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Al-Kahf 26

Ayah 26 of 110 · Meccan

قُلِ ٱللَّهُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثُواْۖ لَهُۥ غَيۡبُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ أَبۡصِرۡ بِهِۦ وَأَسۡمِعۡۚ مَا لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ مِن وَلِيّٖ وَلَا يُشۡرِكُ فِي حُكۡمِهِۦٓ أَحَدٗا ٢٦

Say, "Allāh is most knowing of how long they remained. He has [knowledge of] the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth. How Seeing is He and how Hearing! They have not besides Him any protector, and He shares not His legislation with anyone."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قُلِSayquli
  2. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  3. أَعۡلَمُknows bestaʿlamu
  4. بِمَاabout what (period)bimā
  5. لَبِثُواْۖthey remainedlabithū
  6. لَهُۥFor Himlahu
  7. غَيۡبُ(is the) unseenghaybu
  8. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensl-samāwāti
  9. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖand the earthwal-arḍi
  10. أَبۡصِرۡHow clearly He seesabṣir
  11. بِهِۦ[of it]bihi
  12. وَأَسۡمِعۡۚAnd how clearly He hearswa-asmiʿ
  13. مَاNotmā
  14. لَهُمfor themlahum
  15. مِّنbesides Himmin
  16. دُونِهِۦbesides Himdūnihi
  17. مِنanymin
  18. وَلِيّٖprotectorwaliyyin
  19. وَلَاand notwalā
  20. يُشۡرِكُHe sharesyush'riku
  21. فِي[in]fī
  22. حُكۡمِهِۦٓHis Commandsḥuk'mihi
  23. أَحَدٗا(with) anyoneaḥadan

Tafsir

Say - O Messenger: Allah knows best about how long they remained in the cave and He has told us about the period they remained there. No statement can be considered after Allah’s, may He be glorified. To Him alone, may He be glorified, belongs everything hidden in the heavens and on earth. He created and knows all of it. How well He sees! May He be glorified! He sees everything. How well He hears! He hears everything. They have no one to take charge of their matter besides Him. He does not share His rule with anyone. He alone passes judgement.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran