وَإِذْ And when wa-idh said qāla Musa mūsā to his boy lifatāhu Not lā I will cease abraḥu until ḥattā I reach ablugha the junction majmaʿa (of) the two seas l-baḥrayni or aw I continue amḍiya (for) a long period ḥuquban
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."
فَلَمَّا But when falammā they reached balaghā the junction majmaʿa between them baynihimā they forgot nasiyā their fish ḥūtahumā and it took fa-ittakhadha its way sabīlahu into fī the sea l-baḥri slipping away saraban
But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away.
فَلَمَّا Then when falammā they had passed beyond jāwazā he said qāla to his boy lifatāhu Bring us ātinā our morning meal ghadāanā Certainly laqad we have suffered laqīnā in min our journey safarinā this hādhā fatigue naṣaban
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."
قَالَ He said qāla Did you see ara-ayta when idh we retired awaynā to ilā the rock l-ṣakhrati Then indeed, I fa-innī [I] forgot nasītu the fish l-ḥūta And not wamā made me forget it ansānīhu except illā the Shaitaan l-shayṭānu that an I mention it adhkurahu And it took wa-ittakhadha its way sabīlahu into fī the sea l-baḥri amazingly ʿajaban
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."
قَالَ He said qāla That dhālika (is) what mā we were kunnā seeking nabghi So they returned fa-ir'taddā on ʿalā their footprints āthārihimā retracing qaṣaṣan
[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.
فَوَجَدَا Then they found fawajadā a servant ʿabdan from min Our servants ʿibādinā whom We had given ātaynāhu mercy raḥmatan from min Us ʿindinā and We had taught him waʿallamnāhu from min Us ladunnā a knowledge ʿil'man
And they found a servant from among Our servants [i.e., al-Khiḍr] to whom We had given mercy from Us and had taught him from Us a [certain] knowledge.