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Al-Kahf (The Cave)

Verse 73of 110

قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِى بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلَا تُرْهِقْنِى مِنْ أَمْرِى عُسْرًۭا﴿٧٣

Translation (Sahih International)

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

Word-by-word meaning

قَالَqālaHe said
لَا(Do) not
تُؤَاخِذْنِىtuākhidh'nīblame me
بِمَاbimāfor what
نَسِيتُnasītuI forgot
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
تُرْهِقْنِىtur'hiq'nībe hard (upon) me
مِنْminin
أَمْرِىamrīmy affair
عُسْرًۭاʿus'ran(raising) difficulty

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Damaging the BoatAllah tells us that Musa and his companion Al-Khidr set out having come to an agreement and reached an understanding. Al-Khidr had made the condition that Musa should not ask him about anything he found distasteful until he himself initiated the discussion and offered an explanation. So they went on board the ship, as described in the Hadith quoted above -- the crew recognized Al-Khidr and let them ride on board free of charge, as an honor to Al-Khidr.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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