Quran 18:12 — Al-Kahf, verse 12
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Then We woke them so that We could make clear which of the two parties was better able to work out how long they had been there.
ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَاهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ أَيُّ الْحِزْبَيْنِ أَحْصَىٰ لِمَا لَبِثُوا أَمَدًا
thumma baʿathnāhum linaʿlama ayyu l-ḥiz'bayni aḥṣā limā labithū amadan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Afterwards. We raised them up again, that We might know which of the two parties would better calculate the while they had tarried.
- Muhammad Asad
- and then We awakened Christianity was no longer persecuted and had even become the official religion of the Roman Empire. The ancient coin (dating from the reign of Decius) with which the young man wanted to pay for his purchases immediately aroused curiosity; people began to question the stranger, and the story of the Men of the Cave and their miraculous sleep came to light. them: [and We did all this] so that We might mark out [to the world] which of the two points of view showed a better comprehension of the time-span during which they had remained in this state.
- Sahih International
- Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ثُمَّthumma | Then | — |
| 2 | بَعَثْنَـٰهُمْbaʿathnāhum | We raised them up | بعث |
| 3 | لِنَعْلَمَlinaʿlama | that We make evident | علم |
| 4 | أَىُّayyu | which | — |
| 5 | ٱلْحِزْبَيْنِl-ḥiz'bayni | (of) the two parties | حزب |
| 6 | أَحْصَىٰaḥṣā | best calculated | حصي |
| 7 | لِمَاlimā | for what | — |
| 8 | لَبِثُوٓا۟labithū | (they had) remained | لبث |
| 9 | أَمَدًۭاamadan | (in) time | أمد |