18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 61
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَيْنِهِمَا نَسِيَا حُوتَهُمَا فَاتَّخَذَ سَب۪يلَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ سَرَباً
Falamma balagha majmaAAabaynihima nasiya hootahuma fattakhathasabeelahu fee albahri saraba
But when they reached their meeting-place, they forgot their fish which quickly burrowed its way into the sea.
- Progressive Muslims
But when they did reach the junction between, they forgot their fish, and it was able to make its way back to the sea in a stream.
- Shabbir Ahmed
But when Moses with his young friend reached the junction of the two streams, they forgot all about the fish, and it took its way into the sea and disappeared from sight. (Moses found himself caring little for the delicacies of life from then on).
- Sam Gerrans
Then when they reached their meeting between them, they forgot their fish; and it took its path into the sea, tunnelling.
- The Monotheist Group
But when they reached the junction that was in-between, they forgot their fish, and it was able to make its way back to the sea in a stream.
- Edip-Layth
But when they did reach the junction between, they forgot their fish, and it was able to make its way back to the sea in a stream.
- Aisha Bewley
But when they reached their meeting-place, they forgot their fish which quickly burrowed its way into the sea.
- Rashad Khalifa
When they reached the point where they met, they forgot their fish, and it found its way back to the river, sneakily.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
When they reached the confluence they forgot the fish (they had brought as food) which swiftly made its way into the sea.
- Sahih International
But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away.
- Muhammad Asad
But when they reached the junction between the two [seas], they forgot all about their fish, and it took its way into the sea and disappeared from sight.
- Marmaduke Pickthall
And when they reached the point where the two met, they forgot their fish, and it took its way into the waters, being free.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
And when they had reached the junction of the two waters they forgot that they had carried a fish for their meal –Mussa was probably ordered to carry a fish-. The fish in a supernatural way, had stealthily found its way to the sea where it disappeared.
- Bijan Moeinian
When they reached the point [where they were supposed to meet the wise man, ] they totally forgot about the fish that they were carrying. The fish, thus jumped into the water and disappeared.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
But when they reached the junction of the two seas, they forgot their fish, and it took its way through the sea as in a tunnel.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
But when they reached the Junction, they forgot (about) their Fish, which took its course through the sea (straight) as in a tunnel.
- Mustafa Khattab
But when they ˹finally˺ reached the point where the seas met, they forgot their ˹salted˺ fish, and it made its way into the sea, slipping away ˹wondrously˺.
- Taqi Usmani
So, when they reached the meeting point of the two seas, they forgot their fish, and it made its way into the sea as in a tunnel.
- Abdul Haleem
but when they reached the place where the two seas meet, they had forgotten all about their fish, which made its way into the sea and swam away.
- Arthur John Arberry
Then, when they reached their meeting, they forgot their fish, and it took its way into the sea, burrowing.
- E. Henry Palmer
But when they reached the confluence of the two they forgot their fish, and it took its way in the sea with a free course.
- Hamid S. Aziz
And when Moses said to his servant, "I will not cease until I reach the confluence of the two seas, though I go on for years. "
- Mahmoud Ghali
Then, as soon as they reached the junction between the two (seas), they forgot their whale; (Or: large fish) so it took for itself its way into the sea, burrowing.
- George Sale
But when they were arrived at the meeting of the two seas, they forgot their fish, which they had taken with them; and the fish took its way freely in the sea.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
But when they reached the Junction of two seas, they forgot their Fish, which made its way through the sea (straight) as if (it was) in a tunnel.
- Amatul Rahman Omar
But when they reached the confluence (where the two rivers met) they forgot (all about) their fish (which they had brought with them) so that it took its way straight into the river burrowing (in to it).
- Ali Quli Qarai
So when they reached the confluence between them, they forgot their fish, which found its way into the sea, sneaking away.