فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجۡمَعَ بَيۡنِهِمَا نَسِيَا حُوتَهُمَا فَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ سَرَبٗا 61

61 When they arrived at the junction of the two rivers, they forgot their fish and the fish (became alive with the Permission of Allah) and made its way through the sea as in a tunnel.

فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَا قَالَ لِفَتَىٰهُ ءَاتِنَا غَدَآءَنَا لَقَدۡ لَقِينَا مِن سَفَرِنَا هَٰذَا نَصَبٗا 62

62        So when they proceeded further (in their journey), Musa ( peace be upon him )  said to his servant: “Serve the breakfast. Indeed, we have experienced much fatigue in our journey.”

قَالَ أَرَءَيۡتَ إِذۡ أَوَيۡنَآ إِلَى ٱلصَّخۡرَةِ فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ ٱلۡحُوتَ وَمَآ أَنسَىٰنِيهُ إِلَّا ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ أَنۡ أَذۡكُرَهُۥۚ وَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ عَجَبٗا 63

63 The servant said: “Did you see that also? When we took refuge near that rock, so I, indeed, forgot the fish. (In fact) Satan made me forget to mention to you. (That strange event was, the fish became alive) and made its way into the sea in a strange (way).”

قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبۡغِۚ فَٱرۡتَدَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَارِهِمَا قَصَصٗا 64

64 Musa ( peace be upon him )  said: “That was the spot which we were look-ing for.” So they went back following their footsteps.

فَوَجَدَا عَبۡدٗا مِّنۡ عِبَادِنَآ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ رَحۡمَةٗ مِّنۡ عِندِنَا وَعَلَّمۡنَٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا عِلۡمٗا 65

65 (After reaching there) they found one of Our slaves (Khidr) on whom We had bestowed Our Mercy and We had given him very special knowledge (i.e. knowledge of some unseen events).

قَالَ لَهُۥ مُوسَىٰ هَلۡ أَتَّبِعُكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمۡتَ رُشۡدٗا 66

66 Musa ( peace be upon him )  said to him (after greeting him): “May I fol-low you so that you teach me some of that beneficial knowledge which you have been taught (by Allah).”

قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسۡتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبۡرٗا 67

67 He [Khidr ( peace be upon him ) ] said: “Indeed, you will not be able to have patience with me.

وَكَيۡفَ تَصۡبِرُ عَلَىٰ مَا لَمۡ تُحِطۡ بِهِۦ خُبۡرٗا 68

68 “And how can you have patience about something which you don’t know.”

قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ صَابِرٗا وَلَآ أَعۡصِي لَكَ أَمۡرٗا 69

69 Musa ( peace be upon him )  said: “If Allah wills, you will find me quite patient, and I don’t intend to disobey you in anything.”

قَالَ فَإِنِ ٱتَّبَعۡتَنِي فَلَا تَسۡ‍َٔلۡنِي عَن شَيۡءٍ حَتَّىٰٓ أُحۡدِثَ لَكَ مِنۡهُ ذِكۡرٗا 70

70 He [Khidr ( peace be upon him ) ], said: “So if you are keen to follow me, (you are welcome) but make sure that you don’t ask me about anything till I myself mention it to you.”

فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِي ٱلسَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَاۖ قَالَ أَخَرَقۡتَهَا لِتُغۡرِقَ أَهۡلَهَا لَقَدۡ جِئۡتَ شَيۡ‍ًٔا إِمۡرٗا 71

71 So they both proceeded till they embarked a boat. He [Khidr ( peace be upon him ) ] (deliberately) damaged the boat (by breaking its planks). [Musa ( peace be upon him ) ] remarked: “Have you damaged it to drown its people? Indeed, you have done a terrible thing.”

قَالَ أَلَمۡ أَقُلۡ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسۡتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبۡرٗا 72

72 He [Khidr ( peace be upon him ) ] said: “Did I not tell you that you would not be able to have patience with me?”

قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذۡنِي بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلَا تُرۡهِقۡنِي مِنۡ أَمۡرِي عُسۡرٗا 73

73 [Musa ( peace be upon him ) ] said: “Excuse me (this time) since I forgot, and don’t be hard in your dealing with me.”

فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا لَقِيَا غُلَٰمٗا فَقَتَلَهُۥ قَالَ أَقَتَلۡتَ نَفۡسٗا زَكِيَّةَۢ بِغَيۡرِ نَفۡسٖ لَّقَدۡ جِئۡتَ شَيۡ‍ٔٗا نُّكۡرٗا 74

74 Then they both proceeded, till they came across a (young) boy, and he [Khidr ( peace be upon him ) ] killed him. Musa ( peace be upon him )  said: “Have you killed an innocent child who has killed none? Indeed, you have com-mitted a prohibited thing.”

۞قَالَ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسۡتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبۡرٗا 75

75        He [Khidr ( peace be upon him ) ] said: “Did I not tell you that you shall not be able to have patience with me?”

قَالَ إِن سَأَلۡتُكَ عَن شَيۡءِۢ بَعۡدَهَا فَلَا تُصَٰحِبۡنِيۖ قَدۡ بَلَغۡتَ مِن لَّدُنِّي عُذۡرٗا 76

76        [Musa ( peace be upon him ) ] said: “Don’t keep me in your company if I ask you anything after this. This will, indeed, be my last excuse.”

فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَيَآ أَهۡلَ قَرۡيَةٍ ٱسۡتَطۡعَمَآ أَهۡلَهَا فَأَبَوۡاْ أَن يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارٗا يُرِيدُ أَن يَنقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُۥۖ قَالَ لَوۡ شِئۡتَ لَتَّخَذۡتَ عَلَيۡهِ أَجۡرٗا 77

77        So they both proceeded till they passed near a village. They requested meals from the villagers. The villagers refused to entertain them (as guests). Then they saw a wall (in the village) which was about to fall down. Khidr straightened up the wall. Musa ( peace be upon him )  said: “If you wished, you could have taken some wages for this job.”

قَالَ هَٰذَا فِرَاقُ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنِكَۚ سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأۡوِيلِ مَا لَمۡ تَسۡتَطِع عَّلَيۡهِ صَبۡرًا 78

78        He [Khidr ( peace be upon him ) ] said: “This is the parting between me and you. Now I shall give you the interpreta-tion of those things regarding which you were unable to have patience.

أَمَّا ٱلسَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتۡ لِمَسَٰكِينَ يَعۡمَلُونَ فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ فَأَرَدتُّ أَنۡ أَعِيبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَآءَهُم مَّلِكٞ يَأۡخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصۡبٗا 79

79        “The boat belonged to a few poor people. They used to make their living working in the river. I intended to (partially) damage the boat since there was a king on the other side (of the river) who seizes every (good) boat by force. (If this boat was seized, the poor people will lose their means of livelihood).

وَأَمَّا ٱلۡغُلَٰمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤۡمِنَيۡنِ فَخَشِينَآ أَن يُرۡهِقَهُمَا طُغۡيَٰنٗا وَكُفۡرٗا 80

80        “And as for the boy, his parents were believers. (The boy was to grow up as a disbeliever). We feared lest the grown up boy may oppress his parents by his rebellion and disbelief.