Surah Al-Kahf, ayah 109
قُل لَّوْ كَانَ ٱلْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمَـٰتِ رَبِّى لَنَفِدَ ٱلْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَـٰتُ رَبِّى وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِۦ مَدَدًا
Say, "If the sea were ink for [writing] the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it in [continual] supplement."
Al-Kahf · 18:109
Word by word
- قُلqulSay
- لَّوْlawIf
- كَانَkānawere
- ٱلْبَحْرُl-baḥruthe sea
- مِدَادًۭاmidādanink
- لِّكَلِمَـٰتِlikalimātifor (the) Words
- رَبِّىrabbī(of) my Lord
- لَنَفِدَlanafidasurely (would be) exhausted
- ٱلْبَحْرُl-baḥruthe sea
- قَبْلَqablabefore
- أَنan[that]
- تَنفَدَtanfada(were) exhausted
- كَلِمَـٰتُkalimātu(the) Words
- رَبِّىrabbī(of) my Lord
- وَلَوْwalaweven if
- جِئْنَاji'nāWe brought
- بِمِثْلِهِۦbimith'lihi(the) like (of) it
- مَدَدًۭاmadadan(as) a supplement
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