Surah Al-Kahf 18:41 — translation and meaning

الكهف · Verse 41 / 110 · Page 298

أَوْ يُصْبِحَ مَاؤُهَا غَوْرًا فَلَن تَسْتَطِيعَ لَهُ طَلَبًا

Word by Word

أَوْ
aw
Or
يُصْبِحَ
yus'biha
will become
مَاؤُهَا
mauha
its water
غَوْرًا
ghawran
sunken
فَلَن
falan
so never
تَسْتَطِيعَ
tastati'a
you will be able
لَهُ
lahu
to find it
طَلَبًا
talaban
to find it

Transliteration

Aw yusbiha maaa'uhaaa ghawran falan tastatee'a lahoo talabaa

Translation

Or its water will become sunken [into the earth], so you would never be able to seek it."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Or its water may sink so deep into the ground that you will never be able to reach it again in any way. Once the water sinks deep, the garden will not survive.

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

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