فَضَرَبۡنَا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ فِي ٱلۡكَهۡفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدٗا ١١
So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a number of years.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَضَرَبۡنَاSo We castfaḍarabnā
- عَلَىٰٓoverʿalā
- ءَاذَانِهِمۡtheir earsādhānihim
- فِيinfī
- ٱلۡكَهۡفِthe cavel-kahfi
- سِنِينَyears sinīna
- عَدَدٗاa numberʿadadan
Tafsir
Then after they went and took refuge in the cave, I put a barrier on their ears from hearing, and I put them to sleep for many years.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran