← Surah 18

18:64

قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ۚ فَٱرْتَدَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا

Word by word

قَالَ
He said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
ذَٰلِكَ
That
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
ذَٰNoun — demonstrative، masc. sing.
لِPreposition — distance، suffix
كَPreposition — addressee، suffix، masculine
مَا
(is) what
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
مَاNoun — relative
كُنَّا
we were
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
كُVerb — perfect، 1st plur.
نَّاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
نَبْغِ
seeking
Verb
Root: بغي
Grammar (i'rab)
نَبْغِVerb — imperfect، 1st plur.
فَٱرْتَدَّا
So they returned
Verb
Root: ردد
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — resumption، prefix
ٱرْتَدَّVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. dual
اNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. dual
عَلَىٰٓ
on
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَىٰٓPreposition — preposition
ءَاثَارِهِمَا
their footprints
Noun
Root: أثر
Grammar (i'rab)
ءَاثَارِNoun — masc. plur.، genitive
هِمَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd dual
قَصَصًا
retracing
Noun
Root: قصص
Grammar (i'rab)
قَصَصًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative

Translation

EN

Moses said: "That was what we were seeking after:" So they went back on their footsteps, following (the path they had come).

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Moses said, ‘Then that was the place we were looking for.’ So the two turned back, retraced their footsteps,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

He said: This is that which we have been seeking. So they retraced their steps again.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Musa: "İstediğimiz zaten buydu" dedi. Hemen geldikleri yoldan izleri üzerinde geri döndüler.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Musa da demişti ki: "İşte aradığımız o idi." Bunun üzerine izlerine dönüp gerisin geri gittiler.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Musa) “İşte aradığımız (yer) orasıydı!” demiş, hemen izlerinin üzerine geri dönmüşlerdi.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

قال موسى: ما حصل هو ما كنا نطلبه، فإنه علامة لي على مكان العبد الصالح، فرجعا يقصان آثار مشيهما حتى انتهيا إلى الصخرة.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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Topics
Retribution & Penalty