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Al-Kahf (The Cave)

Verse 63of 110

قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَآ إِلَى ٱلصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّى نَسِيتُ ٱلْحُوتَ وَمَآ أَنسَىٰنِيهُ إِلَّا ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُۥ ۚ وَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ عَجَبًۭا﴿٦٣

Translation (Sahih International)

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".

Word-by-word meaning

قَالَqālaHe said
أَرَءَيْتَara-aytaDid you see
إِذْidhwhen
أَوَيْنَآawaynāwe retired
إِلَىilāto
ٱلصَّخْرَةِl-ṣakhratithe rock
فَإِنِّىfa-innīThen indeed, I
نَسِيتُnasītu[I] forgot
ٱلْحُوتَl-ḥūtathe fish
وَمَآwamāAnd not
أَنسَىٰنِيهُansānīhumade me forget it
إِلَّاillāexcept
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُl-shayṭānuthe Shaitaan
أَنْanthat
أَذْكُرَهُۥ ۚadhkurahuI mention it
وَٱتَّخَذَwa-ittakhadhaAnd it took
سَبِيلَهُۥsabīlahuits way
فِىinto
ٱلْبَحْرِl-baḥrithe sea
عَجَبًۭاʿajabanamazingly

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of Musa and Al-KhidrThe reason for Musa's conversation with the boy-servant, Yusha` bin Nun, was that he had been told about one of the servants of Allah at the junction of the two seas, who had knowledge which Musa had not been granted, so he wanted to travel to meet him.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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