Quran 18:60

Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 60

Verse 60 of 110 in Surah Al-Kahf (الكهف), chapter 18 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِفَتَىٰهُ لَآ أَبْرَحُ حَتَّىٰٓ أَبْلُغَ مَجْمَعَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ أَوْ أَمْضِىَ حُقُبًا

EnglishSaheeh International
And [mention] when Moses said to his boy [i.e., servant], "I will not cease [traveling] until I reach the junction of the two seas or continue for a long period."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
இன்னும் மூஸா தம் பணியாளிடம், "இரு கடல்களும் சேரும் இடத்தை அடையும் வரை நீங்காது நடப்பேன்; அல்லது வருடக் கணக்கில் நான் போய்க்கொண்டிருப்பேன்" என்று கூறியதை நீர் நினைவு படுத்துவீராக.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තවද මුහුදු දෙක එක් වන තැනට මම ළඟා වන තෙක් හෝ දිගු කාලයක් මම ගත කරන තෙක් හෝ මම ගමන නො නවත්වමි යැයි තම (සේවක) කොලුවාට මූසා පැවසූ අවස්ථාව සිහිපත් කරනු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
جب کہ موسیٰ نے اپنے نوجوان سے کہا کہ میں تو چلتا ہی رہوں گا یہاں تک کہ دو دریاؤں کے سنگم پر پہنچوں، خواه مجھے سالہا سال چلنا پڑے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
ムーサーがその従者にこう言った時を思え。「わたしは2つの海が会う所に行き着くまでは,何年かかっても,(旅を)止めないであろう。」
ChineseMa Jian
当时,穆萨对他的僮仆说:我将不停步,直到我到达两海相交处,或继续旅行若干年。

Tafsir of 18:60

The Story of Musa and Al-Khidr The reason for Musa's conversation with the boy-servant, Yusha` bin Nun, was that he had been told about one of the servants of Allah at the junction of the two seas, who had knowledge which Musa had not been granted, so he wanted to travel to meet him. So he said to that boy-servant of his: لا أَبْرَحُ (I will not give up) meaning, I will keep on traveling, حَتَّى أَبْلُغَ مَجْمَعَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ (until I reach the junction of the two seas) meaning, the place where the two seas met. أَوْ أَمْضِىَ حُقُباً (or a Huqub passes.) meaning, even if I have to travel for a very long time. Ibn Jarir (may Allah have mercy on him) said, "Some of the scholars of the Arabic language said that Huqub means a year in the dialect of the tribe of Qays," then he narrated that `Abdullah bin `Amr said, "Huqub means eighty years." Mujahid said, "Seventy years." `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said that it means a lifetime. Qatadah and Ibn Zayd said likewise.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 18:60 — Surah Al-Kahf Verse 60