إِنَّامَكَّنَّالَهُۥفِىٱلْأَرْضِوَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمِنكُلِّشَىْءٍۢسَبَبًۭافَأَتْبَعَسَبَبًا
حَتَّىٰٓإِذَابَلَغَمَغْرِبَٱلشَّمْسِوَجَدَهَاتَغْرُبُفِىعَيْنٍحَمِئَةٍۢ
وَوَجَدَعِندَهَاقَوْمًۭا ۗقُلْنَايَـٰذَاٱلْقَرْنَيْنِإِمَّآأَنتُعَذِّبَوَإِمَّآأَنتَتَّخِذَ
فِيهِمْحُسْنًۭاقَالَأَمَّامَنظَلَمَفَسَوْفَنُعَذِّبُهُۥثُمَّيُرَدُّإِلَىٰرَبِّهِۦ
فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥعَذَابًۭانُّكْرًۭاوَأَمَّامَنْءَامَنَوَعَمِلَصَـٰلِحًۭافَلَهُۥجَزَآءً
ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۖوَسَنَقُولُلَهُۥمِنْأَمْرِنَايُسْرًۭاثُمَّأَتْبَعَسَبَبًاحَتَّىٰٓ
إِذَابَلَغَمَطْلِعَٱلشَّمْسِوَجَدَهَاتَطْلُعُعَلَىٰقَوْمٍۢلَّمْنَجْعَللَّهُممِّن
دُونِهَاسِتْرًۭاكَذَٰلِكَوَقَدْأَحَطْنَابِمَالَدَيْهِخُبْرًۭاثُمَّأَتْبَعَ
سَبَبًاحَتَّىٰٓإِذَابَلَغَبَيْنَٱلسَّدَّيْنِوَجَدَمِندُونِهِمَاقَوْمًۭا
لَّايَكَادُونَيَفْقَهُونَقَوْلًۭاقَالُوا۟يَـٰذَاٱلْقَرْنَيْنِإِنَّيَأْجُوجَوَمَأْجُوجَ
مُفْسِدُونَفِىٱلْأَرْضِفَهَلْنَجْعَلُلَكَخَرْجًاعَلَىٰٓأَنتَجْعَلَبَيْنَنَاوَبَيْنَهُمْ
سَدًّۭاقَالَمَامَكَّنِّىفِيهِرَبِّىخَيْرٌۭفَأَعِينُونِىبِقُوَّةٍأَجْعَلْبَيْنَكُمْ
وَبَيْنَهُمْرَدْمًاءَاتُونِىزُبَرَٱلْحَدِيدِ ۖحَتَّىٰٓإِذَاسَاوَىٰبَيْنَٱلصَّدَفَيْنِ
قَالَٱنفُخُوا۟ ۖحَتَّىٰٓإِذَاجَعَلَهُۥنَارًۭاقَالَءَاتُونِىٓأُفْرِغْعَلَيْهِقِطْرًۭا
فَمَاٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟أَنيَظْهَرُوهُوَمَاٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟لَهُۥنَقْبًۭا
Indeed, We established him upon the earth, and We gave him from everything a way [i.e., means].So he followed a wayUntil, when he reached the setting of the sun [i.e., the west], he found it [as if] setting in a body of dark water, and he found near it a people. We [i.e., Allāh] said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, either you punish [them] or else adopt among them [a way of] goodness."He said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment [i.e., Hellfire].But as for one who believes and does righteousness, he will have a reward of the best [i.e., Paradise], and we [i.e., Dhul-Qarnayn] will speak to him from our command with ease."Then he followed a wayUntil, when he came to the rising of the sun [i.e., the east], he found it rising on a people for whom We had not made against it any shield.Thus. And We had encompassed [all] that he had in knowledge.Then he followed a way.Until, when he reached [a pass] between two mountains, he found beside them a people who could hardly understand [his] speech.They said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, indeed Gog and Magog are [great] corrupters in the land. So may we assign for you an expenditure that you might make between us and them a barrier?"He said, "That in which my Lord has established me is better [than what you offer], but assist me with strength [i.e., manpower]; I will make between you and them a dam.Bring me bars of iron" - until, when he had leveled [them] between the two mountain walls, he said, "Blow [with bellows]," until when he had made it [like] fire, he said, "Bring me, that I may pour over it molten copper."So they [i.e., Gog and Magog] were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.