Quran 18:64
Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 64
Juz 15 · Page 301 · Ruku 260 · Meccan
قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ فَٱرْتَدَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا
Word by word
قَالَ qāla He said ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That مَا mā (is) what كُنَّا kunnā we were نَبْغِ ۚ nabghi seeking فَٱرْتَدَّا fa-ir'taddā So they returned عَلَىٰٓ ʿalā on ءَاثَارِهِمَا āthārihimā their footprints قَصَصًۭا qaṣaṣan retracing
Transliteration
Qala thalika ma kunnanabghi fartadda AAala atharihimaqasasa
Translations
Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
He said: This is that which we have been seeking. So they retraced their steps again.
Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Moses said: "That was what we were seeking after:" So they went back on their footsteps, following (the path they had come).
تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir
( في البحر عجبا قال ذلك ما كنا نبغ ) أي : هذا الذي نطلب ( فارتدا ) أي : رجعا ( على آثارهما ) أي طريقهما ( قصصا ) أي : يقصان أثر مشيهما ، ويقفوان أثرهما .