فَمَا اسْطَاعُوا أَنْ يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا لَهُ نَقْبًا
Ahmed Ali
Thus (Gog and Magog) could neither climb over it nor dig a hole through (the rampart).
Ahmed Raza Khan
Therefore Yajuj and Majuj were neither able to surmount it, nor could they pierce it.
Arberry
So they were unable either to scale it or pierce it.
Asad
And thus [the rampart was built, and] their enemies were unable to scale it, and neither were they able to pierce it.
Daryabadi
Thus they Were not able to mount it, nor Were they able to burrow through it.
Hilali & Khan
So they [Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog)] were made powerless to scale it or dig through it.
ClearQuran - God
So they were unable to climb it, and they could not penetrate it.
ClearQuran - Allah
So they were unable to climb it, and they could not penetrate it.
Community - God
So they could not climb it, nor could they dig through it.
Community - Allah
So they could not climb it, nor could they dig through it.
Khattab
And so the enemies could neither scale nor tunnel through it.
Maududi
Such was the rampart that Gog and Magog could not scale, nor could they pierce it.
Mubarakpuri
So they could not scale it or dig through it.
Pickthall
And (Gog and Magog) were not able to surmount, nor could they pierce (it).
Qarai
So they could neither scale it, nor could they make a hole in it.
Qaribullah & Darwish
Thereafter they could neither scale it, nor could they pierce it.
Saheeh International
So Gog and Magog were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.
Sarwar
(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.
Shakir
So they were not able to scale it nor could they make a hole in it.
Transliteration
Fama istaAAoo an yathharoohu wama istataAAoo lahu naqban
Transliteration 2
famā is'ṭāʿū an yaẓharūhu wamā is'taṭāʿū lahu naqban
Wahiduddin Khan
So they [Gog and Magog] were not able to scale it, nor were they able to bore through it,
Yusuf Ali
Thus were they made powerless to scale it or to dig through it.