سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 96
ءَاتُونِى زُبَرَ ٱلْحَدِيدِ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا سَاوَىٰ بَيْنَ ٱلصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ ٱنفُخُوا۟ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَعَلَهُۥ نَارًا قَالَ ءَاتُونِىٓ أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْرًا ﴿96﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Give me pieces (blocks) of iron;" then, when he had filled up the gap between the two mountain-cliffs, he said: "Blow;" then when he had made them (red as) fire, he said: "Bring me molten copper to pour over them."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ءَاتُونِى
ātūnī
Bring me
زُبَرَ
zubara
sheets
ٱلْحَدِيدِ ۖ
l-ḥadīdi
(of) iron
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
until
إِذَا
idhā
when
سَاوَىٰ
sāwā
he (had) leveled
بَيْنَ
bayna
between
ٱلصَّدَفَيْنِ
l-ṣadafayni
the two cliffs
قَالَ
qāla
he said
ٱنفُخُوا۟ ۖ
unfukhū
Blow
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
until
إِذَا
idhā
when
جَعَلَهُۥ
jaʿalahu
he made it
نَارًۭا
nāran
fire
قَالَ
qāla
he said
ءَاتُونِىٓ
ātūnī
Bring me
أُفْرِغْ
uf'righ
I pour
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
over it
قِطْرًۭا
qiṭ'ran
molten copper
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.
96. 1 That is, the gap between the tops of the two mountains was filled with small sheets of iron.
96. 2 Molten lead, or iron, or copper. That is, by heating the iron sheets thoroughly and pouring molten iron, copper, or lead over them, the mountain pass or path became so strong that it became impossible for Yajuj and Majuj to cross it or break through to reach the human settlements on the other side.
96. 2 Molten lead, or iron, or copper. That is, by heating the iron sheets thoroughly and pouring molten iron, copper, or lead over them, the mountain pass or path became so strong that it became impossible for Yajuj and Majuj to cross it or break through to reach the human settlements on the other side.
