Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 41 (18:41)

ٱلْكَهْف

أَوْ يُصْبِحَ مَآؤُهَا غَوْرًا فَلَن تَسْتَطِيعَ لَهُۥ طَلَبًا

Quran 18:41 is ayah 41 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 298 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:41
أَوْيُصْبِحَمَآؤُهَاغَوْرًافَلَنتَسْتَطِيعَلَهُۥطَلَبًا٤١
aw yuṣ'biḥa māuhā ghawran falan tastaṭīʿa lahu ṭalaban

Or its water will become sunken [into the earth], so you would never be able to seek it."(41)

Word by word

  1. أَوْawOr
  2. يُصْبِحَyuṣ'biḥawill become
  3. مَآؤُهَاmāuhāits water
  4. غَوْرًاghawransunken
  5. فَلَنfalanso never
  6. تَسْتَطِيعَtastaṭīʿayou will be able
  7. لَهُۥlahuto find it
  8. طَلَبًاṭalabanto find it

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