Quran 18:11 — Al-Kahf, verse 11
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We sealed their ears [with sleep] in the cave for years.
فَضَرَبْنَا عَلَىٰ آذَانِهِمْ فِي الْكَهْفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدًا
faḍarabnā ʿalā ādhānihim fī l-kahfi sinīna ʿadadan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Then We smote their ears many years in the Cave.
- Muhammad Asad
- And thereupon We veiled their ears in the cave for many a year,
- Sahih International
- So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a number of years.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَضَرَبْنَاfaḍarabnā | So We cast | ضرب |
| 2 | عَلَىٰٓʿalā | over | — |
| 3 | ءَاذَانِهِمْādhānihim | their ears | أذن |
| 4 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 5 | ٱلْكَهْفِl-kahfi | the cave | كهف |
| 6 | سِنِينَsinīna | years | سنو |
| 7 | عَدَدًۭاʿadadan | a number | عدد |