Quran 18:26 — Al-Kahf, verse 26
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say [Prophet], ‘God knows best how long they stayed.’ His is the knowledge of all that is hidden in the heavens and earth- How well He sees! How well He hears!- and they have no one to protect them other than Him; He does not allow anyone to share His rule.
قُلِ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثُوا ۖ لَهُ غَيْبُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ أَبْصِرْ بِهِ وَأَسْمِعْ ۚ مَا لَهُمْ مِنْ دُونِهِ مِنْ وَلِيٍّ وَلَا يُشْرِكُ فِي حُكْمِهِ أَحَدًا
quli l-lahu aʿlamu bimā labithū lahu ghaybu l-samāwāti wal-arḍi abṣir bihi wa-asmiʿ mā lahum min dūnihi min waliyyin walā yush'riku fī ḥuk'mihi aḥadan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say: 'God knows very well how long they tarried. To Him belongs the Unseen in the heavens and in the earth. How well He sees! How well He hears! They have no protector, apart from Him, and He associates in His government no one.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Say: "God knows best how long they remained [there]. His [alone] is the knowledge of the hidden reality of the heavens and the earth: how well does He see and hear! No guardian have they apart from Him, since He allots to no one a share in His rule!"
- Sahih International
- Say, "Allāh is most knowing of how long they remained. He has [knowledge of] the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth. How Seeing is He and how Hearing! They have not besides Him any protector, and He shares not His legislation with anyone."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُلِquli | Say | قول |
| 2 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 3 | أَعْلَمُaʿlamu | knows best | علم |
| 4 | بِمَاbimā | about what (period) | — |
| 5 | لَبِثُوا۟ ۖlabithū | they remained | لبث |
| 6 | لَهُۥlahu | For Him | — |
| 7 | غَيْبُghaybu | (is the) unseen | غيب |
| 8 | ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti | (of) the heavens | سمو |
| 9 | وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖwal-arḍi | and the earth | أرض |
| 10 | أَبْصِرْabṣir | How clearly He sees | بصر |
| 11 | بِهِۦbihi | [of it] | — |
| 12 | وَأَسْمِعْ ۚwa-asmiʿ | And how clearly He hears | سمع |
| 13 | مَاmā | Not | — |
| 14 | لَهُمlahum | for them | — |
| 15 | مِّنmin | besides Him | — |
| 16 | دُونِهِۦdūnihi | besides Him | دون |
| 17 | مِنmin | any | — |
| 18 | وَلِىٍّۢwaliyyin | protector | ولي |
| 19 | وَلَاwalā | and not | — |
| 20 | يُشْرِكُyush'riku | He shares | شرك |
| 21 | فِىfī | [in] | — |
| 22 | حُكْمِهِۦٓḥuk'mihi | His Commands | حكم |
| 23 | أَحَدًۭاaḥadan | (with) anyone | أحد |