Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Kahf Verse 63

Mufti Taqi Usmani

He said, “You see, when we stayed at the rock, I forgot the fish. It was none but Satan who made me forget it to tell you about it - and it made its way into the sea in an amazing manner.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He replied, “Do you remember when we rested by the rock? ˹That is when˺ I forgot the fish. None made me forget to mention this except Satan. And the fish made its way into the sea miraculously.”[[ Another possible translation: “The ˹salted˺ fish must have made its way into the sea. How strange!”]]

Ruwwad Translation Center

He said, “You remember when we rested by the rock, I forgot the fish; it was none who made me forget to mention it except Satan, and it made its way into the sea amazingly.”

A. J. Arberry

He said, 'What thinkest thou? When we took refuge in the rock, then I forgot the fish-and it was Satan himself that made me forget it so that I should not remember it -- and so it took its way into the sea in a manner marvellous.'

Abdul Haleem

and [the servant] said, ‘Remember when we were resting by the rock? I forgot the fish- Satan made me forget to pay attention to it- and it [must have] made its way into the sea.’ ‘How strange!’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

He said: lookest thou! when we betook ourselves to the rock, then forgot the fish; and naught but the Satan made me forget to mention it, and it took its way into the sea--a marvel!

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

He replied; "Sawest thou (what happened) when we betook ourselves to the rock? I did indeed forget (about) the Fish; none but Satan made me forget to tell (you) about it; it took its course through the sea in a marvellous way!"

Abul Ala Maududi

The servant said: "Did you see what happened? When we betook ourselves to the rock to take rest, I forgot the fish - and it is only Satan who caused me to forget to mention it to you - so that it made its way into the sea in a strange manner."

Ahmed Ali

He said: "You see, I forgot the fish on the rock where we had stopped. Only Satan made me forget to mention this; but the wonder is the fish escaped to the sea."

Ahmed Raza Khan

He said, “Just imagine – when we had taken shelter near the rock, so indeed I forgot the fish; and none but Satan caused me to forget to mention it; and the fish took its way into the sea – its amazing!”

Ali Quli Qarai

He said, ‘Did you see?! When we took shelter at the rock, indeed I forgot about the fish—and none but Satan made me forget to mention it!—and it made its way into the sea in an amazing manner!’

Ali Ünal

He (the servant) said: "Would you believe it? When we betook ourselves to that rock for a rest, I forgot about (our cooked) fish – and none but Satan caused me to forget to mention it (to you) – and it took its way into the sea in an amazing way."

Amatul Rahman Omar

He (- the young comrade) replied, `Did you see (what happened) when we betook ourselves to the rock for shelter, I forgot (all about) the fish; and none but satan made me forget to mention this (to you) and behold! it made its way into the river. What a wonder (that I should thus forget)!

English Literal

He said: "Did you see/understand when we took refuge to the rock, so that I, I forgot the fish/large fish/whale and nothing made me forget it that I remember it except the devil, and it took/received its way path in the sea/ocean/river (in) astonishment/surprise/amazement."

Faridul Haque

He said, “Just imagine - when we had taken shelter near the rock, so indeed I forgot the fish; and none but Satan caused me to forget to mention it; and the fish took its way into the sea - its amazing!”

Hamid S. Aziz

And when they had gone further, he said to his servant, "Bring us our breakfast, for we have suffered much fatigue on this journey."

Hilali & Khan

He said:"Do you remember when we betook ourselves to the rock? I indeed forgot the fish, none but Shaitan (Satan) made me forget to remember it. It took its course into the sea in a strange (way)!"

Maulana Mohammad Ali

But when they had gone further, he said to his servant: Bring to us our morning meal, certainly we have found fatigue in this our journey.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

He said: Did you see when we took refuge on the rock then I forgot the fish, and nothing made me forget to speak of it but the Shaitan, and it took its way into the river; what a wonder!

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

He said: Didst thou see, when we took refuge on the rock, and I forgot the fish - and none but Satan caused me to forget to mention it - it took its way into the waters by a marvel.

Muhammad Sarwar

His companion replied, "Do you remember the rock on which we took rest? Satan made me forget to mention to you the story of the fish and how it miraculously made its way into the sea.

Qaribullah & Darwish

He replied: 'What do you think, I forgot the fish when we were resting on the rock. None but satan made me forget to mention this it made its way into the sea in a marvelous fashion'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

He said: "Do you remember when we betook ourselves to the rock I indeed forgot the fish; none but Shaytan made me forget to remember it. It took its course into the sea in a strange (way)!"

Wahiduddin Khan

He replied, "Did you see when we were resting by the rock, that I forgot the fish? Satan made me forget it, so I did not mention it. It made its way to the sea in a miraculous way!"

Talal Itani

He said, “Do you remember when we rested by the rock? I forgot about the fish. It was only the devil who made me forget it. And so it found its way to the river, amazingly.”

Tafsir jalalayn

He said, `Do you see? -- in other words, remember, when we sheltered at the rock, in that location, indeed I forgot the fish -- and none but Satan made me forget (al-shaytn, `Satan', substitutes for the [suffixed pronoun] h' [of ansn-hu]) to mention it (an adhkurahu, an inclusive substitution, in other words [it should be understood as] ansn dhikrahu, `he [Satan] made me forget the mentioning of it') -- and it, the fish, made its way into the sea in an amazing manner' (`ajaban constitutes the second direct object), that is to say, Moses and his lad were amazed by it, because of what has already been explained concerning it.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ الْحُوتَ وَمَا أَنسَانِيهُ إِلاَّ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُ

He said;Do you remember when we betook ourselves to the rock I indeed forgot the fish; none but Shaytan made me forget to remember it...

Then he said,

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وَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُ

It took its course,

meaning its path,

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فِي الْبَحْرِ عَجَبًا