Quran 18:72 — Al-Kahf, verse 72
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He replied, ‘Did I not tell you that you would never be able to bear with me patiently?’
قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا
qāla alam aqul innaka lan tastaṭīʿa maʿiya ṣabran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Said he, 'Did I not say that thou couldst never bear with me patiently?'
- Muhammad Asad
- He replied: "Did I not tell thee that thou wilt never be able to have patience with me?"
- Sahih International
- [Al-Khiḍr] said, "Did I not say that with me you would never be able to have patience?"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | أَلَمْalam | Did not | — |
| 3 | أَقُلْaqul | I say | قول |
| 4 | إِنَّكَinnaka | indeed, you | — |
| 5 | لَنlan | never | — |
| 6 | تَسْتَطِيعَtastaṭīʿa | will be able | طوع |
| 7 | مَعِىَmaʿiya | with me | — |
| 8 | صَبْرًۭاṣabran | (to have) patience | صبر |