Surah Al-Kahf, ayah 21
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَعْثَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَأَنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَآ إِذْ يَتَنَـٰزَعُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَمْرَهُمْ ۖ فَقَالُوا۟ ٱبْنُوا۟ عَلَيْهِم بُنْيَـٰنًا ۖ رَّبُّهُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْ ۚ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ غَلَبُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرِهِمْ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِم مَّسْجِدًا
And similarly, We caused them to be found that they [who found them] would know that the promise of Allāh is truth and that of the Hour there is no doubt. [That was] when they disputed among themselves about their affair and [then] said, "Construct over them a structure. Their Lord is most knowing about them." Said those who prevailed in the matter, "We will surely take [for ourselves] over them a masjid."
Word by word
- وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd similarly
- أَعْثَرْنَاaʿtharnāWe made known
- عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimabout them
- لِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟liyaʿlamūthat they might know
- أَنَّannathat
- وَعْدَwaʿda(the) Promise
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- حَقٌّۭḥaqqun(is) true
- وَأَنَّwa-annaand that
- ٱلسَّاعَةَl-sāʿata(about) the Hour
- لَاlā(there is) no
- رَيْبَraybadoubt
- فِيهَآfīhāin it
- إِذْidhWhen
- يَتَنَـٰزَعُونَyatanāzaʿūnathey disputed
- بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumamong themselves
- أَمْرَهُمْ ۖamrahumabout their affair
- فَقَالُوا۟faqālūand they said
- ٱبْنُوا۟ib'nūConstruct
- عَلَيْهِمʿalayhimover them
- بُنْيَـٰنًۭا ۖbun'yānana structure
- رَّبُّهُمْrabbuhumTheir Lord
- أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows best
- بِهِمْ ۚbihimabout them
- قَالَqālaSaid
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- غَلَبُوا۟ghalabūprevailed
- عَلَىٰٓʿalāin
- أَمْرِهِمْamrihimtheir matter
- لَنَتَّخِذَنَّlanattakhidhannaSurely we will take
- عَلَيْهِمʿalayhimover them
- مَّسْجِدًۭاmasjidana place of worship
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