Quran 18:64 — Al-Kahf, verse 64
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Moses said, ‘Then that was the place we were looking for.’ So the two turned back, retraced their footsteps,
قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ۚ فَارْتَدَّا عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا
qāla dhālika mā kunnā nabghi fa-ir'taddā ʿalā āthārihimā qaṣaṣan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Said he, 'This is what we were seeking!' And so they returned upon their tracks, retracing them.
- Muhammad Asad
- [Moses] exclaimed: "That [was the place] which we were seeking!, And the two turned back, retracing their footsetps,
- Sahih International
- [Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | ذَٰلِكَdhālika | That | — |
| 3 | مَاmā | (is) what | — |
| 4 | كُنَّاkunnā | we were | كون |
| 5 | نَبْغِ ۚnabghi | seeking | بغي |
| 6 | فَٱرْتَدَّاfa-ir'taddā | So they returned | ردد |
| 7 | عَلَىٰٓʿalā | on | — |
| 8 | ءَاثَارِهِمَاāthārihimā | their footprints | أثر |
| 9 | قَصَصًۭاqaṣaṣan | retracing | قصص |