Quran 18:78 — Al-Kahf, verse 78
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He said, ‘This is where you and I part company. I will tell you the meaning of the things you could not bear with patiently:
قَالَ هَـٰذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنِكَ ۚ سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأْوِيلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ عَلَيْهِ صَبْرًا
qāla hādhā firāqu baynī wabaynika sa-unabbi-uka bitawīli mā lam tastaṭiʿ ʿalayhi ṣabran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Said he, 'This is the parting between me and thee. Now I will tell thee the interpretation of that thou couldst not bear patiently.
- Muhammad Asad
- [The sage] replied: "This is the parting of ways between me and thee. [And now] I shall let thee know the real meaning of all [those events] that thou wert unable to bear with patience:,
- Sahih International
- [Al-Khiḍr] said, "This is parting between me and you. I will inform you of the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | هَـٰذَاhādhā | This | — |
| 3 | فِرَاقُfirāqu | (is) parting | فرق |
| 4 | بَيْنِىbaynī | between me | بين |
| 5 | وَبَيْنِكَ ۚwabaynika | and between you | بين |
| 6 | سَأُنَبِّئُكَsa-unabbi-uka | I will inform you | نبأ |
| 7 | بِتَأْوِيلِbitawīli | of (the) interpretation | أول |
| 8 | مَاmā | (of) what | — |
| 9 | لَمْlam | not | — |
| 10 | تَسْتَطِعtastaṭiʿ | you were able | طوع |
| 11 | عَّلَيْهِʿalayhi | on it | — |
| 12 | صَبْرًاṣabran | (to have) patience | صبر |