Quran 18:68 — Al-Kahf, verse 68
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
How could you be patient in matters beyond your knowledge?’
وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَىٰ مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ خُبْرًا
wakayfa taṣbiru ʿalā mā lam tuḥiṭ bihi khub'ran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And how shouldst thou bear patiently that thou hast never encompassed in thy knowledge?'
- Muhammad Asad
- for how couldst thou be patient about something that thou canst not comprehend within the compass of (thy] experience?"
- Sahih International
- And how can you have patience for what you do not encompass in knowledge?"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَكَيْفَwakayfa | And how can | كيف |
| 2 | تَصْبِرُtaṣbiru | you have patience | صبر |
| 3 | عَلَىٰʿalā | for | — |
| 4 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 5 | لَمْlam | not | — |
| 6 | تُحِطْtuḥiṭ | you encompass | حوط |
| 7 | بِهِۦbihi | of it | — |
| 8 | خُبْرًۭاkhub'ran | any knowledge | خبر |