Surah Al-Kahf 18:64 — translation and meaning
الكهف · Verse 64 / 110 · Page 301
ۚ قَالَ ذَلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ فَارْتَدَّا عَلَى آثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا
Word by Word
ۚ
قَالَ
qala
He said
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
That
مَا
ma
(is) what
كُنَّا
kunna
we were
نَبْغِ
nabghi
seeking
فَارْتَدَّا
fa-ir'tadda
So they returned
عَلَى
ala
on
آثَارِهِمَا
atharihima
their footprints
قَصَصًا
qasasan
retracing
Transliteration
Qaala zaalika maa kunnaa nabgh; fartaddaa 'alaa aasaari him maa qasasaa
Translation
[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Moses (peace be upon him) said to his servant: That is what we were looking for, for that is the sign of the place of the righteous servant. So they turned back retracing their steps, so that they do not lose the way until they reached the rock and from there the entry point of the fish.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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