Surah Al-Kahf (الكهف) • The Cave

Quran 18:64

18:64

قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ۚ فَٱرْتَدَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا

qāla dhālika mā kunnā nabghi fa-ir'taddā ʿalā āthārihimā qaṣaṣan

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

— Saheeh International

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

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

[Mûsâ (Moses)] said: "That is what we have been seeking." So they went back retracing their footsteps.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

قَالَqālaHe said
ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
مَاmā(is) what
كُنَّاkunnāwe were
نَبْغِۚnabghiseeking
فَٱرْتَدَّاfa-ir'taddāSo they returned
عَلَىٰٓʿalāon
ءَاثَارِهِمَاāthārihimātheir footprints
قَصَصًۭاqaṣaṣanretracing