18:84

ﱁIndeed, Weﱂ[We] establishedﱃ[for] himﱄinﱅthe earthﱆand We gave himﱇofﱈeveryﱉthingﱊa meansﱋ(84)

Surely We established him in the land, and gave him the means to all things.

18:85

ﱌSo he followedﱍa courseﱎ(85)

So he travelled a course,

18:86

ﱏUntilﱐwhenﱑhe reachedﱒ(the) setting placeﱓ(of) the sunﱔhe found itﱕsettingﱖinﱗa springﱘ(of) dark mudﱙand he foundﱚnear itﱛﱜa communityﱝWe saidﱞO Dhul-qarnainﱟO Dhul-qarnainﱠEitherﱡ[that]ﱢyou punishﱣorﱤ[that]ﱥyou takeﱦ[in] themﱧ(with) goodnessﱨ(86)

until he reached the setting ˹point˺ of the sun, which appeared to him to be setting in a spring of murky water, where he found some people. We said, “O Ⱬul-Qarnain! Either punish them or treat them kindly.”

18:87

ﱩHe saidﱪAs forﱫ(one) whoﱬwrongsﱭthen soonﱮwe will punish himﱯThenﱰhe will be returnedﱱtoﱲhis Lordﱳand He will punish himﱴ(with) a punishmentﱵterribleﱶ(87)

He responded, “Whoever does wrong will be punished by us, then will be returned to their Lord, Who will punish them with a horrible torment.

18:88

ﱷBut as forﱸ(one) whoﱹbelievesﱺand doesﱻrighteous (deeds)ﱼthen for himﱽ(is) a rewardﱾﱿgoodﲀAnd we will speakﲁto himﲂfromﲃour commandﲄ(with) easeﲅ(88)

As for those who believe and do good, they will have the finest reward, and we will assign them easy commands.”

18:89

ﲆThenﲇhe followedﲈ(a) courseﲉ(89)

Then he travelled a ˹different˺ course

18:90

ﲊUntilﲋwhenﲌhe reachedﲍ(the) rising placeﲎ(of) the sunﲏand he found itﲐrisingﲑonﲒa communityﲓnotﲔWe madeﲕfor themﲖagainst itﲗagainst itﲘany shelterﲙ(90)

until he reached the rising ˹point˺ of the sun. He found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no shelter from it.1

18:91

ﲚﲛThusﲜAnd verilyﲝWe encompassedﲞof whatﲟ(was) with himﲠ(of the) informationﲡ(91)

So it was. And We truly had full knowledge of him.

18:92

ﲢThenﲣhe followedﲤa courseﲥ(92)

Then he travelled a ˹third˺ course

18:93

ﲦUntilﲧwhenﲨhe reachedﲩbetweenﲪthe two mountainsﲫhe foundﲬbesides themﲭbesides themﲮa communityﲯnotﲰwho would almostﲱunderstandﲲ(his) speechﲳ(93)

until he reached ˹a pass˺ between two mountains. He found in front of them a people who could hardly understand ˹his˺ language.

18:94

ﲴThey saidﲵO Dhul-qarnainﲶO Dhul-qarnainﲷIndeedﲸYajujﲹand Majujﲺ(are) corruptersﲻinﲼthe landﲽSo mayﲾwe makeﲿfor youﳀan expenditureﳁ[on]ﳂthatﳃyou makeﳄbetween usﳅand between themﳆa barrierﳇ(94)

They pleaded, “O Ⱬul-Qarnain! Surely Gog and Magog1 are spreading corruption throughout the land. Should we pay you tribute, provided that you build a wall between us and them?”

18:95

ﳈHe saidﳉWhatﳊhas established meﳋ[in it]ﳌmy Lordﳍ(is) betterﳎbut assist meﳏwith strengthﳐI will makeﳑbetween youﳒand between themﳓa barrierﳔ(95)

He responded, “What my Lord has provided for me is far better. But assist me with resources, and I will build a barrier between you and them.

18:96

ﳕBring meﳖsheetsﳗﳘ(of) ironﳙuntilﳚwhenﳛhe (had) leveledﳜbetweenﳝthe two cliffsﳞhe saidﳟﳠBlowﳡuntilﳢwhenﳣhe made itﳤfireﳥhe saidﳦBring meﳧI pourﳨover itﳩmolten copperﳪ(96)

Bring me blocks of iron!” Then, when he had filled up ˹the gap˺ between the two mountains, he ordered, “Blow!” When the iron became red hot, he said, “Bring me molten copper to pour over it.”

18:97

ﳫSo notﳬthey were ableﳭtoﳮscale itﳯand notﳰthey were ableﳱin itﳲ(to do) any penetrationﳳ(97)

And so the enemies could neither scale nor tunnel through it.