Tafsir — Al-Kahf 30

Likewise, We woke them that they might question one another. A speaker among them said: "How long have you stayed (here)?" They said: "We have stayed a day or part of a day." They said: "Your Lord knows best how long you have stayed (here). So send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the town, and let him find out which is the Azka food, and bring some of that to you. And let him be careful and let no man know of you. (19)"For, if they come to know of you, they will stone you or turn you back to their religion; and in that case you will never be successful. (20) Their awakening and sending One of Themselves to buy Food Allah says: 'just as We caused them to sleep, We resurrected them with their bodies, hair and skin intact, and nothing locking in their form and appearance.' This was after three hundred and nine years. This is why they asked each other: كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ (How long have you stayed (here)?) meaning, 'how long have you slept?' قَالُوا لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ (They said: "We have stayed a day or part of a day.") because they entered the cave at the beginning of the day, and they woke up at the end of the day, which is why they then said, أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ ۚ قَالُوا رَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ ("...or a part of a day." They said: "Your Lord knows best how long you have stayed...") meaning, 'Allah knows best about your situation.' It seems that they were not sure about how long they had slept, and Allah knows best. Then they turned their attention to more pressing matters, like their need for food and drink, so they said: فَابْعَثُوا أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمْ (So send one of you with this silver coin of yours) They had brought with them some Dirhams (silver coins) from their homes, to buy whatever they might need, and they had given some in charity and kept some, so they said: فَابْعَثُوا أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَٰذِهِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ (So send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the town,) meaning to their city, which they had left. The definite article indicates that they were referring to a known city. فَلْيَنظُرْ أَيُّهَا أَزْكَىٰ طَعَامًا (and let him find out which is the Azka food.) Azka means "purest", as Allah says elsewhere, وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ مَا زَكَىٰ مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ أَبَدًا (And had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy on you, not one of you would ever have been pure [Zaka] from sins)[24:21] and قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ (Indeed whosoever purifies himself [Tazakka] shall achieve success.)[87:14] From the same root also comes the word Zakah, which makes one's wealth good and purifies it. وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ (And let him be careful) meaning when he goes out buying food and coming back. They were telling him to conceal himself as much as he could, وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ أَحَدًا - إِنَّهُمْ إِن يَظْهَرُوا عَلَيْكُمْ يَرْجُمُوكُمْ (and let no man know of you. For, if they come to know of you, they will stone you) means, 'if they find out where you are,' يَرْجُمُوكُمْ أَوْ يُعِيدُوكُمْ فِي مِلَّتِهِمْ (they will stone you or turn you back to their religion;) They were referring to the followers of Decianus, who they were afraid might find out where they were, and punish them with all kinds of torture until they made them go back to their former religion, or until they died, for if they agreed to go back to their (old) religion, they would never attain success in this world or the Hereafter. So they said: وَلَن تُفْلِحُوا إِذًا أَبَدًا (and in that case you will never be successful.)

ហើយដូចដែលយើងបានធ្វើចំពោះពួកគេនូវអ្វីដែលយើងបានលើកឡើងខាងលើដែលបង្ហាញពីភាពអស្ចារ្យនៃសមត្ថភាពរបស់យើងនោះដែរ យើងក៏បានធ្វើឲ្យពួកគេភ្ញាក់ពីដំណេកឡើងវិញបន្ទាប់ពី(ពួកគេបានដេកលង់លក់)រយៈពេលដ៏យូរ ដើម្បីឲ្យពួកគេសួរគ្នាទៅវិញទៅមកអំពីថេរវេលាដែលពួកគេបានដេកលង់លក់នៅទីនោះ(ក្នុងរូងភ្នំ)។ ពេលនោះ ម្នាក់ក្នុងចំណោមពួកគេបានឆ្លើយថាៈ យើងបានគេងលក់(នៅទីនេះ)អស់រយៈពេលមួយថ្ងៃ ឬកន្លះថ្ងៃហើយ។ ហើយអ្នកខ្លះទៀតក្នុងចំណោមពួកគេដែលមិនច្បាស់ពីថេរវេលានៃការគេងលង់លក់របស់ពួកគេនោះបានតបវិញថាៈ មានតែម្ចាស់របស់ពួកអ្នកប៉ុណ្ណោះដែលដឹងបំផុតពីរយៈពេលដែលពួកអ្នកបានគេងលង់លក់នោះ។ ដូច្នេះ ចូរពួកអ្នកប្រគល់រឿងនេះ(ការដឹងពីរយៈពេលដែលពួកគេគេងលង់លក់នៅក្នុងរូងភ្នំ)ទៅកាន់ទ្រង់ចុះ និងចូរធ្វើអ្វីដែលមានប្រយោជន៍ដល់ពួកអ្នកវិញ។ ហេតុនេះ សូមពួកអ្នកបញ្ជូននរណាម្នាក់ក្នុងចំណោមពួកអ្នកឲ្យយកក្រដាសប្រាក់ទាំងនេះទៅទីក្រុងរបស់ពួកយើងដែលយើងបានស្គាល់នោះ ហើយឲ្យគេរកមើល ថាតើគ្រួសារណាមានចំណីអាហារល្អ និងមានចំណូលប្រសើរជាងគេ ហើយឲ្យគេយកចំណីអាហារនោះមកឲ្យពួកអ្នក។ ហើយចូរឲ្យគេមានការប្រុងប្រយ័ត្នក្នុងពេលចូល ពេលចេញ និងចំពោះការទំនាក់ទំនងរបស់គេ និងត្រូវមានភាពឈ្លាសវៃបន្តិច។ ហើយមិនត្រូវឲ្យនរណាម្នាក់ដឹងពីកន្លែងស្នាក់នៅរបស់ពួកអ្នកនោះទេ ដោយសារតែវាអាចនាំមកនូវគ្រោះថ្នាក់ដ៏ធំធេងដល់ពួកអ្នកបាន(ប្រសិនបើពួកគេបានដឹងពីកន្លែងស្នាក់នៅរបស់ពួកអ្នកនោះ)។

