Quran 18:64

Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 64

Verse 64 of 110 in Surah Al-Kahf (الكهف), chapter 18 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ۚ فَٱرْتَدَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا

EnglishSaheeh International
[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
(அப்போது) மூஸா, "நாம் தேடிவந்த (இடம் அ)துதான்" என்று கூறி, இருவரும் தம் காலடிச் சுவடுகளைப் பின்பற்றி (வந்தவழியே) திரும்பிச் சென்றார்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
අපි සොයමින් සිටි ස්ථානය එය වේ යැයි ඔහු පැවසී ය. පසුව ඔවුන් දෙදෙනා (කතා කරමින්) ඔවුන් දෙදෙනාගේ සලකුණු හඹා නැවත හැරී ගියෝ ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
موسیٰ نے کہا یہی تھا جس کی تلاش میں ہم تھے چنانچہ وہیں سے اپنے قدموں کے نشان ڈھونڈتے ہوئے واپس لوٹے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
かれ(ムーサー)は言った。「それこそは,わたしたちが探し求めていたものだ。」そこでかれらはもと来た道を引き返した。
ChineseMa Jian
他说:这正是我们所寻求的。他俩就依来时的足迹转身回去。

Tafsir of 18:64

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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