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Quran 18:96

Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), verse 96 of 110 · Juz 16

ءَاتُونِى زُبَرَ ٱلْحَدِيدِ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا سَاوَىٰ بَيْنَ ٱلصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ ٱنفُخُوا۟ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَعَلَهُۥ نَارًا قَالَ ءَاتُونِىٓ أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْرًا

Translations of Quran 18:96
EnglishTalal Itani

“Bring me blocks of iron.” So that, when he had leveled up between the two cliffs, he said, “Blow.” And having turned it into a fire, he said, “Bring me tar to pour over it.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Give me pieces of iron - till, when he had levelled up (the gap) between the cliffs, he said: Blow! - till, when he had made it a fire, he said: Bring me molten copper to pour thereon.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bana demir kütleleri getirin, tam iki ucu denkleştirdiği vakit körükleyin dedi, tam onu bir ateş haline koyduğu vakit getirin bana dedi: üzerine erimiş bakır dökeyim

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Apportez-moi de grandes pièces de fer, autant qu’il en faudra pour combler l’intervalle entre les deux montagnes. Il dit aux travailleurs : Soufflez le feu jusqu’à ce que le fer devienne rouge comme le feu. Puis il dit : Apportez-moi de l’airain fondu, afin que je le jette dessus.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Brengt mij groote stukken ijzer, tot de ruimte tusschen de beide zijden van deze bergen gevuld is. En hij zeide tot de werklieden: Blaast het vuur met uwe blaasbalgen, tot daardoor het ijzer rood en heet als vuur worde. En hij zeide daarna: Brengt mij gesmolten koper, opdat ik het er op werpe.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Arrecatemi de’ gran massi di ferro, quanti ne occorreranno per colmare l’intervallo fra le due montagne; soffiate il fuoco finchè il ferro divenga rovente come il fuoco; poi disse: Portatemi del rame fuso affinchè io ve lo getti sopra.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.