سورة الكهف، الآية ٢٢Surah Al-Kahf, ayah 22 (18:22)
سَيَقُولُونَ ثَلَٰثَةٌ رَّابِعُهُمۡ كَلۡبُهُمۡ وَيَقُولُونَ خَمۡسَةٌ سَادِسُهُمۡ كَلۡبُهُمۡ رَجۡمًۢا بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَيَقُولُونَ سَبۡعَةٌ وَثَامِنُهُمۡ كَلۡبُهُمۡ قُل رَّبِّىٓ أَعۡلَمُ بِعِدَّتِهِم مَّا يَعۡلَمُهُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ فَلَا تُمَارِ فِيهِمۡ إِلَّا مِرَآءً ظَٰهِرًا وَلَا تَسۡتَفۡتِ فِيهِم مِّنۡهُمۡ أَحَدًا ٢٢
The meaning in English
(Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them; and (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth, - guessing at the unseen; (yet others) say they were seven, and the dog being the eighth. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "My Lord knows best their number; none knows them but a few." So debate not (about their number) except with the clear proof (which We have revealed to you). And consult not any of them (people of the Scripture - Jews and Christians) about (the affair of) the people of the Cave.
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan, King Fahd Complex
التفسير الميسر
سيقول بعض الخائضين في شأنهم من أهل الكتاب: هم ثلاثةٌ، رابعهم كلبهم، ويقول فريق آخر: هم خمسة، سادسهم كلبهم، وكلام الفريقين قول بالظن من غير دليل، وتقول جماعة ثالثة: هم سبعة، وثامنهم كلبهم، قل -أيها الرسول-: ربي هو الأعلم بعددهم، ما يعلم عددهم إلا قليل من خلقه. فلا تجادل أهل الكتاب في عددهم إلا جدالا ظاهرًا لا عمق فيه، بأن تَقُصَّ عليهم ما أخبرك به الوحي فحسب، ولا تسألهم عن عددهم وأحوالهم؛ فإنهم لا يعلمون ذلك
التفسير الميسر، مجمع الملك فهد لطباعة المصحف الشريف
Word by word
| # | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | sayaqūlūna | They say |
| 2 | thalāthatun | (they were) three |
| 3 | rābiʿuhum | the forth of them |
| 4 | kalbuhum | their dog |
| 5 | wayaqūlūna | and they say |
| 6 | khamsatun | (they were) five |
| 7 | sādisuhum | the sixth of them |
| 8 | kalbuhum | their dog |
| 9 | rajman | guessing |
| 10 | bil-ghaybi | about the unseen |
| 11 | wayaqūlūna | and they say |
| 12 | sabʿatun | (they were) seven |
| 13 | wathāminuhum | and the eight of them |
| 14 | kalbuhum | their dog |
| 15 | qul | Say |
| 16 | rabbī | My Lord |
| 17 | aʿlamu | knows best |
| 18 | biʿiddatihim | their number |
| 19 | mā | None |
| 20 | yaʿlamuhum | knows them |
| 21 | illā | except |
| 22 | qalīlun | a few |
| 23 | falā | So (do) not |
| 24 | tumāri | argue |
| 25 | fīhim | about them |
| 26 | illā | except |
| 27 | mirāan | (with) an argument |
| 28 | ẓāhiran | obvious |
| 29 | walā | and (do) not |
| 30 | tastafti | inquire |
| 31 | fīhim | about them |
| 32 | min'hum | among them |
| 33 | aḥadan | (from) anyone |