Then roused them to ascertain which of the two groups could account for the period they had stayed.

We then awakened them to see which of the two groups more accurately tells the period they had stayed.

Afterwards. We raised them up again, that We might know which of the two parties would better calculate the while they had tarried.

and then We awakened them [and We did all this] so that We might mark out [to the world] which of the two points of view showed a better comprehension of the time-span during which they had remained in this state.

Thereafter We raised them up that We might know which of the two parties was best at reckoning the time that they had tarried.

Then We raised them up (from their sleep), that We might test which of the two parties was best at calculating the time period that they had tarried.

Then We awakened them to know which of the two groups could better calculate the length of their stay.

Then We awakened them to know which of the two groups could better calculate the length of their stay.

Then We awakened them, to know which of the two groups would better estimate the length of their stay.

Then We awakened them, to know which of the two groups would better estimate the length of their stay.

then We raised them so We may show which of the two groups would make a better estimation of the length of their stay.

and then roused them so that We might see which of the two parties could best tell the length of their stay.

Then We raised them up, that We might test which of the two parties was best at calculating the time period they tarried.

And afterward We raised them up that We might know which of the two parties would best calculate the time that they had tarried.

Then We aroused them that We might know which of the two groups better reckoned the period they had stayed.

and thereafter We revived them to find out which of the two parties could best calculate the length of their stay.

Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time.

Then We roused them to find out which of the party had the correct account of the duration of their sleep in the cave.

Then We raised them up that We might know which of the two parties was best able to compute the time for which they remained.

Thumma baAAathnahum linaAAlama ayyu alhizbayni ahsa lima labithoo amadan

thumma baʿathnāhum linaʿlama ayyu l-ḥiz'bayni aḥṣā limā labithū amadan

Then We woke them up again so that We might see which of the two groups would better calculate the time they had stayed there.

Then We roused them, in order to test which of the two parties was best at calculating the term of years they had tarried!