18. Al-Kahf

فَلَمَّاBut whenبَلَغَاthey reachedمَجْمَعَthe junctionبَيْنِهِمَاbetween themنَسِيَاthey forgotحُوتَهُمَاtheir fishفَٱتَّخَذَand it tookسَبِيلَهُۥits wayفِىintoٱلْبَحْرِthe seaسَرَبًاslipping away﴿٦١﴾

But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away

فَلَمَّاThen whenجَاوَزَاthey had passed beyondقَالَhe saidلِفَتَىٰهُto his boyءَاتِنَاBring usغَدَآءَنَاour morning mealلَقَدْCertainlyلَقِينَاwe have sufferedمِنinسَفَرِنَاour journeyهَٰذَاthisنَصَبًاfatigue﴿٦٢﴾

So when they had passed beyond it, [Moses] said to his boy, "Bring us our morning meal. We have certainly suffered in this, our journey, [much] fatigue

قَالَHe saidأَرَءَيْتَDid you seeإِذْwhenأَوَيْنَآwe retiredإِلَىtoٱلصَّخْرَةِthe rockفَإِنِّىThen indeed, Iنَسِيتُ[I] forgotٱلْحُوتَthe fishوَمَآAnd notأَنسَىٰنِيهُmade me forget itإِلَّاexceptٱلشَّيْطَٰنُthe ShaitaanأَنْthatأَذْكُرَهُۥI mention itوَٱتَّخَذَAnd it tookسَبِيلَهُۥits wayفِىintoٱلْبَحْرِthe seaعَجَبًاamazingly﴿٦٣﴾

He said, "Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, I forgot [there] the fish. And none made me forget it except Satan - that I should mention it. And it took its course into the sea amazingly

قَالَHe saidذَٰلِكَThatمَا(is) whatكُنَّاwe wereنَبْغِseekingفَٱرْتَدَّاSo they returnedعَلَىٰٓonءَاثَارِهِمَاtheir footprintsقَصَصًاretracing﴿٦٤﴾

[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints

فَوَجَدَاThen they foundعَبْدًاa servantمِّنْfromعِبَادِنَآOur servantsءَاتَيْنَٰهُwhom We had givenرَحْمَةًmercyمِّنْfromعِندِنَاUsوَعَلَّمْنَٰهُand We had taught himمِنfromلَّدُنَّاUsعِلْمًاa knowledge﴿٦٥﴾

And they found a servant from among Our servants to whom we had given mercy from us and had taught him from Us a [certain] knowledge

قَالَSaidلَهُۥto himمُوسَىٰMusaهَلْMayأَتَّبِعُكَI follow youعَلَىٰٓonأَنthatتُعَلِّمَنِyou teach meمِمَّاof whatعُلِّمْتَyou have been taughtرُشْدًا(of) right guidance﴿٦٦﴾

Moses said to him, "May I follow you on [the condition] that you teach me from what you have been taught of sound judgement

قَالَHe saidإِنَّكَIndeed, youلَنneverتَسْتَطِيعَwill be ableمَعِىَwith meصَبْرًا(to have) patience﴿٦٧﴾

He said, "Indeed, with me you will never be able to have patience

وَكَيْفَAnd how canتَصْبِرُyou have patienceعَلَىٰforمَاwhatلَمْnotتُحِطْyou encompassبِهِۦof itخُبْرًاany knowledge﴿٦٨﴾

And how can you have patience for what you do not encompass in knowledge

قَالَHe saidسَتَجِدُنِىٓYou will find meإِنifشَآءَAllah willsٱللَّهُAllah willsصَابِرًاpatientوَلَآand notأَعْصِىI will disobeyلَكَyourأَمْرًاorder﴿٦٩﴾

[Moses] said, "You will find me, if Allah wills, patient, and I will not disobey you in [any] order

قَالَHe saidفَإِنِThen ifٱتَّبَعْتَنِىyou follow meفَلَا(do) notتَسْـَٔلْنِىask meعَنaboutشَىْءٍanythingحَتَّىٰٓuntilأُحْدِثَI presentلَكَto youمِنْهُof itذِكْرًاa mention﴿٧٠﴾

He said, "Then if you follow me, do not ask me about anything until I make to you about it mention

فَٱنطَلَقَاSo they both set outحَتَّىٰٓuntilإِذَاwhenرَكِبَاthey had embarkedفِىonٱلسَّفِينَةِthe shipخَرَقَهَاhe made a hole in itقَالَHe saidأَخَرَقْتَهَاHave you made a hole in itلِتُغْرِقَto drownأَهْلَهَاits peopleلَقَدْCertainlyجِئْتَyou have doneشَيْـًٔاa thingإِمْرًاgrave﴿٧١﴾

So they set out, until when they had embarked on the ship, al-Khidh r tore it open. [Moses] said, "Have you torn it open to drown its people? You have certainly done a grave thing

