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quran:18:11 –

So We cast ˹a cover of sleep˺ over their ears within the cave for a number of years.  

So We smote their ears, that is, We made them sleep, in the Cave for several years, for a ˹fixed˺ number of years.
القرآن:١٨:١١ –

فَضَرَبْنَا عَلَىٰ آذَانِهِمْ فِي الْكَهْفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدًا  

{فضربنا على آذانهم} أي أنمناهم {في الكهف سنين عددا} معدودة.

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