The Cave 18:95

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Arabic English Morphology
قَالَ qāla
He said V
مَا
What Noun
مَكَّنِّى makkannī
has established me V
فِيهِ fīhi
[in it] Prep
رَبِّى rabbī
my Lord Noun
خَيْرٌ khayrun
(is) better Noun
but assist me V
بِقُوَّةٍ biquwwatin
with strength Noun
I will make V
between you Noun
and between them Noun
a barrier Noun

He answered, ‘The power my Lord has given me is better than any tribute, but if you lend me your strength, I will put up a fortification between you and them

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّی فِیهِ رَبِّی خَیۡرࣱ فَأَعِینُونِی بِقُوَّةٍ أَجۡعَلۡ بَیۡنَكُمۡ وَبَیۡنَهُمۡ رَدۡمًا ۝٩٥

qāla mā makkannī fīhi rabbī khayrun fa-aʿīnūnī biquwwatin ajʿal baynakum wabaynahum radma