และจากความมหัศจรรย์ของพระองค์ที่ได้กระทำไว้กับพวกเขาข้างต้นคือ พระองค์ได้ทรงให้พวกเขาตื่นขึ้นจากการหลับที่ยาวนานมาก เพื่อที่พวกเขาจะสอบถามกันเองว่า พวกเขาได้นอนหลับอยู่ที่นี่นานเท่าใดแล้ว?บางคนตอบว่า พวกเราอาจนอนอยู่ในนี้มาหนึ่งวันหรือบางส่วนของวัน และบางคนไม่ทราบระยะเวลาที่แน่ชัดของการนอนหลับอยู่ที่นี่จึงตอบไปว่า พระผู้อภิบาลของพวกเจ้าทรงรู้ดียิ่งถึงระยะเวลาที่พวกเจ้าได้หลับไปว่ามันนานเท่าใด? ดังนั้นพวกเขาก็ได้มอบหมายเรื่องนี้แด่พระองค์ และกลับไปมองเรื่องปากท้องของตัวเองคือ พวกเขาได้ส่งตัวแทนจากพวกเขาคนหนึ่งพร้อมกับเหรียญเงินที่มีอยู่กับพวกเขาไปยังเมืองที่พวกเขารู้จัก แล้วให้เลือกซื้ออาหารที่ดีมีประโยชน์ที่สุดและประหยัดที่สุดจากผู้คนในเมือง พร้อมกับให้ระมัดระวังอย่างยิ่งเรื่องการเดินเข้าออกในเมืองและการคลุกคลีพูดคุยกับผู้คนอย่างชาญฉลาด เพื่อที่จะไม่ให้ผู้ใดทราบถึงสถานที่พักพิงของพวกเรา เพราะอาจจะเกิดอันตรายกับพวกเราได้

[ وَكَذَلِكَ بَعَثْنَاهُمْ لِيَتَسَاءَلُوا بَيْنَهُمْ ] وه‌ به‌م شێوازه‌ به‌خه‌به‌رمان هێنان كه‌ له‌شساغ و ته‌ندروست بوون تا له‌ناو خۆیاندا پرسیار بكه‌ن چه‌ندێك ماوینه‌ته‌وه‌؟ [ قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ ] یه‌كێك له‌وان وتی: چه‌ندێك لێره‌ ماونه‌ته‌وه‌و خه‌وتوونه‌؟ [ قَالُوا لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ ] وتیان: ڕۆژێك یان هه‌ندێك له‌ ڕۆژێك ماوینه‌ته‌وه‌ له‌به‌ر ئه‌وه‌ی به‌ به‌یانی هاتوونه‌و خوای گه‌وره‌ بۆ ئێواره‌ به‌ خه‌به‌ری هێنان بۆیه‌ وتوویانه‌: ڕۆژێك [ قَالُوا رَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ ] وه‌ هه‌ندێكی تریان وتیان: خوای گه‌وره‌ خۆی ئه‌زانێ ئێوه‌ چه‌ندێك ماونه‌ته‌وه‌ [ فَابْعَثُوا أَحَدَكُمْ بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَذِهِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ ] یه‌كێكتان به‌م پاره‌یه‌ی كه‌ پێتانه‌ كه‌ پاره‌ی زیو بووه‌ بینێرن بۆ شاره‌كه‌ [ فَلْيَنْظُرْ أَيُّهَا أَزْكَى طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُمْ بِرِزْقٍ مِنْهُ ] با بزانێ كام خواردنه‌ له‌ هه‌مووی پاكترو حه‌ڵاڵتره‌ بۆمان بێنێت [ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ أَحَدًا (١٩) ] وه‌ با به‌ نهێنی بڕوات تا كه‌س نه‌یناسێته‌وه‌و كه‌س هه‌ستی پێ نه‌كات و شوێنه‌كه‌مان نه‌زانێت .