Quran 18:5 — Al-Kahf, verse 5
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They have no knowledge about this, nor did their forefathers––it is a monstrous assertion that comes out of their mouths: what they say is nothing but lies.
مَا لَهُمْ بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ وَلَا لِآبَائِهِمْ ۚ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ ۚ إِنْ يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا كَذِبًا
mā lahum bihi min ʿil'min walā liābāihim kaburat kalimatan takhruju min afwāhihim in yaqūlūna illā kadhiban
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- they have no knowledge of it, they nor their fathers; a monstrous word it is, issuing out of their mouths; they say nothing but a lie.
- Muhammad Asad
- No knowledge whatever have they of Him, and neither had their forefathers: dreadful -is this saying that comes out of their mouths, [and] nothing but falsehood do they utter!
- Sahih International
- They have no knowledge of it, nor had their fathers. Grave is the word that comes out of their mouths; they speak not except a lie.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | مَّاmā | Not | — |
| 2 | لَهُمlahum | they have | — |
| 3 | بِهِۦbihi | about it | — |
| 4 | مِنْmin | any | — |
| 5 | عِلْمٍۢʿil'min | knowledge | علم |
| 6 | وَلَاwalā | and not | — |
| 7 | لِـَٔابَآئِهِمْ ۚliābāihim | their forefathers | أبو |
| 8 | كَبُرَتْkaburat | Grave (is) | كبر |
| 9 | كَلِمَةًۭkalimatan | the word | كلم |
| 10 | تَخْرُجُtakhruju | (that) comes out | خرج |
| 11 | مِنْmin | of | — |
| 12 | أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۚafwāhihim | their mouths | فوه |
| 13 | إِنin | Not | — |
| 14 | يَقُولُونَyaqūlūna | they say | قول |
| 15 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 16 | كَذِبًۭاkadhiban | a lie | كذب |