سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 94
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا ﴿94﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "O Dhul-Qarnain! Verily Ya’jûj and Ma’jûj (Gog and Magog) are doing great mischief in the land. Shall we then pay you a tribute in order that you might erect a barrier between us and them?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
يَـٰذَا
yādhā
O Dhul-qarnain
ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ
l-qarnayni
O Dhul-qarnain
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
يَأْجُوجَ
yajūja
Yajuj
وَمَأْجُوجَ
wamajūja
and Majuj
مُفْسِدُونَ
muf'sidūna
(are) corrupters
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the land
فَهَلْ
fahal
So may
نَجْعَلُ
najʿalu
we make
لَكَ
laka
for you
خَرْجًا
kharjan
an expenditure
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
[on]
أَن
an
that
تَجْعَلَ
tajʿala
you make
بَيْنَنَا
baynanā
between us
وَبَيْنَهُمْ
wabaynahum
and between them
سَدًّۭا
saddan
a barrier
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
94. 1 This address to Dhul-Qarnayn may have taken place either through a translator, or among the special means and resources Allah had granted to Dhul-Qarnayn, knowledge of different languages may also have been included, and thus this address could have been direct as well.
94. 2 Ya'juj and Ma'juj are two nations, and according to authentic hadith, they are from among the human race, and their numbers will be greater compared to other human races, and Hell will be filled more with them (Sahih Bukhari).
94. 2 Ya'juj and Ma'juj are two nations, and according to authentic hadith, they are from among the human race, and their numbers will be greater compared to other human races, and Hell will be filled more with them (Sahih Bukhari).
