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Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 98 (18:98)

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قَالَ هَٰذَا رَحْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّى ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ رَبِّى جَعَلَهُۥ دَكَّآءَ ۖ وَكَانَ وَعْدُ …

Quran 18:98 is ayah 98 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 304 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:98
قَالَهَٰذَارَحْمَةٌمِّنرَّبِّى ۖفَإِذَاجَآءَوَعْدُرَبِّىجَعَلَهُۥدَكَّآءَ ۖوَكَانَوَعْدُرَبِّىحَقًّا٩٨
qāla hādhā raḥmatun min rabbī fa-idhā jāa waʿdu rabbī jaʿalahu dakkāa wakāna waʿdu rabbī ḥaqqan

[Dhul-Qarnayn] said, "This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord comes [i.e., approaches], He will make it level, and ever is the promise of my Lord true."(98)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. هَٰذَاhādhāThis
  3. رَحْمَةٌraḥmatun(is) a mercy
  4. مِّنminfrom
  5. رَّبِّى ۖrabbīmy Lord
  6. فَإِذَاfa-idhāBut when
  7. جَآءَjāacomes
  8. وَعْدُwaʿdu(the) Promise
  9. رَبِّىrabbī(of) my Lord
  10. جَعَلَهُۥjaʿalahuHe will make it
  11. دَكَّآءَ ۖdakkāalevel
  12. وَكَانَwakānaAnd is
  13. وَعْدُwaʿdu(the) Promise
  14. رَبِّىrabbī(of) my Lord
  15. حَقًّاḥaqqantrue

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