Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 5 (18:5)

ٱلْكَهْف

مَّا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ وَلَا لَِٔابَآئِهِمْ ۚ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۚ إِن …

Quran 18:5 is ayah 5 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 294 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:5
مَّالَهُمبِهِۦمِنْعِلْمٍوَلَالَِٔابَآئِهِمْ ۚكَبُرَتْكَلِمَةًتَخْرُجُمِنْأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۚإِنيَقُولُونَإِلَّاكَذِبًا٥
mā lahum bihi min ʿil'min walā liābāihim kaburat kalimatan takhruju min afwāhihim in yaqūlūna illā kadhiban

They have no knowledge of it, nor had their fathers. Grave is the word that comes out of their mouths; they speak not except a lie.(5)

Word by word

  1. مَّاmāNot
  2. لَهُمlahumthey have
  3. بِهِۦbihiabout it
  4. مِنْminany
  5. عِلْمٍʿil'minknowledge
  6. وَلَاwalāand not
  7. لَِٔابَآئِهِمْ ۚliābāihimtheir forefathers
  8. كَبُرَتْkaburatGrave (is)
  9. كَلِمَةًkalimatanthe word
  10. تَخْرُجُtakhruju(that) comes out
  11. مِنْminof
  12. أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۚafwāhihimtheir mouths
  13. إِنinNot
  14. يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnathey say
  15. إِلَّاillāexcept
  16. كَذِبًاkadhibana lie

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