قَالَ لَهُۥ مُوسَىٰ هَلْ أَتَّبِعُكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala lahu moosaa hal attabi'uka 'alaa an tu'allimani mimmaa 'ullimta rushdaa
DIN 31635qāla lahu mūsā hal ʾattabiʿuka ʿalā ʾan tuʿallimani mimmā ʿullimta rušdan
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Moses said to him, "May I follow you, so that you may teach me some of the guidance you were taught?"
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
Moses said unto him: May I follow thee, to the end that thou mayst teach me right conduct of that which thou hast been taught
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Said Moses to him, 'Shall I follow thee, so that thou mayest teach me, from what thou hast been taught, the right way
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And Moses said to him, "Shall I follow thee that thou teach me, for guidance, of that which thou too hast been taught
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And Moses said unto him, shall I follow thee, that thou mayest teach me part of that which thou hast been taught, for a direction unto me
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Musai i tha atij: "A mund të të ndjek që të më mësosh nga urtësia që të është mësuar ty?"
মূসা তাঁকে বললো: ‘আমি কি আপনাকে (এই শর্তে) অনুসরণ করতে পারি যে, আপনাকে যে ইলম শিক্ষা দেয়া হয়েছে, তা থেকে সত্যপথ প্রদর্শনকারী ইলম আমাকে শিক্ষা দিবেন?’
“Mogu li te pratiti”, upita ga Musa, “ali da me poučiš onome čemu si ti ispravno poučen?”
“Mogu li te pratiti,” upita ga Mojsije, “ali da me poučiš onome čemu si ti ispravno poučen?”
Muusaa maakani mo: "Enee [a accay] mi jokkete fii yo a anndinam goɗɗum e ko ngandinaɗaa kon peewal ewal"?
და უთხრა მუსამ: «შეიძლება თუ არა, რომ შენ მოგყვე, რათა მასწავლო იმ ცოდნიდან, რაც შენ მოგეცა სწორი გზის შესახებ?»
Musa sagte zu ihm: „Darf ich dir folgen, auf dass du mich von dem lehrst, was dir an rechtem Handeln gelehrt worden ist?“
Ο Μωυσής του είπε (στον Αλ-Χάντιρ): «Θα μπορούσα να σε ακολουθήσω και να μου διδάξεις από ό,τι διδάχτηκες από ορθή γνώση (και καθοδήγηση που θα με ωφελήσει);»
मूसा ने उनसे कहा : क्या मैं आपका अनुसरण करूँ, इस (शर्त) पर कि मुझे उस मार्गदर्शन की बातों में से कुछ सिखा दें, जो आपको सिखाई गई हैं?
Disse Mūsā: «Potrei seguirti, così che m’insegni ciò che ti fu insegnato sulla retta via?»
66. Mūsa (Mozė) tarė jam (Khidr): „Ar aš galiu sekti tavimi, kad tu išmokytum mane ko nors iš to žinojimo (teisingo vedimo ir teisingo kelio), kurio tave išmokė (Allahas)?“
Muusaan isaan nijedhe “sila waan barsiifamte kan qajeelaa ta’e irraa akka na barsiiftuuf si hordofuu?”
Муса сказал ему: «Могу ли я последовать за тобой, чтобы ты научил меня тому из верного знания, которому ты обучен?»
„Могу ли да те пратим?“ Упита Мојсије, „али да ме подучиш ономе чему си ти исправно подучен.“
Musa akamwambia: Nikufuate ili unifunze katika ule uongofu uliofunzwa wewe?
Mose sa till honom: ”Kan jag göra dig sällskap så att du lär mig av den kunskap du fått som leder till den rätta vägen?”
Mûsâ ona: “Sana öğretilen bilgilerden bana, doğruya iletici bir bilgi öğretmen için sana tabi olayım mı?” dedi.
اس سے موسیٰ نے کہا کہ میں آپ کی تابعداری کروں؟ کہ آپ مجھے اس نیک علم کو سکھا دیں جو آپ کو سکھایا گیا ہے.
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قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ فَٱرْتَدَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala dhaalika maa kunnaa nabghi fartaddaa 'alaa aathaarihimaa qasasaa
DIN 31635qāla ḏālika mā kunnā nabġi fartaddā ʿalā ʾāṯārihimā qaṣaṣan
The translators word this verse differently
He said, "This is what we were seeking." And so they turned back retracing their steps.
He said: This is that which we have been seeking. So they retraced their steps again
Said he, 'This is what we were searching for.' So they turned back upon their footsteps, following them up
He said, "It is this we were in quest of." And they both went back retracing their footsteps
Moses said, this is what we sought after. And they both went back, returning by the way they came
فَوَجَدَا عَبْدًا مِّنْ عِبَادِنَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَعَلَّمْنَٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا عِلْمًا
Easy-read (simplified)fawajadaa 'abdan min 'ibaadinaa aataynaahu rahmatan min 'indinaa wa'allamnaahu min ladunnaa 'ilmaa
DIN 31635fawaǧadā ʿabdan min ʿibādinā ʾātaynāhu raḥmatan min ʿindinā waʿallamnāhu min ladunnā ʿilman
Then they came upon a servant of Ours, whom We had blessed with mercy from Us, and had taught him knowledge from Our Own.
Then found they one of Our slaves, unto whom We had given mercy from Us, and had taught him knowledge from Our presence
Then they found a servant of our servants, to whom we had given mercy from ourselves, and had taught him knowledge from before us
Then found they one of our servants to whom we had vouchsafed our mercy, and whom we had instructed with our knowledge
And coming to the rock they found one of our servants, unto whom We had granted mercy from us, and whom We had taught wisdom from before us
18:66 — the verse above
قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala innaka lan tastatee'a ma'iya sabraa
DIN 31635qāla ʾinnaka lan tastaṭīʿa maʿiya ṣabran
He said, "You will not be able to endure with me.
He said: Lo! thou canst not bear with me
said he, 'Verily, thou canst never have patience with me
He said, "Verily, thou canst not have patience with me
He answered, verily thou canst not bear with me
وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَىٰ مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ خُبْرًا
Easy-read (simplified)wakayfa tasbiru 'alaa maa lam tuhit bihi khubraa
DIN 31635wakayfa taṣbiru ʿalā mā lam tuḥiṭ bihi ḫubran
The translators word this verse differently
And how will you endure what you have no knowledge of?"
How canst thou bear with that whereof thou canst not compass any knowledge
How canst thou be patient in what thou comprehendest no knowledge of
How canst thou be patient in matters whose meaning thou comprehendest not
For how canst thou patiently suffer those things, the knowledge whereof thou dost not comprehend
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قَالَ لَهُ مُوسَىٰ هَلْ أَتَّبِعُكَ عَلَىٰ أَن تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا
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