Tafsir of Surah Al-Kahf 18:16
﴿وَإِذِ اعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ فَأْوُوا إِلَى الْكَهْفِ يَنشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِهِ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُم مِّنْ أَمْرِكُم مِّرْفَقًا﴾
Translation of the meaning
[The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allāh, retreat to the cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy and will prepare for you from your affair facility."
English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.comThe words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.
Imam Ibn al-Qayyim
أي اعتزلتم معبودهم إلا الله فإنكم لم تعتزلوه«بدائع الفوائد» 1/137فإن المشرك يعبد الله ويعبد معه غيره كما قال أهل الكهف: {وإذ اعتزلتموهم وما يعبدون إلا الله}«بدائع الفوائد» 1/137