الكهف
Al-Kahf
Surah 18
Verse 96
الكهف
The Cave • makkah
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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
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18:96
قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّى فِيهِ رَبِّى خَيْرٌ فَأَعِينُونِى بِقُوَّةٍ أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًا
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
He replied, ‘The power with which my Lord has endowed me about this is better, but you may help me with physical strength; I will set up between you and them a rampart.
English - Five Volume Translation
He replied, ‘The power with which my Lord has endowed me about this is better, but you may help me with physical strength; I will set up between you and them a rampart.’[2132]
Commentary:
Cyrus said to the inhabitants of the place that he had the plan of the wall and other necessary material ready with him but they must provide human labour. The word قوة means physical strength i.e. human labour.
English - Short Commentary Translation
He replied, ‘The power with which my Lord has endowed me about this is better than the resources of my enemies but you may help me with strength of labourers,[1730] I will set up a rampart between you and them;
Cyrus told the inhabitants of the place to provide him with human labour, Quwwah meaning physical strength, i.e. human labour.