← Surah 18

18:97

فَمَا ٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟ أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ لَهُۥ نَقْبًا

Word by word

فَمَا
So not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — resumption، prefix
مَاPreposition — negative
ٱسْطَٰعُوٓا۟
they were able
Verb
Root: طوع
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱسْطَٰعُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وٓا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
أَن
to
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَنPreposition — subordinating
يَظْهَرُوهُ
scale it
Verb
Root: ظهر
Grammar (i'rab)
يَظْهَرُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
هُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
وَمَا
and not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
مَاPreposition — negative
ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟
they were able
Verb
Root: طوع
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱسْتَطَٰعُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
لَهُۥ
in it
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — preposition، prefix
هُۥNoun — pronoun، 3rd masc. sing.
نَقْبًا
(to do) any penetration
Noun
Root: نقب
Grammar (i'rab)
نَقْبًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative

Translation

EN

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

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Their enemies could not scale the barrier, nor could they pierce it,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

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

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

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

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Artık Yecüc ve Mecüc onu ne aşabildiler ve ne de delip geçebildiler.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Artık Ye'cuc ve Me'cuc bu seti ne aşabildiler ne de delebildiler.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Artık Ye’cûc ve Me’cûc) o (seddi) ne aşabilmiş ne de onu delebilmişlerdi.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

فما استطاعت يأجوج ومأجوج أن تصعد فوق السد؛ لارتفاعه وملاسته، وما استطاعوا أن ينقبوه من أسفله لبعد عرضه وقوته.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution