Surah Al-Kahf 18:12 — translation and meaning
الكهف · Verse 12 / 110 · Page 294
ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَاهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ أَيُّ الْحِزْبَيْنِ أَحْصَى لِمَا لَبِثُوا أَمَدًا
Word by Word
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
بَعَثْنَاهُمْ
ba'athnahum
We raised them up
لِنَعْلَمَ
lina'lama
that We make evident
أَيُّ
ayyu
which
الْحِزْبَيْنِ
al-hiz'bayni
(of) the two parties
أَحْصَى
ahsa
best calculated
لِمَا
lima
for what
لَبِثُوا
labithu
(they had) remained
أَمَدًا
amadan
(in) time
Transliteration
Summa ba'asnaahum lina'lama ayyul hizbaini ahsaa limaa labisooo amadaa
Translation
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.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Then after their lengthy sleep I woke them up to demonstrate which of the two groups disputing their duration of stay in the cave knows this duration best.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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