Al-Kahf 18:97

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فَمَا اسْطَاعُوا أَنْ يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا لَهُ نَقْبًا

القرآن الكريم

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So they were unable to climb it, and they could not penetrate it.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

So they were unable to climb it, and they could not penetrate it.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

Gog and Magog couldn't climb over it, and they couldn't dig through it.

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

So Gog and Magog couldn't climb over it, nor could they break through it.

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

So they could not scale it, nor could they tunnel through it.

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

So they could not climb it, nor could they dig through it.

Community • Allah

So they could not climb it, nor could they dig through it.

Community • God

So they [i.e., Gog and Magog] were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.

Saheeh International

So they [Ya’jûj and Ma’jûj (Gog and Magog)] could not scale it or dig through it.

Hilali and Khan

Thus they could not climb over it nor could they pierce it.

Rowwad Translation Center

Thus were they made powerless to scale it or to dig through it.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And (Gog and Magog) were not able to surmount, nor could they pierce (it).

Marmaduke Pickthall

So they [Gog and Magog] were not able to scale it, nor were they able to bore through it,

Wahiduddin Khan

Such was the rampart that Gog and Magog could not scale, nor could they pierce it.

Abul A'la Maududi

So they could neither scale it, nor could they make a hole in it.

Ali Quli Qarai

Fama istaAAoo an yathharoohu wama istataAAoo lahu naqban

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