they stood up and said, "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. Never will we invoke besides Him any deity. We would have certainly spoken, then, an excessive transgression.
هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ These hāulāi our people qawmunā have taken ittakhadhū besides Him min besides Him dūnihi gods ālihatan Why not lawlā they come yatūna to them ʿalayhim with an authority bisul'ṭānin clear bayyinin And who faman (is) more wrong aẓlamu than (one) who mimmani invents if'tarā against ʿalā Allah l-lahi a lie kadhiban
These, our people, have taken besides Him deities. Why do they not bring for [worship of] them a clear evidence? And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allāh a lie?"
وَإِذِ And when wa-idhi you withdraw from them iʿ'tazaltumūhum and what wamā they worship yaʿbudūna except illā Allah l-laha then retreat fawū to ilā the cave l-kahfi Will spread yanshur for you lakum your Lord rabbukum of min His Mercy raḥmatihi and will facilitate wayuhayyi for you lakum [from] min your affair amrikum (in) ease 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[The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allāh, retreat to the cave.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."