we roused them from their sleep so that they would question each other about their stay in the cave. one of them said how long do you think we have stayed here? they replied a day or part of a day. they added your lord knows better how long we have stayed here. let us send one of us with this money to the city to get some pure food so that we might eat. he should be careful so that no one will know about us. if they were to recognize us they would certainly stone us to death or force us to follow their religion. then we shall never be able to have everlasting happiness.
وكذلك بعثناهم ليتساءلوا بينهم قال قائل منهم كم لبثتم قالوا لبثنا يوما أو بعض يوم قالوا ربكم أعلم بما لبثتم فابعثوا أحدكم بورقكم هذه إلى المدينة فلينظر أيها أزكى طعاما فليأتكم برزق منه وليتلطف ولا يشعرن بكم أحدا إنهم إن يظهروا عليكم يرجموكم أو يعيدوكم في ملتهم ولن تفلحوا إذا أبدا