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Surah Al-Kahf — Ayah 97 (18:97)

The Cave · Makkah · Juz 16 · Mushaf page 303 of 604

فَمَا ٱسۡطَٰعُوٓاْ أَن يَظۡهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْ لَهُۥ نَقۡبٗا ٩٧

English translation (Saheeh International)

So they [i.e., Gog and Magog] were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.

Brief commentary

So Gog and Magog were unable to climb over it due to its height nor were they able to make a hole in it from beneath due to its hardness.

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