وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِفَتَىٰهُ لَآ أَبْرَحُ حَتَّىٰٓ أَبْلُغَ مَجْمَعَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ أَوْ أَمْضِىَ حُقُبًا ﴿60﴾
And [mention] when Moses said to his servant, "I will not cease [traveling] until I reach the junction of the two seas or continue for a long period."
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← read from right to left1And whenوَإِذْwa-idhCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen 4To his boyلِفَتَاهُlifatahuCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+فَتَاHis boy+هُhim / his / it 6I will ceaseأَبْرَحُabrahuF 9The junctionمَجْمَعَmajma'aI 10Of the two seasالْبَحْرَيْنِl-bahrayniIالthe+بَحْرَيْنِOf the two seas 12I continueأَمْضِيَamdiyaF 13For a long periodحُقُبًاhuqubanI فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَيْنِهِمَا نَسِيَا حُوتَهُمَا فَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا ﴿61﴾
But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away.
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← read from right to left1But whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاBut when 2They reachedبَلَغَاbalaghaF 3The junctionمَجْمَعَmajma'aI 4Between themبَيْنِهِمَاbaynihimaCBIN+PRONATTبَيْنِBetween+هِمَاthem two 5They forgotنَسِيَاnasiyaF 6Their fishحُوتَهُمَاhutahumaCBIN+PRONATTحُوتَTheir fish+هُمَاthem two 7And it tookفَاتَّخَذَfa-ittakhadhaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اتَّخَذَAnd it took 8Its wayسَبِيلَهُsabilahuCBIN+PRONATTسَبِيلَIts way+هُhim / his / it 10The seaالْبَحْرِl-bahriIالthe+بَحْرِSea 11Slipping awayسَرَبًاsarabanI فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَا قَالَ لِفَتَىٰهُ ءَاتِنَا غَدَآءَنَا لَقَدْ لَقِينَا مِن سَفَرِنَا هَٰذَا نَصَبًا ﴿62﴾
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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← read from right to left1Then whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen 2They had passed beyondجَاوَزَاjawazaF 4To his boyلِفَتَاهُlifatahuCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+فَتَاHis boy+هُhim / his / it 6Our morning mealغَدَاءَنَاghada'anaCBIN+PRONATTغَدَاءَOur morning meal+نَاus / our 8We have sufferedلَقِينَاlaqinaF 10Our journeyسَفَرِنَاsafarinaCBIN+PRONATTسَفَرِOur journey+نَاus / our قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَآ إِلَى ٱلصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّى نَسِيتُ ٱلْحُوتَ وَمَآ أَنسَىٰنِيهُ إِلَّا ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُۥ ۚ وَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ عَجَبًا ﴿63﴾
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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← read from right to left2Did you seeأَرَأَيْتَara'aytaCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+رَأَيْتَYou see 4We retiredأَوَيْنَاawaynaF 6The rockالصَّخْرَةِl-sakhratiIالthe+صَخْرَةِRock 8[i] forgotنَسِيتُnasituF 9The fishالْحُوتَl-hutaIالthe+حُوتَFish 11Made me forget itأَنْسَانِيهُansanihuCBFV+PRONATTأَنْسَاMade me forget it+نِيme+هُhim / his / it 12ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 13The devilالشَّيْطَانُl-shaytanuIالthe+شَيْطَانُDevil 15I mention itأَذْكُرَهُadhkurahuCBFV+PRONATTأَذْكُرَI mention+هُhim / his / it 16And it tookوَاتَّخَذَwa-ittakhadhaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اتَّخَذَIt took 17Its wayسَبِيلَهُsabilahuCBIN+PRONATTسَبِيلَIts way+هُhim / his / it 19The seaالْبَحْرِl-bahriIالthe+بَحْرِSea 20Amazinglyعَجَبًا'ajabanI قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ۚ فَٱرْتَدَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا ﴿64﴾
[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.
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← read from right to left6So they returnedفَارْتَدَّاfa-irtaddaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+ارْتَدَّاThey returned 8Their footprintsآثَارِهِمَاatharihimaCBIN+PRONATTآثَارِTheir footprints+هِمَاthem two 9RetracingقَصَصًاqasasanI فَوَجَدَا عَبْدًا مِّنْ عِبَادِنَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَعَلَّمْنَٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا عِلْمًا ﴿65﴾
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.
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← read from right to left1Then they foundفَوَجَدَاfawajadaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+وَجَدَاThey found 4Our servantsعِبَادِنَا'ibadinaCBIN+PRONATTعِبَادِOur servants+نَاus / our 5Whom we had givenآتَيْنَاهُataynahuCBFV+PRONATTآتَيْنَاWhom we had given+هُhim / his / it 9And we had taught himوَعَلَّمْنَاهُwa'allamnahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+عَلَّمْنَاWe had taught+هُhim / his / it 12A knowledgeعِلْمًا'ilmanI قَالَ لَهُۥ مُوسَىٰ هَلْ أَتَّبِعُكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا ﴿66﴾
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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← read from right to left5I follow youأَتَّبِعُكَattabi'ukaCBFV+PRONATTأَتَّبِعُI follow+كَyou / your 8You teach meتُعَلِّمَنِtu'allimaniCBFV+PRONATTتُعَلِّمَYou teach+نِemphasis 9Of whatمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat 10You have been taughtعُلِّمْتَ'ullimtaF 11Of right guidanceرُشْدًاrushdanI قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا ﴿67﴾
He said, "Indeed, with me you will never be able to have patience.
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← read from right to left4Will be ableتَسْتَطِيعَtastati'aF 6To have patienceصَبْرًاsabranI وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَىٰ مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ خُبْرًا ﴿68﴾
And how can you have patience for what you do not encompass in knowledge?"
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← read from right to left1And how canوَكَيْفَwakayfaCBICONJ+INTGوَand+كَيْفَHow can 2You have patienceتَصْبِرُtasbiruF 6You encompassتُحِطْtuhitF 8Any knowledgeخُبْرًاkhubranI قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ صَابِرًا وَلَآ أَعْصِى لَكَ أَمْرًا ﴿69﴾
[Moses] said, "You will find me, if Allah wills, patient, and I will not disobey you in [any] order."
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← read from right to left2You will find meسَتَجِدُنِيsatajiduniCBFFUT+V+PRONATTسَwill+تَجِدُYou will find+نِيme 5Allah willsاللَّهُl-lahuI 8I will disobeyأَعْصِيa'siF قَالَ فَإِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَنِى فَلَا تَسْـَٔلْنِى عَن شَىْءٍ حَتَّىٰٓ أُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا ﴿70﴾
He said, "Then if you follow me, do not ask me about anything until I make to you about it mention."
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← read from right to left3You followاتَّبَعْتَنِيittaba'taniCBFV+PRONATTاتَّبَعْتَYou follow+نِيme 5Ask meتَسْأَلْنِيtas'alniCBFV+PRONATTتَسْأَلْAsk+نِيme 9I presentأُحْدِثَuhdithaF 12A mentionذِكْرًاdhikranI 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.
