# Quran 18:51 — Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), Verse 51

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
۞ مَّآ أَشۡهَدتُّهُمۡ خَلۡقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا خَلۡقَ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَمَا كُنتُ مُتَّخِذَ ٱلۡمُضِلِّينَ عَضُدٗا

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
مَاۤ اَشْهَدْتُّهُمْ خَلْقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَلَا خَلْقَ اَنْفُسِهِمْ وَمَا كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذَ الْمُضِلِّیْنَ عَضُدًا ۟

## Transliteration
Maaa ash hattuhum khalqas samaawaati wal ardi wa laa khalqa anfusihim wa maa kuntu muttakhizal mudilleena 'adudaa

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> I called them not To witness the creation Of the heavens and the earth, Nor (even) their own creation : Nor is it for Me To take as helpers Such as lead (men) astray!

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Kahf 18:51 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Context:** Surah Al-Kahf is a meccan surah with 110 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-kahf.md
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