فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِى ٱلسَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا ۖ قَالَ أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا إِمْرًا ﴿71﴾
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."
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← read from right to left1So they both set outفَانْطَلَقَاfa-intalaqaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+انْطَلَقَاThey both set out 4They had embarkedرَكِبَاrakibaF 6The shipالسَّفِينَةِl-safinatiIالthe+سَفِينَةِShip 7He made a hole in itخَرَقَهَاkharaqahaCBFV+PRONATTخَرَقَHe made a hole in+هَاher / it / its 9Have you made atأَخَرَقْتَهَاakharaqtahaCBFINTG+V+PRONATTأَis it? / did?+خَرَقْتَHave you made at+هَاher / it / its 10To drownلِتُغْرِقَlitughriqaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+تُغْرِقَDrown 11Its peopleأَهْلَهَاahlahaCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلَIts people+هَاher / it / its 13You have doneجِئْتَji'taF
قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا ﴿72﴾
[Al-Khidh r] said, "Did I not say that with me you would never be able to have patience?"
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← read from right to left2Did notأَلَمْalamCBHINTG+NEGأَis it? / did?+لَمْNot 6Will be ableتَسْتَطِيعَtastati'aF 8To have patienceصَبْرًاsabranI
قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِى بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلَا تُرْهِقْنِى مِنْ أَمْرِى عُسْرًا ﴿73﴾
[Moses] said, "Do not blame me for what I forgot and do not cover me in my matter with difficulty."
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← read from right to left3Blame meتُؤَاخِذْنِيtu'akhidhniCBFV+PRONATTتُؤَاخِذْBlame+نِيme 4For whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاFor what 7Be hard upon meتُرْهِقْنِيturhiqniCBFV+PRONATTتُرْهِقْBe hard upon+نِيme 9My affairأَمْرِيamriCBIN+PRONATTأَمْرِMy affair+يme / my 10Raising difficultyعُسْرًا'usranI
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا لَقِيَا غُلَٰمًا فَقَتَلَهُۥ قَالَ أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةًۢ بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَّقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا نُّكْرًا ﴿74﴾
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."
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← read from right to left1Then they both set outفَانْطَلَقَاfa-intalaqaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+انْطَلَقَاThey both set out 6Then he killed himفَقَتَلَهُfaqatalahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+قَتَلَHe killed+هُhim / his / it 8Have you killedأَقَتَلْتَaqataltaCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+قَتَلْتَHave you killed 10PureزَكِيَّةًzakiyyatanI 11For other thanبِغَيْرِbighayriCBIP+Nبِwith / in+غَيْرِFor other than 14You have doneجِئْتَji'taF
قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا ﴿75﴾
[Al-Khidh r] said, "Did I not tell you that with me you would never be able to have patience?"
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← read from right to left2Did notأَلَمْalamCBHINTG+NEGأَis it? / did?+لَمْNot 7Will be ableتَسْتَطِيعَtastati'aF 9To have patienceصَبْرًاsabranI
قَالَ إِن سَأَلْتُكَ عَن شَىْءٍۭ بَعْدَهَا فَلَا تُصَٰحِبْنِى ۖ قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِن لَّدُنِّى عُذْرًا ﴿76﴾
[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."
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← read from right to left3I ask youسَأَلْتُكَsa-altukaCBFV+PRONATTسَأَلْتُI ask+كَyou / your 6After itبَعْدَهَاba'dahaCBIT+PRONATTبَعْدَAfter+هَاher / it / its 7Then do notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاDo not 8Keep me as a companionتُصَاحِبْنِيtusahibniCBFV+PRONATTتُصَاحِبْKeep me as a companion+نِيme 10You have reachedبَلَغْتَbalaghtaF 13An excuseعُذْرًا'udhranI
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَيَآ أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ ٱسْتَطْعَمَآ أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا۟ أَن يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَن يَنقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا ﴿77﴾
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."
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← read from right to left1So they set outفَانْطَلَقَاfa-intalaqaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+انْطَلَقَاThey set out 5To the peopleأَهْلَahlaI 6Of a townقَرْيَةٍqaryatinI 7They asked for foodاسْتَطْعَمَاistat'amaF 8From its peopleأَهْلَهَاahlahaCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلَFrom its people+هَاher / it / its 9But they refusedفَأَبَوْاfa-abawCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَبَوْاBut they refused 11Offer them hospitalityيُضَيِّفُوهُمَاyudayyifuhumaCBFV+PRONATTيُضَيِّفُوOffer them hospitality+هُمَاthem two 12Then they foundفَوَجَدَاfawajadaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+وَجَدَاThey found 15That wantedيُرِيدُyuriduF 17CollapseيَنْقَضَّyanqaddaF 18So he set it straightفَأَقَامَهُfa-aqamahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَقَامَHe set it straight+هُhim / his / it 21You wishedشِئْتَshi'taF 22Surely you could have takenلَاتَّخَذْتَlattakhadhtaCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+اتَّخَذْتَSurely you could have taken 23For itعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFor+هِhim / his / it
قَالَ هَٰذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنِكَ ۚ سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأْوِيلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا ﴿78﴾
[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.
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← read from right to left3Is partingفِرَاقُfiraquI 5And between youوَبَيْنِكَwabaynikaCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+بَيْنِBetween+كَyou / your 6I will inform youسَأُنَبِّئُكَsa-unabbi'ukaCBFFUT+V+PRONATTسَwill+أُنَبِّئُI will inform+كَyou / your 7Of the interpretationبِتَأْوِيلِbita'wiliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+تَأْوِيلِOf the interpretation 10You were ableتَسْتَطِعْtastati'F 11On itعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+هِhim / his / it 12To have patienceصَبْرًاsabranI
أَمَّا ٱلسَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَٰكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ فَأَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَعِيبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَآءَهُم مَّلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصْبًا ﴿79﴾
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.
