Quran 18 : 97

So not they were able to scale it and not they were able in it (to do) any penetration.
فَمَا
Famā
ٱسْطَٰعُوٓا۟
Isṭaāʿuwa
أَن
Aan
يَظْهَرُوهُ
Yaẓharūhu
وَمَا
Wamā
ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟
Istaṭaāʿūa
لَهُۥ
Lahu
نَقْبًا
Naqbana
Arthur John Arberry
So they were unable either to scale it or pierce it
Edward Henry Palmer
So they could not scale it, and they could not tunnel it
The Wise Quran
So they could not scale it, and they could not pierce it.
Mohammad Shafi
So they were not able to scale it nor could they breach it
Dr. Munir Munshey
The barbarians could neither scale (the wall) nor breach it
Samy Mahdy
So they could not scale over it, and they couldn't hole it.
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Thus were they made powerless to scale it or to dig through it
Mustafa Khattab 2018
And so the enemies could neither scale nor tunnel through it.
Mustaqim
And they could not climb over it nor could they cut through it.
Rashad Khalifa
Thus, they could not climb it, nor could they bore holes in it.
Ali Quli Qara'i
So they could neither scale it, nor could they make a hole in it
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Thereafter they could neither scale it, nor could they pierce it
Talal Itani (2012)
So they were unable to climb it, and they could not penetrate it
The Study Quran
Thus they were not able to surmount it, nor could they pierce it
Shakir
So they were not able to scale it nor could they make a hole in it
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
As a result, they were unable to scale it or to tunnel through it.
Abdel Haleem
Their enemies could not scale the barrier, nor could they pierce it
Ahmed Hulusi
So they were neither able to pass over it nor penetrate through it!
Hamid S. Aziz
Thus were they made powerless to scale it, and to tunnel through it
Maulana Muhammad Ali
So they were not able to scale it, nor could they make a hole in it
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
So they could not come over it, and they could not make a hole in it.
Abdul Hye
So they (Gog and Magog) could not scale it nor could they dig through.
Bilal Muhammad 2018
From this they were made powerless to scale it, or to break through it
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
So they were not able to scale it nor were they able to dig through it.
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
And (Gog and Magog) were not able to surmount, nor could they pierce (it)
N J Dawood 2014
Gog and Magog could not scale it, nor could they dig their way through it
Irving/Hegab
They neither managed to climb over nor were they able to tunnel through it.
T.B.Irving
They neither managed to climb over nor were they able to tunnel through it.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Thus they Were not able to mount it, nor Were they able to burrow through it
Linda "iLham" Barto
In that way, (the enemies) were made powerless to scale it or dig through it.
Shabbir Ahmed
Thus they (Gog and Magog) could not climb it, nor could they bore holes in it
Musharraf Hussain
Now they will not be able to cross over it, nor will they be able to pierce it.”
Maududi
Such was the rampart that Gog and Magog could not scale, nor could they pierce it
MunirMezyed2023
So they- (Gog and Magog)- were incapable of surmounting it or digging through it.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Then Yajuj and Majuj could neither climb over it, and nor could make a hole in it.
Bakhtiari Nejad
So, they (Ya’juj and Ma’juj) could not climb it and they could not dig through it.
Faridul Haque
Therefore Yajuj and Majuj were neither able to surmount it, nor could they pierce it
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
So, in no way were they able to surmount it, and in no way were they able to bore it
Munir Mezyed
So they (-’Gog and Magog’ -) were incapable of surmounting it or digging through it.
Ahmed Ali
Thus (Gog and Magog) could neither climb over it nor dig a hole through (the rampart)
John Medows Rodwell
And Gog and Magog were not able to scale it, neither were they able to dig through it
Corpus.Quran
So not they were able to scale it and not they were able in it (to do) any penetration
Sher Ali
So they (Gog and Magog) were not able to scale it, nor were they able to dig through it
Aisha Bewley
They were, therefore, unable to climb over it nor were they able to make a breach in it.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Thus they (Gog and Magog) were made helpless to climb it (the wall) or to dig through it
Safi Kaskas
So [Gog and Magog] were able neither to scale the barrier, nor were they able to pierce it.
Fode Drame
Thus they were neither able to surmount it nor were they able to dig through it from beneath.
Hilali - Khan
So they (Yajooj and Majooj (Gog and Magog)) were made powerless to scale it or dig through it
Wahiduddin Khan
So they [Gog and Magog] were not able to scale it, nor were they able to bore through it
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
So they (Ya‘juj and Ma‘juj) were not able to climb it, nor were they able to make a hole in it
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
So Gog and Magog were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration
George Sale
Wherefore, when this wall was finished, Gog and Magog could not scale it, neither could they dig through it
Mir Aneesuddin
Thus they all (communities of Yajooj and Majooj) were not able to climb it nor were they able to pierce it.
Ali Ünal
And they (Gog and Magog) were no longer able to surmount, nor were they able to dig their way through (the barrier)
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Then they (Gog and Magog) did not have the ability to scale it, nor could they acquire the capability to bore 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
Dr. Kamal Omar
So they (Yajuj and Majuj) had no capacity that they may scale it and they had no capacity for it to pierce through
Bijan Moeinian
….Thus he built a dam (as a barrier between the two parties involved) that they could neither climb it nor make a hole in it
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
So they did not rise/diffuse/spread over (it, nor) that they mount/ascend it , and they were not able (of) piercing/penetration for it
Amatul Rahman 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
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