Al-Kahf 18:19 وكذالك بعثناهم ليتساءلوا بينهم قال قايل منهم كم لبثتم قالوا لبثنا يوما او بعض يوم قالوا ربكم اعلم بما لبثتم فابعثوا احدكم بورقكم هاذه الى المدينة فلينظر ايها ازكى طعاما فلياتكم برزق منه وليتلطف ولا يشعرن بكم احدا ١٩
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
بَعَثۡنَٰهُمۡ
لِيَتَسَآءَلُواْ
بَيۡنَهُمۡۚ
قَالَ
قَآئِلٞ
مِّنۡهُمۡ
كَمۡ
لَبِثۡتُمۡۖ
قَالُواْ
لَبِثۡنَا
يَوۡمًا
أَوۡ
بَعۡضَ
يَوۡمٖۚ
قَالُواْ
رَبُّكُمۡ
أَعۡلَمُ
بِمَا
لَبِثۡتُمۡ
فَٱبۡعَثُوٓاْ
أَحَدَكُم
بِوَرِقِكُمۡ
هَٰذِهِۦٓ
إِلَى
ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ
فَلۡيَنظُرۡ
أَيُّهَآ
أَزۡكَىٰ
طَعَامٗا
فَلۡيَأۡتِكُم
بِرِزۡقٖ
مِّنۡهُ
وَلۡيَتَلَطَّفۡ
وَلَا
يُشۡعِرَنَّ
بِكُمۡ
أَحَدًا
١٩
In time We woke them, and they began to question one another. One of them asked, ‘How long have you been here?’ and [some] answered, ‘A day or part of a day,’ but then [others] said, ‘Your Lord knows best how long you have been here. One of you go to the city with your silver coins, find out where the best food is there, and bring some back. But be careful not to let anyone know about you:
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