Surah Al-Kahf 18:97 — translation and meaning
الكهف · Verse 97 / 110 · Page 303
فَمَا اسْطَاعُوا أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا لَهُ نَقْبًا
Word by Word
فَمَا
fama
So not
اسْطَاعُوا
is'ta'u
they were able
أَن
an
to
يَظْهَرُوهُ
yazharuhu
scale it
وَمَا
wama
and not
اسْتَطَاعُوا
is'tata'u
they were able
لَهُ
lahu
in it
نَقْبًا
naqban
(to do) any penetration
Transliteration
Famas taa'ooo any yazharoohu wa mastataa'oo lahoo naqbaa
Translation
So Gog and Magog were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
So Gog and Magog were unable to climb over it due to its height nor were they able to make a hole in it from beneath due to its hardness.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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