Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 24 (18:24)

ٱلْكَهْف

إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَٱذْكُر رَّبَّكَ إِذَا نَسِيتَ وَقُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَهْدِيَنِ رَبِّى …

Quran 18:24 is ayah 24 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 296 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:24
إِلَّآأَنيَشَآءَٱللَّهُ ۚوَٱذْكُررَّبَّكَإِذَانَسِيتَوَقُلْعَسَىٰٓأَنيَهْدِيَنِرَبِّىلِأَقْرَبَمِنْهَٰذَارَشَدًا٢٤
illā an yashāa l-lahu wa-udh'kur rabbaka idhā nasīta waqul ʿasā an yahdiyani rabbī li-aqraba min hādhā rashadan

Except [when adding], "If Allāh wills." And remember your Lord when you forget [it] and say, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to what is nearer than this to right conduct."(24)

Word by word

  1. إِلَّآillāExcept
  2. أَنanIf
  3. يَشَآءَyashāaAllah wills
  4. ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah wills
  5. وَٱذْكُرwa-udh'kurAnd remember
  6. رَّبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
  7. إِذَاidhāwhen
  8. نَسِيتَnasītayou forget
  9. وَقُلْwaquland say
  10. عَسَىٰٓʿasāPerhaps
  11. أَنan[that]
  12. يَهْدِيَنِyahdiyaniwill guide me
  13. رَبِّىrabbīmy Lord
  14. لِأَقْرَبَli-aqrabato a nearer (way)
  15. مِنْminthan
  16. هَٰذَاhādhāthis
  17. رَشَدًاrashadanright way

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