The Cave 18:97

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Arabic English Morphology
فَمَا famā
So not Prep
they were able V
أَن an
to Prep
يَظْهَرُوهُ yaẓharūhu
scale it V
وَمَا wamā
and not Prep
they were able V
لَهُۥ lahu
in it Noun
(to do) any penetration Noun

Their enemies could not scale the barrier, nor could they pierce it

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

فَمَا ٱسۡطَـٰعُوۤا۟ أَن یَظۡهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسۡتَطَـٰعُوا۟ لَهُۥ نَقۡبࣰا ۝٩٧

famā is'ṭāʿū an yaẓharūhu wamā is'taṭāʿū lahu naqba