قَالَHe saidأَلَمْDid notأَقُلْI sayإِنَّكَindeed, youلَنneverتَسْتَطِيعَwill be ableمَعِىَwith meصَبْرًا(to have) patience﴿٧٢﴾

[Al-Khidh r] said, "Did I not say that with me you would never be able to have patience

قَالَHe saidلَا(Do) notتُؤَاخِذْنِىblame meبِمَاfor whatنَسِيتُI forgotوَلَاand (do) notتُرْهِقْنِىbe hard (upon) meمِنْinأَمْرِىmy affairعُسْرًا(raising) difficulty﴿٧٣﴾

[Moses] said, "Do not blame me for what I forgot and do not cover me in my matter with difficulty

فَٱنطَلَقَاThen they both set outحَتَّىٰٓuntilإِذَاwhenلَقِيَاthey metغُلَٰمًاa boyفَقَتَلَهُۥthen he killed himقَالَHe saidأَقَتَلْتَHave you killedنَفْسًاa soulزَكِيَّةًۢpureبِغَيْرِfor other thanنَفْسٍa soulلَّقَدْCertainlyجِئْتَyou have doneشَيْـًٔاa thingنُّكْرًاevil﴿٧٤﴾

So they set out, until when they met a boy, al-Khidh r killed him. [Moses] said, "Have you killed a pure soul for other than [having killed] a soul? You have certainly done a deplorable thing

قَالَHe saidأَلَمْDid notأَقُلI sayلَّكَto youإِنَّكَthat youلَنneverتَسْتَطِيعَwill be ableمَعِىَwith meصَبْرًا(to have) patience﴿٧٥﴾

[Al-Khidh r] said, "Did I not tell you that with me you would never be able to have patience

قَالَHe saidإِنIfسَأَلْتُكَI ask youعَنaboutشَىْءٍۭanythingبَعْدَهَاafter itفَلَاthen (do) notتُصَٰحِبْنِىkeep me as a companionقَدْVerilyبَلَغْتَyou have reachedمِنfrom meلَّدُنِّىfrom meعُذْرًاan excuse﴿٧٦﴾

[Moses] said, "If I should ask you about anything after this, then do not keep me as a companion. You have obtained from me an excuse

فَٱنطَلَقَاSo they set outحَتَّىٰٓuntilإِذَآwhenأَتَيَآthey cameأَهْلَ(to the) peopleقَرْيَةٍ(of) a townٱسْتَطْعَمَآthey asked for foodأَهْلَهَا(from) its peopleفَأَبَوْا۟but they refusedأَنtoيُضَيِّفُوهُمَاoffer them hospitalityفَوَجَدَاThen they foundفِيهَاin itجِدَارًاa wallيُرِيدُ(that) want(ed)أَنtoيَنقَضَّcollapseفَأَقَامَهُۥso he set it straightقَالَHe saidلَوْIfشِئْتَyou wishedلَتَّخَذْتَsurely you (could) have takenعَلَيْهِfor itأَجْرًاa payment﴿٧٧﴾

So they set out, until when they came to the people of a town, they asked its people for food, but they refused to offer them hospitality. And they found therein a wall about to collapse, so al-Khidh r restored it. [Moses] said, "If you wished, you could have taken for it a payment

قَالَHe saidهَٰذَاThisفِرَاقُ(is) partingبَيْنِىbetween meوَبَيْنِكَand between youسَأُنَبِّئُكَI will inform youبِتَأْوِيلِof (the) interpretationمَا(of) whatلَمْnotتَسْتَطِعyou were ableعَّلَيْهِon itصَبْرًا(to have) patience﴿٧٨﴾

[Al-Khidh r] said, "This is parting between me and you. I will inform you of the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience

أَمَّاAs forٱلسَّفِينَةُthe shipفَكَانَتْit wasلِمَسَٰكِينَof (the) poor peopleيَعْمَلُونَworkingفِىinٱلْبَحْرِthe seaفَأَرَدتُّSo I intendedأَنْthatأَعِيبَهَاI cause defect (in) itوَكَانَ(as there) wasوَرَآءَهُمafter themمَّلِكٌa kingيَأْخُذُwho seizedكُلَّeveryسَفِينَةٍshipغَصْبًا(by) force﴿٧٩﴾

As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working at sea. So I intended to cause defect in it as there was after them a king who seized every [good] ship by force

وَأَمَّاAnd as forٱلْغُلَٰمُthe boyفَكَانَhis parents wereأَبَوَاهُhis parents wereمُؤْمِنَيْنِbelieversفَخَشِينَآand we fearedأَنthatيُرْهِقَهُمَاhe would overburden themطُغْيَٰنًا(by) transgressionوَكُفْرًاand disbelief﴿٨٠﴾

And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief