Quran 18:86

Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 86

Verse 86 of 110 in Surah Al-Kahf (الكهف), chapter 18 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِى عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ وَوَجَدَ عِندَهَا قَوْمًا ۗ قُلْنَا يَـٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِمَّآ أَن تُعَذِّبَ وَإِمَّآ أَن تَتَّخِذَ فِيهِمْ حُسْنًا

EnglishSaheeh International
Until, when he reached the setting of the sun [i.e., the west], he found it [as if] setting in a body of dark water, and he found near it a people. We [i.e., Allāh] said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, either you punish [them] or else adopt among them [a way of] goodness."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
சூரியன் மறையும் (மேற்குத்) திசைவரை அவர் சென்றடைந்த போது, அது ஒரு சேறு கலந்த நீரில் (மூழ்குவதுபோல்) மறையக் கண்டார்; இன்னும் அவர் அவ்விடத்தில் ஒரு சமூகத்தினரையும் கண்டார்; "துல்கர்னைனே! நீர் இவர்களை(த் தண்டித்து) வேதனை செய்யலாம்; அல்லது அவர்களுக்கு அழகியதான நன்மை செய்யலாம்" என்று நாம் கூறினோம்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
හිරු අවරට යන ස්ථානයට ඔහු ළඟා වූ විට රත් වූ කළු මඩ සහිත ස්ථානයෙහි එය අවරට යනු ඔහු දුටුවේ ය. තවද ඒ අසල සිටි පිරිසක් ද ඔහු දුටුවේ ය. අහෝ දුල් කර්නයින්! නුඹ දඬුවම් කරනු. නැතහොත් ඔවුන් අතර යහපත් අයුරින් කටයුතු කරනු යැයි අපි පැවසුවෙමු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
یہاں تک کہ سورج ڈوبنے کی جگہ پہنچ گیا اور اسے ایک دلدل کےچشمے میں غروب ہوتا ہوا پایا اور اس چشمے کے پاس ایک قوم کو بھی پایا، ہم نے فرما دیا کہ اے ذوالقرنین! یا تو تو انہیں تکلیف پہنچائے یا ان کے بارے میں تو کوئی بہترین روش اختیار کرے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
かれが太陽の沈む(国)に来ると,それが泥の泉に没するのを認め,その近くに一種族を見付けた。われは(霊感を通して)言った。「ズ・ル・カルナインよ,かれらを懲しめてもよい。また親切にかれらを待遇してもよい。」
ChineseMa Jian
直到他到达了日落之处,他觉得太阳是落在黑泥渊中,他在那黑泥渊旁发现一种人。我说:左勒盖尔奈英啊!你或惩治他们,或善待他们。

Tafsir of 18:86

His traveling and reaching the Place where the Sun sets (the West) فَأَتْبَعَ سَبَباً (So he followed a way.) Ibn `Abbas said that he followed different routes to achieve what he wanted. فَأَتْبَعَ سَبَباً (So he followed a way.) Mujahid said that he followed different routes, east and west. According to one report narrated from Mujahid, he said: سَبَباً (a way) means, "A route through the land." Qatadah said, "It means he followed the routes and landmarks of the earth." حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ الشَّمْسِ (Until, when he reached the setting place of the sun,) means, he followed a route until he reached the furthest point that could be reached in the direction of the sun's setting, which is the west of the earth. As for the idea of his reaching the place in the sky where the sun sets, this is something impossible, and the tales told by storytellers that he traveled so far to the west that the sun set behind him are not true at all. Most of these stories come from the myths of the People of the Book and the fabrications and lies of their heretics.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 18:86 — Surah Al-Kahf Verse 86