Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 14 (18:14)

ٱلْكَهْف

وَرَبَطْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ إِذْ قَامُوا۟ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبُّنَا رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَن …

Quran 18:14 is ayah 14 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 294 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:14
وَرَبَطْنَاعَلَىٰقُلُوبِهِمْإِذْقَامُوا۟فَقَالُوا۟رَبُّنَارَبُّٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِلَننَّدْعُوَا۟مِندُونِهِۦٓإِلَٰهًا ۖلَّقَدْقُلْنَآإِذًاشَطَطًا١٤
warabaṭnā ʿalā qulūbihim idh qāmū faqālū rabbunā rabbu l-samāwāti wal-arḍi lan nadʿuwā min dūnihi ilāhan laqad qul'nā idhan shaṭaṭan

And We bound [i.e., made firm] their hearts when they stood up and said, "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. Never will we invoke besides Him any deity. We would have certainly spoken, then, an excessive transgression.(14)

Word by word

  1. وَرَبَطْنَاwarabaṭnāAnd We made firm
  2. عَلَىٰʿalā[on]
  3. قُلُوبِهِمْqulūbihimtheir hearts
  4. إِذْidhwhen
  5. قَامُوا۟qāmūthey stood up
  6. فَقَالُوا۟faqālūand said
  7. رَبُّنَاrabbunāOur Lord
  8. رَبُّrabbu(is) the Lord
  9. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
  10. وَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth
  11. لَنlanNever
  12. نَّدْعُوَا۟nadʿuwāwe will invoke
  13. مِنminbesides Him
  14. دُونِهِۦٓdūnihibesides Him
  15. إِلَٰهًا ۖilāhanany god
  16. لَّقَدْlaqadCertainly
  17. قُلْنَآqul'nāwe would have said
  18. إِذًاidhanthen
  19. شَطَطًاshaṭaṭanan enormity

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