Surah Al-Kahf (الكهف) • The Cave

Quran 18:97

18:97

فَمَا ٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟ أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ لَهُۥ نَقْبًا

famā is'ṭāʿū an yaẓharūhu wamā is'taṭāʿū lahu naqban

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

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

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

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

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

فَمَاfamāSo not
ٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟is'ṭāʿūthey were able
أَنanto
يَظْهَرُوهُyaẓharūhuscale it
وَمَاwamāand not
ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟is'taṭāʿūthey were able
لَهُۥlahuin it
نَقْبًۭاnaqban(to do) any penetration