وتظن -أيها الناظر- أهل الكهف أيقاظًا ، وهم في الواقع نيام ، ونتعهدهم بالرعاية ، فنُقَلِّبهم حال نومهم مرة للجنب الأيمن ومرة للجنب الأيسر ؛ لئلا تأكلهم الأرض ، وكلبهم الذي صاحَبهم مادٌّ ذراعيه بفناء الكهف ، لو عاينتهم لأدبرت عنهم هاربًا ، ولَمُلِئَتْ نفسك منهم فزعًا .
And thou wouldst have deemed them awakes whereas they were asleep and We turned them over on the right side and on the left side , while their dog stretched forth his two forelegs on the threshold . If thou hadst observed them , thou wouldst have surely turned away from them in fright , and wouldst have surely been filled with awe of them .