18. Kehf · verses 68–73

وَكَيۡفَ تَصۡبِرُ عَلَىٰ مَا لَمۡ تُحِطۡ بِهِۦ خُبۡرٗا

Wakayfa tasbiru AAala ma lam tuhit bihi khubran

"And how canst thou have patience about things about which thy understanding is not complete?"

قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ صَابِرٗا وَلَآ أَعۡصِي لَكَ أَمۡرٗا

Qala satajidunee in shaa Allahu sabiran wala aAAsee laka amran

Moses said: "Thou wilt find me, if Allah so will, (truly) patient: nor shall I disobey thee in aught."

قَالَ فَإِنِ ٱتَّبَعۡتَنِي فَلَا تَسۡـَٔلۡنِي عَن شَيۡءٍ حَتَّىٰٓ أُحۡدِثَ لَكَ مِنۡهُ ذِكۡرٗا

Qala faini ittabaAAtanee fala tasalnee AAan shayin hatta ohditha laka minhu thikran

The other said: "If then thou wouldst follow me, ask me no questions about anything until I myself speak to thee concerning it."

فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِي ٱلسَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَاۖ قَالَ أَخَرَقۡتَهَا لِتُغۡرِقَ أَهۡلَهَا لَقَدۡ جِئۡتَ شَيۡـًٔا إِمۡرٗا

Faintalaqa hatta itha rakiba fee alssafeenati kharaqaha qala akharaqtaha litughriqa ahlaha laqad jita shayan imran

So they both proceeded: until, when they were in the boat, he scuttled it. Said Moses: "Hast thou scuttled it in order to drown those in it? Truly a strange thing hast thou done!"

قَالَ أَلَمۡ أَقُلۡ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسۡتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبۡرٗا

Qala alam aqul innaka lan tastateeAAa maAAiya sabran

He answered: "Did I not tell thee that thou canst have no patience with me?"

قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذۡنِي بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلَا تُرۡهِقۡنِي مِنۡ أَمۡرِي عُسۡرٗا

Qala la tuakhithnee bima naseetu wala turhiqnee min amree AAusran

Moses said: "Rebuke me not for forgetting, nor grieve me by raising difficulties in my case."