قَالَ
مَا
مَكَّنِّي
فِيهِ
رَبِّي
خَيۡرٞ
فَأَعِينُونِي
بِقُوَّةٍ
أَجۡعَلۡ
بَيۡنَكُمۡ
وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ
رَدۡمًا
٩٥
He said: That wherein my Lord hath established me is better (than your tribute). Do but help me with strength (of men), I will set between you and them a bank.
— M. Pickthall
He said, "That in which my Lord has established me is better [than what you offer], but assist me with strength [i.e., manpower]; I will make between you and them a dam.
— Saheeh International
He said: "(The power) in which my Lord has established me is better (than tribute): Help me therefore with strength (and labour): I will erect a strong barrier between you and them:
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
His Journey to the Land of Ya'juj and Ma'juj, and building the Barrier
Allah says of Dhul-Qarnayn:
ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَباً
(Then he followed (another) way) meaning, he traveled from the east of the earth until he reached a place between the two mountains which were next to one another with a valley i
…His Journey to the Land of Ya'juj and Ma'juj, and building the Barrier
Allah says of Dhul-Qarnayn:
ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَباً
(Then he followed (another)
…