Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 20 (18:20)

ٱلْكَهْف

إِنَّهُمْ إِن يَظْهَرُوا۟ عَلَيْكُمْ يَرْجُمُوكُمْ أَوْ يُعِيدُوكُمْ فِى مِلَّتِهِمْ وَلَن تُفْلِحُوٓا۟ …

Quran 18:20 is ayah 20 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 295 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:20
إِنَّهُمْإِنيَظْهَرُوا۟عَلَيْكُمْيَرْجُمُوكُمْأَوْيُعِيدُوكُمْفِىمِلَّتِهِمْوَلَنتُفْلِحُوٓا۟إِذًاأَبَدًا٢٠
innahum in yaẓharū ʿalaykum yarjumūkum aw yuʿīdūkum fī millatihim walan tuf'liḥū idhan abadan

Indeed, if they come to know of you, they will stone you or return you to their religion. And never would you succeed, then - ever."(20)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّهُمْinnahumIndeed, [they]
  2. إِنinif
  3. يَظْهَرُوا۟yaẓharūthey come to know
  4. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumabout you
  5. يَرْجُمُوكُمْyarjumūkumthey will stone you
  6. أَوْawor
  7. يُعِيدُوكُمْyuʿīdūkumreturn you
  8. فِىfīto
  9. مِلَّتِهِمْmillatihimtheir religion
  10. وَلَنwalanAnd never
  11. تُفْلِحُوٓا۟tuf'liḥūwill you succeed
  12. إِذًاidhanthen
  13. أَبَدًاabadanever

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