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← read from right to left1As forأَمَّاammaHأَمْor=مَاwhat 2The shipالسَّفِينَةُl-safinatuIالthe+سَفِينَةُShip 3It wasفَكَانَتْfakanatCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+كَانَتْIt was 4Of the poor peopleلِمَسَاكِينَlimasakinaCBIP+Nلِfor / to+مَسَاكِينَOf the poor people 5Workingيَعْمَلُونَya'malunaF 7The seaالْبَحْرِl-bahriIالthe+بَحْرِSea 8So i intendedفَأَرَدْتُfa-aradtuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَرَدْتُI intended 10I cause defect in itأَعِيبَهَاa'ibahaCBFV+PRONATTأَعِيبَI cause defect in+هَاher / it / its 11As there wasوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَAs there was 12After themوَرَاءَهُمْwara'ahumCBILOC+PRONATTوَرَاءَAfter+هُمْthem / their 14Who seizedيَأْخُذُya'khudhuF 16ShipسَفِينَةٍsafinatinI 17By forceغَصْبًاghasbanI
وَأَمَّا ٱلْغُلَٰمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَآ أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَٰنًا وَكُفْرًا ﴿80﴾
And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief.
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← read from right to left1And as forوَأَمَّاwa-ammaCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+أَمْor=مَاwhat 2The boyالْغُلَامُl-ghulamuIالthe+غُلَامُBoy 3His parents wereفَكَانَfakanaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+كَانَHis parents were 4His parents wereأَبَوَاهُabawahuCBIN+PRONATTأَبَوَاHis parents were+هُhim / his / it 5Believersمُؤْمِنَيْنِmu'minayniI 6And we fearedفَخَشِينَاfakhashinaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+خَشِينَاAnd we feared 8He would overburden themيُرْهِقَهُمَاyurhiqahumaCBFV+PRONATTيُرْهِقَHe would overburden+هُمَاthem two 9By transgressionطُغْيَانًاtughyananI 10And disbeliefوَكُفْرًاwakufranCBICONJ+Nوَand+كُفْرًاDisbelief
فَأَرَدْنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكَوٰةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا ﴿81﴾
So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better than him in purity and nearer to mercy.
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← read from right to left1So we intendedفَأَرَدْنَاfa-aradnaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَرَدْنَاWe intended 3Would change for themيُبْدِلَهُمَاyubdilahumaCBFV+PRONATTيُبْدِلَWould change for+هُمَاthem two 4Their LordرَبُّهُمَاrabbuhumaCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّTheir Lord+هُمَاthem two 6Than himمِنْهُminhuCBHP+PRONATTمِنْThan+هُhim / his / it 7In purityزَكَاةًzakatanI 8And nearerوَأَقْرَبَwa-aqrabaCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَقْرَبَNearer 9In affectionرُحْمًاruhmanI
وَأَمَّا ٱلْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَٰمَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُۥ كَنزٌ لَّهُمَا وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَٰلِحًا فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ أَن يَبْلُغَآ أَشُدَّهُمَا وَيَسْتَخْرِجَا كَنزَهُمَا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ وَمَا فَعَلْتُهُۥ عَنْ أَمْرِى ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَأْوِيلُ مَا لَمْ تَسْطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا ﴿82﴾
And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and there was beneath it a treasure for them, and their father had been righteous. So your Lord intended that they reach maturity and extract their treasure, as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of my own accord. That is the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience."
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← read from right to left1And as forوَأَمَّاwa-ammaCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+أَمْor=مَاwhat 2The wallالْجِدَارُl-jidaruIالthe+جِدَارُWall 3It wasفَكَانَfakanaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+كَانَIt was 4For two orphan boysلِغُلَامَيْنِlighulamayniCBIP+Nلِfor / to+غُلَامَيْنِTwo orphan boys 5For two orphan boysيَتِيمَيْنِyatimayniI 7The townالْمَدِينَةِl-madinatiIالthe+مَدِينَةِTown 8And wasوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَWas 9Underneath itتَحْتَهُtahtahuCBIN+PRONATTتَحْتَUnderneath+هُhim / his / it 10A treasureكَنْزٌkanzunI 11For themلَهُمَاlahumaCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمَاthem two 12And wasوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَWas 13Their fatherأَبُوهُمَاabuhumaCBIN+PRONATTأَبُوTheir father+هُمَاthem two 14RighteousصَالِحًاsalihanI 15So intendedفَأَرَادَfa-aradaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَرَادَIntended 16Your LordرَبُّكَrabbukaCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّYour Lord+كَyou / your 18They reachيَبْلُغَاyablughaF 19Their maturityأَشُدَّهُمَاashuddahumaCBIN+PRONATTأَشُدَّTheir maturity+هُمَاthem two 20And bring forthوَيَسْتَخْرِجَاwayastakhrijaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَسْتَخْرِجَاBring forth 21Their treasureكَنْزَهُمَاkanzahumaCBIN+PRONATTكَنْزَTheir treasure+هُمَاthem two 22As a mercyرَحْمَةًrahmatanI 24Your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your 26I did itفَعَلْتُهُfa'altuhuCBFV+PRONATTفَعَلْتُI did+هُhim / his / it 28My own accordأَمْرِيamriCBIN+PRONATTأَمْرِMy own accord+يme / my 30Is the interpretationتَأْوِيلُta'wiluI 33You were ableتَسْطِعْtasti'F 34On itعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+هِhim / his / it 35To have patienceصَبْرًاsabranI
English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.