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@ 964 The story of Thul-Karnain 18:83-101
18:83 They will ask you about Thul-Karnain (King Cyrus aka koresh the Great of Persia). Say, "I will recite to you something of his story.
# وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَن ذِي القَرْنَيْنِ قُلْ سَأَتْلُو عَلَيْكُم مِّنْهُ ذِكْراً 83
18:84 We established him in the land and gave him means to all things.
# إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُ فِي الأَرْضِ وَآتَيْنَاهُ مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ سَبَباً 84
18:85 He journeyed on a way
# فَأَتْبَعَ سَبَباً 85
18:86 until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it setting in a muddy spring, and nearby he found a nation. 'Thul-Karnain, ' We said, 'you must either punish them or show them kindness.'
# حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِي عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ وَوَجَدَ عِندَهَا قَوْماً قُلْنَا يَا ذَا القَرْنَيْنِ إِمَّا أَن تُعَذِّبَ وَإِمَّا أَن تَتَّخِذَ فِيهِمْ حُسْناً 86
18:87 He replied, 'The evildoer we shall punish. Then he shall return to his Lord and He will punish him with a stern punishment.
# قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَى رَبِّهِ فَيُعَذِّبُهُ عَذَاباً نُّكْراً 87
18:88 As for he who believes and does good works he shall receive a fine reward in recompense and we shall speak to him with a mild command.'
# وَأَمَّا مَنْ آمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحاً فَلَهُ جَزَاءً الحُسْنَى وَسَنَقُولُ لَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا يُسْراً 88
18:89 Then he followed the road,
# ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَباً 89
18:90 until he reached the rising of the sun, he found it rising upon a nation for whom We provided no veil against it to shade them.
# حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ مَطْلِعَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَطْلُعُ عَلَى قَوْمٍ لَّمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُمْ مِّن دُونِهَا سِتْراً 90
18:91 So, We encompassed in knowledge what was with him.
# كَذَلِكَ وَقَدْ أَحَطْنَا بِمَا لَدَيْهِ خُبْراً 91
18:92 Then he followed the road,
# ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَباً 92
18:93 when he reached between the two barriers he found on one side of them a nation who could barely understand speech.
# حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ بَيْنَ السَّدَّيْنِ وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوْماً لاَّ يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ قَوْلاً 93
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