# Kef-Lam-Elif — كلا (klA)

> Occurs in 1 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/klA

- **Meaning:** To protect, keep guard, keep safe.
- **Derived forms:** يَكْلَؤُ (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 42

- **Form in this verse:** يَكْلَؤُكُم — yakla-ukum · "(can) protect you"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

قُلْ مَنْ يَكْلَؤُ۬كُمْ بِالَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ مِنَ الرَّحْمٰنِۜ بَلْ هُمْ عَنْ ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِمْ مُعْرِضُونَ

Qul man yaklaokum billayli wannaharimina arrahmani bal hum AAan thikrirabbihim muAAridoon

Say thou: “Who can protect you by night and day from the Almighty?” But they, from the remembrance of their Lord, are turning away.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-42.md_

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