The Quran

سورة الکهف

Surah Al-Kahf 18:97

The Place of Refuge · Verse 97 of 110

فَمَا اسْطَاعُوا أَنْ يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا لَهُ نَقْبًا

Abdul Mannan Omar

So (there was built the rampart which) they (- Gog and Magog) could neither scale nor they had the strength to cause a breach through it.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Thus were they made powerless to scale it or to dig through it.

Ahmed Ali

Thus (Gog and Magog) could neither climb over it nor dig a hole through (the rampart).

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Ali Unal

And they (Gog and Magog) were no longer able to surmount, nor were they able to dig their way through (the barrier).

Daryabadi

Thus they Were not able to mount it, nor Were they able to burrow through it.

Faridul Haque

Therefore Yajuj and Majuj were neither able to surmount it, nor could they pierce it.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So they were not able to scale it, nor could they make a hole in it.

Maulvi Sher Ali

So they (Gog and Magog) were not able to scale it, nor were they able to dig through it.

Muhammad Asad

And thus [the rampart was built, and] their enemies were unable to scale it, and neither were they able to pierce it.

Muhammad Musin Khan

So they [Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog)] were made powerless to scale it or dig through it.

Muhammad Pickthall

And (Gog and Magog) were not able to surmount, nor could they pierce (it).

Muhammad Sarwar

(Thus he constructed the barrier which) neither Gog nor Magog were able to climb nor were they able to dig a tunnel through the iron and brass barrier.

Muhammed ali Shakir

So they were not able to scale it nor could they make a hole in it.

Rashad Khalifa

Thus, they could not climb it, nor could they bore holes in it.

Shabbir Ahmed

Thus they (Gog and Magog) could not climb it, nor could they bore holes in it.