Surah 18. Al-Kahf

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Verses [Section]: 1-12[1], 13-17 [2], 18-22 [3], 23-31 [4], 32-44 [5], 45-49 [6], 50-53 [7], 54-59 [8], 60-70 [9], 71-82 [10], 83-101 [11], 102-110 [12]

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Quran Text of Verse 71-82فَانْطَلَقَا ۥSo they both set outحَتّٰۤیuntilاِذَاwhenرَكِبَاthey had embarkedفِیonالسَّفِیْنَةِthe shipخَرَقَهَا ؕhe made a hole in itقَالَHe saidاَخَرَقْتَهَاHave you made a hole in itلِتُغْرِقَto drownاَهْلَهَا ۚits peopleلَقَدْCertainlyجِئْتَyou have doneشَیْـًٔاa thingاِمْرًا grave قَالَHe saidاَلَمْDid notاَقُلْI sayاِنَّكَindeed youلَنْneverتَسْتَطِیْعَwill be ableمَعِیَwith meصَبْرًا (to have) patience قَالَHe saidلَا(Do) notتُؤَاخِذْنِیْblame meبِمَاfor whatنَسِیْتُI forgotوَ لَاand (do) notتُرْهِقْنِیْbe hard (upon) meمِنْinاَمْرِیْmy affairعُسْرًا (raising) difficulty فَانْطَلَقَا ۥThen they both set outحَتّٰۤیuntilاِذَاwhenلَقِیَاthey metغُلٰمًاa boyفَقَتَلَهٗ ۙthen he killed himقَالَHe saidاَقَتَلْتَHave you killedنَفْسًاa soulزَكِیَّةًۢpureبِغَیْرِfor other thanنَفْسٍ ؕa soulلَقَدْCertainlyجِئْتَyou have doneشَیْـًٔاa thingنُّكْرًا evil 18. Al-Kahf Page 302قَالَHe saidاَلَمْDid notاَقُلْI sayلَّكَto youاِنَّكَthat youلَنْneverتَسْتَطِیْعَwill be ableمَعِیَwith meصَبْرًا (to have) patience قَالَHe saidاِنْIfسَاَلْتُكَI ask youعَنْaboutشَیْءٍۭanythingبَعْدَهَاafter itفَلَاthen (do) notتُصٰحِبْنِیْ ۚkeep me as a companionقَدْVerilyبَلَغْتَyou have reachedمِنْfrom meلَّدُنِّیْfrom meعُذْرًا an excuse فَانْطَلَقَا ۥSo they set outحَتّٰۤیuntilاِذَاۤwhenاَتَیَاۤthey cameاَهْلَ(to the) peopleقَرْیَةِ(of) a townسْتَطْعَمَاۤthey asked for foodاَهْلَهَا(from) its peopleفَاَبَوْاbut they refusedاَنْtoیُّضَیِّفُوْهُمَاoffer them hospitalityفَوَجَدَاThen they foundفِیْهَاin itجِدَارًاa wallیُّرِیْدُ(that) want(ed)اَنْtoیَّنْقَضَّcollapseفَاَقَامَهٗ ؕso he set it straightقَالَHe saidلَوْIfشِئْتَyou wishedلَتَّخَذْتَsurely you (could) have takenعَلَیْهِfor itاَجْرًا a payment قَالَHe saidهٰذَاThisفِرَاقُ(is) partingبَیْنِیْbetween meوَ بَیْنِكَ ۚand between youسَاُنَبِّئُكَI will inform youبِتَاْوِیْلِof (the) interpretationمَا(of) whatلَمْnotتَسْتَطِعْyou were ableعَّلَیْهِon itصَبْرًا (to have) patience اَمَّاAs forالسَّفِیْنَةُthe shipفَكَانَتْit wasلِمَسٰكِیْنَof (the) poor peopleیَعْمَلُوْنَworkingفِیinالْبَحْرِthe seaفَاَرَدْتُّSo I intendedاَنْthatاَعِیْبَهَاI cause defect (in) itوَ كَانَ(as there) wasوَرَآءَهُمْafter themمَّلِكٌa kingیَّاْخُذُwho seizedكُلَّeveryسَفِیْنَةٍshipغَصْبًا (by) force وَ اَمَّاAnd as forالْغُلٰمُthe boyفَكَانَhis parents wereاَبَوٰهُhis parents wereمُؤْمِنَیْنِbelieversفَخَشِیْنَاۤand we fearedاَنْthatیُّرْهِقَهُمَاhe would overburden themطُغْیَانًا(by) transgressionوَّ كُفْرًاۚand disbelief فَاَرَدْنَاۤSo we intendedاَنْthatیُّبْدِلَهُمَاwould change for themرَبُّهُمَاtheir Lordخَیْرًاa betterمِّنْهُthan himزَكٰوةً(in) purityوَّ اَقْرَبَand nearerرُحْمًا (in) affection وَ اَمَّاAnd as forالْجِدَارُthe wallفَكَانَit wasلِغُلٰمَیْنِfor two orphan boysیَتِیْمَیْنِfor two orphan boysفِیinالْمَدِیْنَةِthe townوَ كَانَand wasتَحْتَهٗunderneath itكَنْزٌa treasureلَّهُمَاfor themوَ كَانَand wasاَبُوْهُمَاtheir fatherصَالِحًا ۚrighteousفَاَرَادَSo intendedرَبُّكَyour Lordاَنْthatیَّبْلُغَاۤthey reachاَشُدَّهُمَاtheir maturityوَ یَسْتَخْرِجَاand bring forthكَنْزَهُمَا ۖۗtheir treasureرَحْمَةً(as) a mercyمِّنْfromرَّبِّكَ ۚyour Lordوَ مَاAnd notفَعَلْتُهٗI did itعَنْonاَمْرِیْ ؕmy (own) accordذٰلِكَThatتَاْوِیْلُ(is the) interpretationمَا(of) whatلَمْnotتَسْطِعْyou were ableعَّلَیْهِon itصَبْرًاؕ۠(to have) patience

