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Al-Kahf (The Cave) · Ayah 97

فَمَا ٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟ أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ لَهُۥ نَقْبًا 97

So they [i.e., Gog and Magog] were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.

فَمَاfamāSo not
ٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟is'ṭāʿūthey were able
أَنanto
يَظْهَرُوهُyaẓharūhuscale it
وَمَاwamāand not
ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟is'taṭāʿūthey were able
لَهُۥlahuin it
noun
نَقْبًۭاnaqban(to do) any penetration
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