Surah Al-Kahf 18:14 — translation and meaning

الكهف · Verse 14 / 110 · Page 294

ۖ وَرَبَطْنَا عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ إِذْ قَامُوا فَقَالُوا رَبُّنَا رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَن نَّدْعُوَ مِن دُونِهِ إِلَهًا لَّقَدْ قُلْنَا إِذًا شَطَطًا

Word by Word

ۖ
وَرَبَطْنَا
warabatna
And We made firm
عَلَى
ala
[on]
قُلُوبِهِمْ
qulubihim
their hearts
إِذْ
idh
when
قَامُوا
qamu
they stood up
فَقَالُوا
faqalu
and said
رَبُّنَا
rabbuna
Our Lord
رَبُّ
rabbu
(is) the Lord
السَّمَاوَاتِ
al-samawati
(of) the heavens
وَالْأَرْضِ
wal-ardi
and the earth
لَن
lan
Never
نَّدْعُوَ
nad'uwa
we will invoke
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِ
dunihi
besides Him
إِلَهًا
ilahan
any god
لَّقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
قُلْنَا
qul'na
we would have said
إِذًا
idhan
then
شَطَطًا
shatatan
an enormity

Transliteration

Wa rabatnaa 'alaa quloo bihim iz qaamoo faqaaloo Rabbunaa Rabbus samaawaati wal ardi lan nad'uwa min dooniheee ilaahal laqad qulnaaa izan shatataa

Translation

And We made firm their hearts when they stood up and said, "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. Never will we invoke besides Him any deity. We would have certainly spoken, then, an excessive transgression.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And I strengthened their hearts with faith and firmness on it, and to be patient in leaving one’s homeland for its sake, when they stood to proclaim their faith in Allah alone in front of the disbelieving king, and they said: The Lord I believe in and worship is the Lord of the heavens and earth. I will never worship the gods you have falsely claimed besides Him. I will have said an unjust and far-off statement if I worship others besides Him.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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