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Translation of Verse 71-82

71. So they set out, but after they had boarded a ship, the man made a hole in it. Moses protested, "Have you done this to drown its people? You have certainly done a terrible thing!"

72. He replied, "Did I not say that you cannot have patience with me?"

73. Moses pleaded, "Excuse me for forgetting, and do not be hard on me."

74. So they proceeded until they came across a boy, and the man killed him. Moses protested, "Have you killed an innocent soul, who killed no one? You have certainly done a horrible thing."

75. He answered, "Did I not tell you that you cannot have patience with me?"

76. Moses replied, "If I ever question you about anything after this, then do not keep me in your company, for by then I would have given you enough of an excuse."

77. So they moved on until they came to the people of a town. They asked them for food, but the people refused to give them hospitality. There they found a wall ready to collapse, so the man set it right. Moses protested, "If you wanted, you could have demanded a fee for this."

78. He replied, "This is the parting of our ways. I will explain to you what you could not bear patiently.

79. "As for the ship, it belonged to some poor people, working at sea. So I intended to damage it, for there was a ˹tyrant˺ king ahead of them who seizes every ˹good˺ ship by force.

80. "And as for the boy, his parents were ˹true˺ believers, and we ⁵⁶³ feared that he would pressure them into defiance and disbelief.

81. So we hoped that their Lord would give them another, more virtuous and caring in his place.

82. "And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and under the wall was a treasure that belonged to them, and their father had been a righteous man. So your Lord willed that these children should come of age and retrieve their treasure, as a mercy from your Lord. I did not do it ˹all˺ on my own. This is the explanation of what you could not bear patiently." ⁵⁶⁴

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Commentary

563. This is the royal 'we'.

564. The Prophet ( ﷺ ) commented on the story, "I wish Moses had been more patient so we can learn more from that wise man."