and so we awakened them and they began to ask one another . one of them asked how long have you remained thus? answered we have remained thus a day or part of a day. said they your sustainer knows best how long you have thus remained. let then one of you go with these silver coins to the town and let him find out what food is purest there and bring you thereof provisions. but let him behave with great care and by no means make anyone aware of you for behold if they should come to know of you they might stone you to death or force you back to their faithin which case you would never attain to any good!
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