فَقَالَSo he saidلَهُto himفَتَاهُhis young man
So his young man said to him
قَالَHe saidأَرَءَيْتَHave you seenإِذْwhenأَوَيْنَاwe took shelterإِلَىtoالصَّخْرَةِthe rock
He said: Have you seen when we took shelter to the rock
فَإِنِّيthen indeed Iنَسِيتُforgotالْحُوتَthe fish
then indeed I forgot the fish.
قَالَSaidمُوسَىMoses
Moses said
ذَلِكَThatمَاis whatكُنَّاwe wereنَبْغِيseeking
That is what we were seeking.
فَارْتَدَّاSo they returnedعَلَىonآثَارِهِمَاtheir tracksقَصَصًاrecounting.
So they returned on their tracks, recounting.
لَاNo
No.
فَلَمَّاAnd whenانْتَهَيَاthey reachedإِلَىtoالصَّخْرَةِthe rock
And when they reached the rock
إِذَاloرَجُلٌa manمُسَجًّىcoveredبِثَوْبٍwith a garment
lo, a man covered with a garment.
فَسَلَّمَso he greetedمُوسَىMoses
So Moses greeted him.
فَقَالَAnd he saidالْخَضِرُAl-Khidr
And Al-Khidr said
وَأَنَّىAnd howبِأَرْضِكَin your landالسَّلَامُis peace
And how is peace in your land?
فَقَالَHe saidأَنَاIمُوسَىam Moses
He said: I am Moses!
فَقَالَHe saidمُوسَىMosesبَنِيof the Childrenإِسْرَائِيلَof Israel
He said: Moses of the Children of Israel?
قَالَHe saidنَعَمْYes
He said: Yes!
قَالَSaidلَهُto himمُوسَىMoses
Moses said to him
هَلْWillأَتَّبِعُكَI follow youعَلَىupon condition thatأَنْthatتُعَلِّمَنِyou teach meمِمَّاof whatعُلِّمْتَyou have been taughtرُشْدًاof sound guidance
Will I follow you upon condition that you teach me of what you have been taught of sound guidance?
قَالَHe saidإِنَّكَIndeed youلَنْwill notتَسْتَطِيعَbe ableمَعِيwith meصَبْرًاpatience
He said: Indeed you will not be able to endure patience with me
يَاOمُوسَىMoses
O Moses!
إِنِّيIndeed Iعَلَىam uponعِلْمٍa knowledgeمِنْfromعِلْمِknowledgeاللَّهِof Allah
Indeed I am upon a knowledge from the knowledge of Allah
عَلَّمَنِيهِHe taught me itلَاthat youتَعْلَمُهُdo not know itأَنْتَyou
which He taught me, that you do not know.
وَأَنْتَAnd youعَلَىare uponعِلْمٍa knowledgeعَلَّمَكَهُHe taught you itاللَّهُAllah
And you are upon a knowledge which Allah has taught you
لَاthat Iأَعْلَمُهُdo not know it
that I do not know!
قَالَSaidمُوسَىMoses
Moses said
سَتَجِدُنِيYou will find meإِنْifشَاءَwillsاللَّهُAllahصَابِرًاpatient
You will find me, if Allah wills, patient
وَلَاand I will notأَعْصِيdisobeyلَكَyouأَمْرًاa command
and I will not disobey you a command.
فَانْطَلَقَاSo they set offيَمْشِيَانِwalkingعَلَىonسَاحِلِthe shoreالْبَحْرِof the sea
So they set off, walking on the shore of the sea
لَيْسَthere was notلَهُمَاfor themسَفِينَةٌa ship
there was not for them a ship.
فَمَرَّتْAnd there passedبِهِمَاby themسَفِينَةٌa ship
And there passed by them a ship
فَكَلَّمُوهُمْso they spoke to themأَنْthatيَحْمِلُوهُمَاthey carry them
so they spoke to them that they carry them.
فَعَرَفَso he recognizedالْخِضْرُAl-Khidrفَحَمَلُوهُمَاso they carried themبِغَيْرِwithoutأُجْرَةٍfare
So Al-Khidr recognized them, so they carried them without fare.
فَجَاءَThen cameعُصْفُورٌa birdفَوَقَعَand perchedعَلَىonحَرْفِthe edgeالسَّفِينَةِof the ship
Then a bird came and perched on the edge of the ship
فَنَقَرَso it peckedنَقْرَةًa peckأَوْorنَقْرَتَيْنِtwo pecksمِنَfromالْبَحْرِthe sea
and it pecked a peck or two from the sea.
فَقَالَso he saidالْخِضْرُAl-KhidrيَاOمُوسَىMoses
So Al-Khidr said: O Moses
مَاwhatنَقَصَhas diminishedعِلْمِيmy knowledgeوَعِلْمُكَand your knowledgeمِنْfromعِلْمِknowledgeاللَّهِof Allah
what has diminished my knowledge and your knowledge from the knowledge of Allah
إِلَّاexceptكَنَقْرَةِlike the peckهَذَاof thisالْعُصْفُورِbirdفِيinالْبَحْرِthe sea
except like the peck of this bird in the sea.
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