Al-Kahf Verse 97

And so the enemies could neither scale nor tunnel through it.

Thus they could not climb over it nor could they pierce it.

So they were unable either to scale it or pierce it.

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

Thus they Were not able to mount it, nor Were they able to burrow through it.

Thus were they made powerless to scale it or to dig through it.

Such was the rampart that Gog and Magog could not scale, nor could they pierce it.

Thus (Gog and Magog) could neither climb over it nor dig a hole through (the rampart).

Therefore Yajuj and Majuj were neither able to surmount it, nor could they pierce it.

So they could neither scale it, nor could they make a hole in it.

And they (Gog and Magog) were no longer able to surmount, nor were they able to dig their way through (the barrier).

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.

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.

Therefore Yajuj and Majuj were neither able to surmount it, nor could they pierce it.

"Bring me blocks of iron. When they had filled up the space between the two mountain-sides, he said, "Blow (with your bellows)". When he had made it red with fire, he said, "Bring me, that I may pour over it, molten lead."

So they [Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog)] were made powerless to scale it or dig through it.

Bring me blocks of iron. At length, when he had filled up the space between the two mountain sides, he said, Blow. Till, when he had made it (a) fire, he said: Bring me molten brass to pour over it.

So they were not able to scale it nor could they make a hole in it.

And (Gog and Magog) were not able to surmount, nor could they pierce (it).

(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.

Thereafter they could neither scale it, nor could they pierce it.

So they could not scale it or dig through it.

So they [Gog and Magog] were not able to scale it, nor were they able to bore through it,

So they were unable to climb it, and they could not penetrate it.

And so they, Gog and Magog, were not able to scale it, to climb up its length, because of its [great] height and smoothness, nor could they pierce it, because of its firmness and thickness.

The Barrier restrains Them, but It will be breached when the Hour draws nigh

Allah tells us that Ya'juj and Ma'juj could not climb over the barrier or penetrate its lower portion. Varying forms of the verb are used here in the Arabic text to reflect the difficulty of the action referred to.

فَمَا اسْطَاعُوا أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا لَهُ نَقْبًا



So they (Ya'juj and Ma'juj) could not scale it or dig through it.

This indicates that they could not penetrate it or dig through it.

Imam Ahmad recorded that Zaynab bint Jahsh, the wife of the Prophet said,

"The Prophet woke from sleep, and he was red in the face.

He said,

لَاا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَيْلٌ لِلْعَرَبِ مِنْ شَرَ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ فُتِحَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ رَدْمِ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مِثْلُ هَذَا
La ilaha illallah! Woe to the Arabs from the evil that has approached (them). Today a hole has been opened in the barrier of Ya'juj and Ma'juj like this.

and he made a circle with his index finger and thumb. I (Zaynab) said, `O Messenger of Allah, will we be destroyed even though there will be righteous people among us?'

He said;

نَعَمْ إِذَا كَثُرَ الْخَبَث

Yes, if evil increases."

This is a Sahih Hadith, both Al-Bukhari and Muslim recorded it