Quran 18:61

Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 61

Verse 61 of 110 in Surah Al-Kahf (الكهف), chapter 18 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَيْنِهِمَا نَسِيَا حُوتَهُمَا فَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا

EnglishSaheeh International
But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
அவர்கள் இருவரும் அவ்விரண்டு (கடல்களு)க்கும் இடையே ஒன்று சேரும் இடத்தை அடைந்த போது; அவ்விருவருடைய மீனை அவ்விருவரும் மறந்து விட்டனர்; அது கடலில் தன்னுடைய வழியைச் சுரங்கம் போல் அமைத்துக்கொண்டு (நீந்திப் போய்) விட்டது.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
ඒ (මුහුදු) දෙක අතර එක් වන තැනට ඔවුන් දෙදෙනා ළඟා වූ කල්හි ඔවුන් දෙදෙනාගේ මත්සයා ඔවුන් දෙදෙනාට අමතක විය. ඌ උගේ මාර්ගය මුහුදෙහි උමගක් ලෙසින් ගත්තේ ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
جب وه دونوں دریا کے سنگم پر پہنچے، وہاں اپنی مچھلی بھول گئے جس نے دریا میں سرنگ جیسا اپنا راستہ بنالیا.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
しかしかれらが,2つ(の海)の出会った地点に辿り着いた時,かれらの魚(のこと)を忘れていたので,それは海に道をとって,すっと逃げ失せてしまった。
ChineseMa Jian
当他俩到达两海相交接处的时候,忘记了他俩的鱼,那尾鱼便入海悠然而去。

Tafsir of 18:61

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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