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Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 94 (18:94)

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قَالُوا۟ يَٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ …

Quran 18:94 is ayah 94 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 303 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:94
قَالُوا۟يَٰذَاٱلْقَرْنَيْنِإِنَّيَأْجُوجَوَمَأْجُوجَمُفْسِدُونَفِىٱلْأَرْضِفَهَلْنَجْعَلُلَكَخَرْجًاعَلَىٰٓأَنتَجْعَلَبَيْنَنَاوَبَيْنَهُمْسَدًّا٩٤
qālū yādhā l-qarnayni inna yajūja wamajūja muf'sidūna fī l-arḍi fahal najʿalu laka kharjan ʿalā an tajʿala baynanā wabaynahum saddan

They said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, indeed Gog and Magog are [great] corrupters in the land. So may we assign for you an expenditure that you might make between us and them a barrier?"(94)

Word by word

  1. قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
  2. يَٰذَاyādhāO Dhul-qarnain
  3. ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِl-qarnayniO Dhul-qarnain
  4. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  5. يَأْجُوجَyajūjaYajuj
  6. وَمَأْجُوجَwamajūjaand Majuj
  7. مُفْسِدُونَmuf'sidūna(are) corrupters
  8. فِىfīin
  9. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe land
  10. فَهَلْfahalSo may
  11. نَجْعَلُnajʿaluwe make
  12. لَكَlakafor you
  13. خَرْجًاkharjanan expenditure
  14. عَلَىٰٓʿalā[on]
  15. أَنanthat
  16. تَجْعَلَtajʿalayou make
  17. بَيْنَنَاbaynanābetween us
  18. وَبَيْنَهُمْwabaynahumand between them
  19. سَدًّاsaddana barrier

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