Surah Al-Kahf 18:60 — translation and meaning

الكهف · Verse 60 / 110 · Page 300

وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَى لِفَتَاهُ لَا أَبْرَحُ حَتَّى أَبْلُغَ مَجْمَعَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ أَوْ أَمْضِيَ حُقُبًا

Word by Word

وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
قَالَ
qala
said
مُوسَى
musa
Musa
لِفَتَاهُ
lifatahu
to his boy
لَا
la
Not
أَبْرَحُ
abrahu
I will cease
حَتَّى
hatta
until
أَبْلُغَ
ablugha
I reach
مَجْمَعَ
majma'a
the junction
الْبَحْرَيْنِ
al-bahrayni
(of) the two seas
أَوْ
aw
or
أَمْضِيَ
amdiya
I continue
حُقُبًا
huquban
(for) a long period

Transliteration

Wa iz qaalaa Moosaa lifataahu laaa abrahu hattaaa ablugha majma'al bahrayni aw amdiya huqubaa

Translation

And [mention] when Moses said to his servant, "I will not cease [traveling] until I reach the junction of the two seas or continue for a long period."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Remember - O Messenger - when Moses (peace be upon him) said to his servant, Joshua the son of Nun: I will continue travelling until I reach the place where the two seas meet, or I will travel until such time that I meet the righteous servant and I learn from him.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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