Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 68 (18:68)

ٱلْكَهْف

وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَىٰ مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ خُبْرًا

Quran 18:68 is ayah 68 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 301 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:68
وَكَيْفَتَصْبِرُعَلَىٰمَالَمْتُحِطْبِهِۦخُبْرًا٦٨
wakayfa taṣbiru ʿalā mā lam tuḥiṭ bihi khub'ran

And how can you have patience for what you do not encompass in knowledge?"(68)

Word by word

  1. وَكَيْفَwakayfaAnd how can
  2. تَصْبِرُtaṣbiruyou have patience
  3. عَلَىٰʿalāfor
  4. مَاmāwhat
  5. لَمْlamnot
  6. تُحِطْtuḥiṭyou encompass
  7. بِهِۦbihiof it
  8. خُبْرًاkhub'ranany knowledge

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