Quran 18:95 — Al-Kahf, verse 95
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He answered, ‘The power my Lord has given me is better than any tribute, but if you lend me your strength, I will put up a fortification between you and them:
قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّي فِيهِ رَبِّي خَيْرٌ فَأَعِينُونِي بِقُوَّةٍ أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًا
qāla mā makkannī fīhi rabbī khayrun fa-aʿīnūnī biquwwatin ajʿal baynakum wabaynahum radman
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said, 'That wherein my Lord has established me is better; so aid me forcefully, and I will set up a rampart between you and between them.
- Muhammad Asad
- He answered: "That wherein my Sustainer has so securely established me is better [than anything that you could give me]; hence, do but help me with [your labour's] strength, [and] I shall erect a rampart between you and them!
- Sahih International
- He said, "That in which my Lord has established me is better [than what you offer], but assist me with strength [i.e., manpower]; I will make between you and them a dam.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | مَاmā | What | — |
| 3 | مَكَّنِّىmakkannī | has established me | مكن |
| 4 | فِيهِfīhi | [in it] | — |
| 5 | رَبِّىrabbī | my Lord | ربب |
| 6 | خَيْرٌۭkhayrun | (is) better | خير |
| 7 | فَأَعِينُونِىfa-aʿīnūnī | but assist me | عون |
| 8 | بِقُوَّةٍbiquwwatin | with strength | قوي |
| 9 | أَجْعَلْajʿal | I will make | جعل |
| 10 | بَيْنَكُمْbaynakum | between you | بين |
| 11 | وَبَيْنَهُمْwabaynahum | and between them | بين |
| 12 | رَدْمًاradman | a barrier | ردم |