الكهف

But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away. ^[61]

So when they had passed beyond it, [Moses] said to his boy, "Bring us our morning meal. We have certainly suffered in this, our journey, [much] fatigue." ^[62]

He said, "Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, I forgot [there] the fish. And none made me forget it except Satan - that I should mention it. And it took its course into the sea amazingly". ^[63]

[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints. ^[64]

And they found a servant from among Our servants to whom we had given mercy from us and had taught him from Us a [certain] knowledge. ^[65]

Moses said to him, "May I follow you on [the condition] that you teach me from what you have been taught of sound judgement?" ^[66]

He said, "Indeed, with me you will never be able to have patience. ^[67]

And how can you have patience for what you do not encompass in knowledge?" ^[68]

[Moses] said, "You will find me, if Allah wills, patient, and I will not disobey you in [any] order." ^[69]

He said, "Then if you follow me, do not ask me about anything until I make to you about it mention." ^[70]

So they set out, until when they had embarked on the ship, al-Khidh r tore it open. [Moses] said, "Have you torn it open to drown its people? You have certainly done a grave thing." ^[71]

[Al-Khidh r] said, "Did I not say that with me you would never be able to have patience?" ^[72]

[Moses] said, "Do not blame me for what I forgot and do not cover me in my matter with difficulty." ^[73]

So they set out, until when they met a boy, al-Khidh r killed him. [Moses] said, "Have you killed a pure soul for other than [having killed] a soul? You have certainly done a deplorable thing." ^[74]

[Al-Khidh r] said, "Did I not tell you that with me you would never be able to have patience?" ^[75]

[Moses] said, "If I should ask you about anything after this, then do not keep me as a companion. You have obtained from me an excuse." ^[76]

So they set out, until when they came to the people of a town, they asked its people for food, but they refused to offer them hospitality. And they found therein a wall about to collapse, so al-Khidh r restored it. [Moses] said, "If you wished, you could have taken for it a payment." ^[77]

[Al-Khidh r] said, "This is parting between me and you. I will inform you of the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience. ^[78]

As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working at sea. So I intended to cause defect in it as there was after them a king who seized every [good] ship by force. ^[79]

And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief. ^[80]