Quran 18:18

Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 18

Verse 18 of 110 in Surah Al-Kahf (الكهف), chapter 18 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ أَيْقَاظًا وَهُمْ رُقُودٌ ۚ وَنُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَذَاتَ ٱلشِّمَالِ ۖ وَكَلْبُهُم بَـٰسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِٱلْوَصِيدِ ۚ لَوِ ٱطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَوَلَّيْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِرَارًا وَلَمُلِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ رُعْبًا

EnglishSaheeh International
And you would think them awake, while they were asleep. And We turned them to the right and to the left, while their dog stretched his forelegs at the entrance. If you had looked at them, you would have turned from them in flight and been filled by them with terror.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
மேலும், அவர்கள் தூங்கிக் கொண்டிருந்தபோதிலும், நீர் அவர்களை விழித்துக் கொண்டிருப்பவர்களாகவே எண்ணுவீர்; அவர்களை நாம் வலப்புறமும் இடப்புறமுமாக புரட்டுகிறோம்; தவிர, அவர்களுடைய நாய் தன் இரு முன்னங்கால்களையும் வாசற்படியில் விரித்(துப் படுத்)திருக்கிறது அவர்களை நீர் உற்றுப்பார்த்தால், அவர்களை விட்டும் வெருண்டு ஓடிப் பின்வாங்குவீர்; அவர்களில் நின்றும் உண்டாகும் பயத்தைக் கொண்டு நிரம்பிவிடுவீர்,
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තවද නුඹ (ඔවුන් දුටුවේ නම්) ඔවුන් අවදිව සිටින්නන් යැයි නුඹ සිතනු ඇත. එහෙත් ඔවුහු නිදාගෙන සිටිති. තවද අපි දකුණු දෙසටත් වම් දෙසටත් ඔවුන්ව පෙරළමින් සිටියෙමු. ඔවුන්ගේ සුනඛයා තම පෙර පාද දෙක දිගු කරමින් දොරටුව මත විය. නුඹ ඔවුන් වෙත එබී බැලුවෙහි නම් ඔවුන්ගෙන් නුඹ වේගයෙන් පලා යනු ඇත. තවද ඔවුන් පිළිබඳ භීතියෙන් නුඹ පිරෙනු ඇත.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
آپ خیال کرتے کہ وه بیدار ہیں، حاﻻنکہ وه سوئے ہوئے تھے ، خود ہم ہی انہیں دائیں بائیں کروٹیں دﻻیا کرتے تھے، ان کا کتا بھی چوکھٹ پر اپنے ہاتھ پھیلائے ہوئے تھا۔ اگر آپ جھانک کر انہیں دیکھنا چاہتے تو ضرور الٹے پاؤں بھاگ کھڑے ہوتے اور ان کے رعب سے آپ پر دہشت چھا جاتی.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
あなたは,かれらが眠っているのに,目を覚していると思ったであろう。われは,かれらを左右に寝返りさせた。またかれらの大は両足を洞窟の入口に伸していた。もしあなたがかれらの所に来たならば,きっと恐れ戦き走って逃げ出したことであろう。
ChineseMa Jian
你以为他们是觉醒的,其实他们是酣睡的,我使他们左右翻转,他们的狗伸著两条腿卧在洞口。如果你看见他们,你必吓得转脸而逃,满怀恐怖。

Tafsir of 18:18

Their Sleep in the Cave Some of the scholars mentioned that when Allah caused them to sleep, their eyelids did not close, lest disintegration took hold of them. If their eyes remained open to the air, this would be better for the sake of preservation. Allah says: وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ أَيْقَاظًا وَهُمْ رُقُودٌ (And you would have thought them awake, whereas they were asleep.) It was mentioned that when the wolf sleeps, it closes one eye and keeps one eye open, then it switches eyes while asleep. وَنُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ اليَمِينِ وَذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ (And We turned them on their right and on their left sides,) Ibn `Abbas said: "If they did not turn over, the earth would have consumed them." وَكَلْبُهُمْ بَسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِالوَصِيدِ (and their dog stretching forth his two forelegs at the Wasid) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr and Qatadah said: "The Wasid means the threshold." Ibn `Abbas said: "By the door." It was said: "On the ground." The correct view is that it means on the threshold, i.e., at the door. إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌ (Verily, it shall be closed upon them) 104:8 Their dog lay down at the door, as is the habit of dogs.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 18:18 — Surah Al-Kahf Verse 18