قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala alam aqul innaka lan tastatee'a ma'iya sabraa
DIN 31635qāla ʾalam ʾaqul ʾinnaka lan tastaṭīʿa maʿiya ṣabran
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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He said, "Did I not tell you that you will not be able to endure with me?"
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
He said: Did I not tell thee that thou couldst not bear with me
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 he, 'Did I not tell thee, verily, thou canst never have patience with me
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
He said, "Did I not tell thee that thou couldst not have patience with me
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
He answered, did I not tell thee that thou couldest not bear with 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
Ai tha: "A nuk të thashë se s'do të mund të bësh durim me mua?"
সে (খাদির) বললো: ‘আমি কি বলিনি, আপনি (আমার কর্মকাণ্ড দেখে) আমার সাথে ধৈর্যধারণ করতে পারবেন না?’
“Ne rekoh li ja”, reče onaj, “da ti, doista, nećeš moći izdržati sa mnom?”
“Ne rekoh li ja”, reče onaj, “da ti, doista, nećeš moći izdržati sa mnom?”
[Khadiru] maaki: "Enee, mi wi'aano ma pellet, an a hattantaa muñal won'dugol e am".
(ხიდრმა) უთხრა: «ნუთუ არ გითხარი, რომ ვერ შეძლებ ჩემთან მოთმინებას?»
Er sagte: „Habe ich dir nicht gesagt, dass du (es) ja bei mir nicht mit Geduld aushalten kannst?"
(Ο Αλ-Χάντιρ) είπε: «Δε σου είχα πει ότι δε θα μπορέσεις να έχεις υπομονή μαζί μου;»
उन्होंने कहा : क्या मैंने नहीं कहा था कि तुम मेरे साथ हरगिज़ धैर्य न रख सकोगे?
Disse: «Non ti avevo detto che in verità non puoi avere pazienza con me?»
72. Jis (Khidr) tarė: „Argi aš nesakiau tau, kad tu nesugebėsi būti kantrus su manimi?“
(Namichis) ni jedhe: “Sila ani ati na wajjiin obsuudhaaf hin dandeessu hin jennee?”
Он сказал: «Разве я не говорил тебе, что ты не сможешь сохранять со мной терпение?»
„Не рекох ли ја“, рече онај, „да ти, заиста, нећеш моћи да се стрпиш са мном?“
Akasema: Je, sikusema kwamba wewe hakika hutaweza kuvumilia kuwa pamoja nami?
Han svarade: ”Jag sa ju att du inte kommer att ha tålamod med mig!”
Adam: “Sen benimle beraberliğe asla sabredemezsin, demedim mi?” dedi.
اس نے جواب دیا کہ میں نے تو پہلے ہی تجھ سے کہہ دیا تھا کہ تو میرے ساتھ ہرگز صبر نہ کرسکے گا.
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قَالَ فَإِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَنِى فَلَا تَسْـَٔلْنِى عَن شَىْءٍ حَتَّىٰٓ أُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala fa'ini taba'tanee falaa tas'alnee 'an shay'in hattaa uhditha laka minhu dhikraa
DIN 31635qāla faʾini tabaʿtanī falā tasʾalnī ʿan šayʾin ḥattā ʾuḥdiṯa laka minhu ḏikran
He said, "If you follow me, do not ask me about anything, until I myself make mention of it to you."
He said: Well, if thou go with me, ask me not concerning aught till I myself make mention of it unto thee
He said, 'Then, if thou followest me, ask me not about anything until I begin for them the mention of it
He said, "Then, if thou follow me, ask me not of aught until I have given thee an account thereof
He said, if thou follow me therefore, ask me not concerning any thing, until I shall declare the meaning thereof unto thee
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِى ٱلسَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا قَالَ أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا إِمْرًا
Easy-read (simplified)faantalaqaa hattaa idhaa rakibaa fee s-safeenati kharaqahaa qaala akharaqtahaa litughriqa ahlahaa laqad ji'ta shay'an imraa
DIN 31635fānṭalaqā ḥattā ʾiḏā rakibā fī s-safīnati ḫaraqahā qāla ʾaḫaraqtahā lituġriqa ʾahlahā laqad ǧiʾta šayʾan ʾimran
The translators word this verse differently
So they set out. Until, when they had boarded the boat, he holed it. He said, "Did you hole it, to drown its passengers? You have done something awful."
So they twain set out till, when they were in the ship, he made a hole therein. (Moses) said: Hast thou made a hole therein to drown the folk thereof? Thou verily hast done a dreadful thing
So they set out until when they rode in the bark, he scuttled it. Said he, 'Hast thou scuttled it to drown its crew? Thou hast produced a strange thing
So they both went on, till they embarked in a ship, and he - the unknown - staved it in. "What!" said Moses, "hast thou staved it in that thou mayest drown its crew? a strange thing now hast thou done
So they both went on by the sea shore, until they went up into a ship; and he made a hole therein. And Moses said unto him, hast thou made a hole therein, that thou mightest drown those who are on board? Now hast thou done a strange thing
18:72 — the verse above
قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِى بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلَا تُرْهِقْنِى مِنْ أَمْرِى عُسْرًا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala laa tu'aakhidhnee bimaa naseetu walaa turhiqnee min amree 'usraa
DIN 31635qāla lā tuʾāḫiḏnī bimā nasītu walā turhiqnī min ʾamrī ʿusran
The translators word this verse differently
He said, "Do not rebuke me for forgetting, and do not make my course difficult for me."
(Moses) said: Be not wroth with me that I forgot, and be not hard upon me for my fault
Said he, 'Rebuke me not for forgetting, and impose not on me a difficult command
He said, "Chide me not that I forgat, nor lay on me a hard command
Moses said, rebuke me not, because I did forget; and impose not on me a difficulty in what I am commanded
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا لَقِيَا غُلَٰمًا فَقَتَلَهُۥ قَالَ أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةًۢ بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَّقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا نُّكْرًا
Easy-read (simplified)faantalaqaa hattaa idhaa laqiyaa ghulaaman faqatalahu qaala aqatalta nafsan zakiyyatan bighayri nafsin laqad ji'ta shay'an nukraa
DIN 31635fānṭalaqā ḥattā ʾiḏā laqiyā ġulāman faqatalahu qāla ʾaqatalta nafsan zakiyyatan biġayri nafsin laqad ǧiʾta šayʾan nukran
The translators word this verse differently
Then they set out. Until, when they encountered a boy, he killed him. He said, "Did you kill a pure soul, who killed no one? You have done something terrible."
So they twain journeyed on till, when they met a lad, he slew him. (Moses) said: What! Hast thou slain an innocent soul who hath slain no man? Verily thou hast done a horrid thing
So they set out until they met a boy, and he killed him. And he (Moses) said, 'Hast thou killed a pure person without (his killing) a person? thou hast produced an unheard-of thing
Then went they on till they met a youth, and he slew him. Said Moses, "Hast thou slain him who is free from guilt of blood? Now hast thou wrought a grievous thing
Wherefore they left the ship and proceeded, until they met with a youth; and he slew him. Moses said, hast thou slain an innocent person, without his having killed another? Now hast thou committed an unjust action
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا
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