فَلَمَّا Then when جَاوَزَا they had passed beyond قَالَ he said لِفَتَىٰهُ to his boy ءَاتِنَا Bring us غَدَآءَنَا our morning meal لَقَدْ Certainly لَقِينَا we have suffered مِن in سَفَرِنَا our journey هَـٰذَا this نَصَبًۭا fatigue 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."
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قَالَ He said أَرَءَيْتَ Did you see إِذْ when أَوَيْنَآ we retired إِلَى to ٱلصَّخْرَةِ the rock فَإِنِّى Then indeed, I نَسِيتُ [I] forgot ٱلْحُوتَ the fish وَمَآ And not أَنسَىٰنِيهُ made me forget it إِلَّا except ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan أَنْ that أَذْكُرَهُۥ ۚ I mention it وَٱتَّخَذَ And it took سَبِيلَهُۥ its way فِى into ٱلْبَحْرِ the sea عَجَبًۭا amazingly 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."
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قَالَ He said ذَٰلِكَ That مَا (is) what كُنَّا we were نَبْغِ ۚ seeking فَٱرْتَدَّا So they returned عَلَىٰٓ on ءَاثَارِهِمَا their footprints قَصَصًۭا retracing ٦٤
[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.
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فَوَجَدَا Then they found عَبْدًۭا a servant مِّنْ from عِبَادِنَآ Our servants ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ whom We had given رَحْمَةًۭ mercy مِّنْ from عِندِنَا Us وَعَلَّمْنَـٰهُ and We had taught him مِن from لَّدُنَّا Us عِلْمًۭا a knowledge ٦٥
And they found a servant from among Our servants [i.e., al-Khiḍr] to whom We had given mercy from Us and had taught him from Us a [certain] knowledge.
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قَالَ Said لَهُۥ to him مُوسَىٰ Musa هَلْ May أَتَّبِعُكَ I follow you عَلَىٰٓ on أَن that تُعَلِّمَنِ you teach me مِمَّا of what عُلِّمْتَ you have been taught رُشْدًۭا (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?"
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قَالَ He said إِنَّكَ Indeed, you لَن never تَسْتَطِيعَ will be able مَعِىَ with me صَبْرًۭا (to have) patience ٦٧
He said, "Indeed, with me you will never be able to have patience.
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وَكَيْفَ And how can تَصْبِرُ you have patience عَلَىٰ for مَا what لَمْ not تُحِطْ you encompass بِهِۦ of it خُبْرًۭا any knowledge ٦٨
And how can you have patience for what you do not encompass in knowledge?"
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قَالَ He said سَتَجِدُنِىٓ You will find me إِن if شَآءَ Allah wills ٱللَّهُ Allah wills صَابِرًۭا patient وَلَآ and not أَعْصِى I will disobey لَكَ your أَمْرًۭا order ٦٩
[Moses] said, "You will find me, if Allāh wills, patient, and I will not disobey you in [any] order."
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قَالَ He said فَإِنِ Then if ٱتَّبَعْتَنِى you follow me فَلَا (do) not تَسْـَٔلْنِى ask me عَن about شَىْءٍ anything حَتَّىٰٓ until أُحْدِثَ I present لَكَ to you مِنْهُ of it ذِكْرًۭا a mention ٧٠
He said, "Then if you follow me, do not ask me about anything until I make to you about it mention [i.e., explanation]."
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فَٱنطَلَقَا So they both set out حَتَّىٰٓ until إِذَا when رَكِبَا they had embarked فِى on ٱلسَّفِينَةِ the ship خَرَقَهَا ۖ he made a hole in it قَالَ He said أَخَرَقْتَهَا Have you made a hole in it لِتُغْرِقَ to drown أَهْلَهَا its people لَقَدْ Certainly جِئْتَ you have done شَيْـًٔا a thing إِمْرًۭا grave ٧١
So they set out, until when they had embarked on the ship, he [i.e., al-Khiḍr] tore it open. [Moses] said, "Have you torn it open to drown its people? You have certainly done a grave thing."
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قَالَ He said أَلَمْ Did not أَقُلْ I say إِنَّكَ indeed, you لَن never تَسْتَطِيعَ will be able مَعِىَ with me صَبْرًۭا (to have) patience ٧٢
[Al-Khiḍr] said, "Did I not say that with me you would never be able to have patience?"
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قَالَ He said لَا (Do) not تُؤَاخِذْنِى blame me بِمَا for what نَسِيتُ I forgot وَلَا and (do) not تُرْهِقْنِى be hard (upon) me مِنْ in أَمْرِى my affair عُسْرًۭا (raising) difficulty ٧٣
[Moses] said, "Do not blame me for what I forgot and do not overwhelm me in my matter with difficulty."
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فَٱنطَلَقَا Then they both set out حَتَّىٰٓ until إِذَا when لَقِيَا they met غُلَـٰمًۭا a boy فَقَتَلَهُۥ then he killed him قَالَ He said أَقَتَلْتَ Have you killed نَفْسًۭا a soul زَكِيَّةًۢ pure بِغَيْرِ for other than نَفْسٍۢ a soul لَّقَدْ Certainly جِئْتَ you have done شَيْـًۭٔا a thing نُّكْرًۭا evil ٧٤
So they set out, until when they met a boy, he [i.e., al-Khiḍr] killed him. [Moses] said, "Have you killed a pure soul for other than [having killed] a soul? You have certainly done a deplorable thing."
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