Quran 18:97 — Al-Kahf, verse 97
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Their enemies could not scale the barrier, nor could they pierce it,
فَمَا اسْطَاعُوا أَنْ يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا لَهُ نَقْبًا
famā is'ṭāʿū an yaẓharūhu wamā is'taṭāʿū lahu naqban
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So they were unable either to scale it or pierce it.
- Muhammad Asad
- And thus [the rampart was built, and] their enemies were unable to scale it, and neither were they able to pierce it.
- Sahih International
- So they [i.e., Gog and Magog] were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَمَاfamā | So not | — |
| 2 | ٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟is'ṭāʿū | they were able | طوع |
| 3 | أَنan | to | — |
| 4 | يَظْهَرُوهُyaẓharūhu | scale it | ظهر |
| 5 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 6 | ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟is'taṭāʿū | they were able | طوع |
| 7 | لَهُۥlahu | in it | — |
| 8 | نَقْبًۭاnaqban | (to do) any penetration | نقب |