Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 22

Meaning of Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 22

Sayaqooloona thalathatun rabiAAuhumkalbuhum wayaqooloona khamsatun sadisuhum kalbuhum rajmanbilghaybi wayaqooloona sabAAatun wathaminuhumkalbuhum qul rabbee aAAlamu biAAiddatihim ma yaAAlamuhumilla qaleelun fala tumari feehim illamiraan thahiran wala tastaftifeehim minhum ahada

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1. سَيَقُولُونَsayaqūlūnaThey say
2. ثَلَـٰثَةٌۭthalāthatun(they were) three
3. رَّابِعُهُمْrābiʿuhumthe forth of them
4. كَلْبُهُمْkalbuhumtheir dog
5. وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaand they say
6. خَمْسَةٌۭkhamsatun(they were) five
7. سَادِسُهُمْsādisuhumthe sixth of them
8. كَلْبُهُمْkalbuhumtheir dog
9. رَجْمًۢاrajmanguessing
10. بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۖbil-ghaybiabout the unseen
11. وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaand they say
12. سَبْعَةٌۭsabʿatun(they were) seven
13. وَثَامِنُهُمْwathāminuhumand the eight of them
14. كَلْبُهُمْ ۚkalbuhumtheir dog
15. قُلqulSay
16. رَّبِّىٓrabbīMy Lord
17. أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows best
18. بِعِدَّتِهِمbiʿiddatihimtheir number
19. مَّاmāNone
20. يَعْلَمُهُمْyaʿlamuhumknows them
21. إِلَّاillāexcept
22. قَلِيلٌۭ ۗqalīluna few
23. فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
24. تُمَارِtumāriargue
25. فِيهِمْfīhimabout them
26. إِلَّاillāexcept
27. مِرَآءًۭmirāan(with) an argument
28. ظَـٰهِرًۭاẓāhiranobvious
29. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
30. تَسْتَفْتِtastaftiinquire
31. فِيهِمfīhimabout them
32. مِّنْهُمْmin'humamong them
33. أَحَدًۭاaḥadan(from) anyone