Quran 18:83 — Al-Kahf, verse 83
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
[Prophet], they ask you about Dhu ’l-Qarnayn. Say, ‘I will tell you something about him.’
وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنْ ذِي الْقَرْنَيْنِ ۖ قُلْ سَأَتْلُو عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا
wayasalūnaka ʿan dhī l-qarnayni qul sa-atlū ʿalaykum min'hu dhik'ran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They will question thee concerning Dhool Karnain. Say: 'I will recite to you a mention of him.
- Muhammad Asad
- AND THEY will ask thee about the Two-Horned One. Say: "I will convey unto you something by which he ought to be remembered."
- Sahih International
- And they ask you, [O Muḥammad], about Dhul-Qarnayn. Say, "I will recite to you about him a report."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَwayasalūnaka | And they ask you | سأل |
| 2 | عَنʿan | about | — |
| 3 | ذِىdhī | Dhul-qarnain | — |
| 4 | ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ ۖl-qarnayni | Dhul-qarnain | قرن |
| 5 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 6 | سَأَتْلُوا۟sa-atlū | I will recite | تلو |
| 7 | عَلَيْكُمʿalaykum | to you | — |
| 8 | مِّنْهُmin'hu | about him | — |
| 9 | ذِكْرًاdhik'ran | a remembrance | ذكر |