Surah Al-Kahf, ayah 97
فَمَا ٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟ أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ لَهُۥ نَقْبًا
So they [i.e., Gog and Magog] were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.
Al-Kahf · 18:97
Word by word
- فَمَاfamāSo not
- ٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟is'ṭāʿūthey were able
- أَنanto
- يَظْهَرُوهُyaẓharūhuscale it
- وَمَاwamāand not
- ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟is'taṭāʿūthey were able
- لَهُۥlahuin it
- نَقْبًۭاnaqban(to do) any penetration
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