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110 Ayahs

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ۚ فَٱرْتَدَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا (64)

Moses responded, “That is ˹exactly˺ what we were looking for.”¹ So they returned, retracing their footsteps.

فَوَجَدَا عَبْدًا مِّنْ عِبَادِنَآ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَعَلَّمْنَـٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا عِلْمًا (65)

There they found a servant of Ours, to whom We had granted mercy from Us and enlightened with knowledge of Our Own.

قَالَ لَهُۥ مُوسَىٰ هَلْ أَتَّبِعُكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا (66)

Moses said to him, “May I follow you, provided that you teach me some of the right guidance you have been taught?”

قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا (67)

He said, “You certainly cannot be patient ˹enough˺ with me.

وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَىٰ مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ خُبْرًا (68)

And how can you be patient with what is beyond your ˹realm of˺ knowledge?”

قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ صَابِرًا وَلَآ أَعْصِى لَكَ أَمْرًا (69)

Moses assured ˹him˺, “You will find me patient, Allah willing, and I will not disobey any of your orders.”

قَالَ فَإِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَنِى فَلَا تَسْـَٔلْنِى عَن شَىْءٍ حَتَّىٰٓ أُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا (70)

He responded, “Then if you follow me, do not question me about anything until I ˹myself˺ clarify it for you.”