them and what they worship save Allah, betake
yourselves for refuge to the cave; your Lord will extend to you largely
of His mercy and provide for you a profitable course in your affair.

018.017
Y: Thou wouldst have seen the sun, when it rose, declining to the right
from their Cave, and when it set, turning away from them to the left,
while they lay in the open space in the midst of the Cave. Such are
among the Signs of Allah: He whom Allah, guides is rightly guided; but
he whom Allah leaves to stray,- for him wilt thou find no protector to
lead him to the Right Way.

P: And thou mightest have seen the sun when it rose move away from their
cave to the right, and when it set go past them on the left, and they
were in the cleft thereof. That was (one) of the portents of Allah. He
whom Allah guideth, he indeed is led aright, and he whom He sendeth
astray, for him thou wilt not find a guiding friend.

S: And you might see the sun when it rose, decline from their cave
towards the right hand, and when it set, leave them behind on the left
while they were in a wide space thereof. This is of the signs of Allah;
whomsoever Allah guides, he is the rightly guided one, and whomsoever
He causes to err, you shall not find for him any friend to lead (him)
aright.

018.018
Y: Thou wouldst have deemed them awake, whilst they were asleep, and We
turned them on their right and on their left sides: their dog
stretching forth his two fore-legs on the threshold: if thou hadst come
up on to them, thou wouldst have certainly turned back from them in
flight, and wouldst certainly have been filled with terror of them.

P: And thou wouldst have deemed them waking though they were asleep, and
We caused them to turn over to the right and the left, and their dog
stretching out his paws on the threshold. If thou hadst observed them
closely thou hadst assuredly turned away from them in flight, and hadst
been filled with awe of them.

S: And you might think them awake while they were asleep and We turned
them about to the right and to the left, while their dog (lay)
outstretching its paws at the entrance; if you looked at them you would
certainly turn back from them in flight, and you would certainly be
filled with awe because of them.

018.019
Y: Such (being their state), we raised them up (from sleep), that they
might question each other. Said one of them, "How long have ye stayed
(here)?" They said, "We have stayed (perhaps) a day, or par