Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 26 (18:26)

ٱلْكَهْف

قُلِ ٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثُوا۟ ۖ لَهُۥ غَيْبُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ أَبْصِرْ بِهِۦ وَأَسْمِعْ ۚ …

Quran 18:26 is ayah 26 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 296 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:26
قُلِٱللَّهُأَعْلَمُبِمَالَبِثُوا۟ ۖلَهُۥغَيْبُٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖأَبْصِرْبِهِۦوَأَسْمِعْ ۚمَالَهُممِّندُونِهِۦمِنوَلِىٍّوَلَايُشْرِكُفِىحُكْمِهِۦٓأَحَدًا٢٦
quli l-lahu aʿlamu bimā labithū lahu ghaybu l-samāwāti wal-arḍi abṣir bihi wa-asmiʿ mā lahum min dūnihi min waliyyin walā yush'riku fī ḥuk'mihi aḥadan

Say, "Allāh is most knowing of how long they remained. He has [knowledge of] the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth. How Seeing is He and how Hearing! They have not besides Him any protector, and He shares not His legislation with anyone."(26)

Word by word

  1. قُلِquliSay
  2. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  3. أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows best
  4. بِمَاbimāabout what (period)
  5. لَبِثُوا۟ ۖlabithūthey remained
  6. لَهُۥlahuFor Him
  7. غَيْبُghaybu(is the) unseen
  8. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
  9. وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖwal-arḍiand the earth
  10. أَبْصِرْabṣirHow clearly He sees
  11. بِهِۦbihi[of it]
  12. وَأَسْمِعْ ۚwa-asmiʿAnd how clearly He hears
  13. مَاmāNot
  14. لَهُمlahumfor them
  15. مِّنminbesides Him
  16. دُونِهِۦdūnihibesides Him
  17. مِنminany
  18. وَلِىٍّwaliyyinprotector
  19. وَلَاwalāand not
  20. يُشْرِكُyush'rikuHe shares
  21. فِىfī[in]
  22. حُكْمِهِۦٓḥuk'mihiHis Commands
  23. أَحَدًاaḥadan(with) anyone

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