سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 97
فَمَا ٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟ أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ لَهُۥ نَقْبًا ﴿97﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So they [Ya’jûj and Ma’jûj (Gog and Magog)] could not scale it or dig through it.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَمَا
famā
So not
ٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟
is'ṭāʿū
they were able
أَن
an
to
يَظْهَرُوهُ
yaẓharūhu
scale it
وَمَا
wamā
and not
ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟
is'taṭāʿū
they were able
لَهُۥ
lahu
in it
نَقْبًۭا
naqban
(to do) any penetration
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.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
