Sura 18 - الكهف (Al-Kahf) - The Cave
Number of ayas: 110; Number of rukus: 12
Revelation order: 69; Type: Meccan
18.71 
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِى ٱلسَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا ۖ قَالَ أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا إِمْرًا
English: Sahih International
So they set out, until when they had embarked on the ship, al-Khidh r tore it open. [Moses] said, "Have you torn it open to drown its people? You have certainly done a grave thing."
English: Transliteration
Faintalaqa hatta itha rakiba fee alssafeenati kharaqaha qala akharaqtaha litughriqa ahlaha laqad jita shayan imran
French: Hamidullah
Alors les deux partirent. Et après qu'ils furent montés sur un bateau, l'homme y fit une brèche. [Moïse] lui dit: «Est-ce pour noyer ses occupants que tu l'as ébréché? Tu as commis, certes, une chose monstrueuse!»
18.72
قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا
English: Sahih International
[Al-Khidh r] said, "Did I not say that with me you would never be able to have patience?"
English: Transliteration
Qala alam aqul innaka lan tastateeAAa maAAiya sabran
French: Hamidullah
[L'autre] répondit: «N'ai-je pas dit que tu ne pourrais pas garder patience en ma compagnie?»
18.73
قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِى بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلَا تُرْهِقْنِى مِنْ أَمْرِى عُسْرًا
English: Sahih International
[Moses] said, "Do not blame me for what I forgot and do not cover me in my matter with difficulty."
English: Transliteration
Qala la tuakhithnee bima naseetu wala turhiqnee min amree AAusran
French: Hamidullah
«Ne t'en prends pas à moi, dit [Moïse,] pour un oubli de ma part; et ne m'impose pas de grande difficulté dans mon affaire».
18.74
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا لَقِيَا غُلَٰمًا فَقَتَلَهُۥ قَالَ أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةًۢ بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَّقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا نُّكْرًا
English: Sahih International
So they set out, until when they met a boy, al-Khidh r killed him. [Moses] said, "Have you killed a pure soul for other than [having killed] a soul? You have certainly done a deplorable thing."
English: Transliteration
Faintalaqa hatta itha laqiya ghulaman faqatalahu qala aqatalta nafsan zakiyyatan bighayri nafsin laqad jita shayan nukran
French: Hamidullah
Puis ils partirent tous deux; et quand ils eurent rencontré un enfant, [l'homme] le tua. Alors [Moïse] lui dit: «As-tu tué un être innocent, qui n'a tué personne? Tu as commis certes, une chose affreuse!»
18.75
قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا
English: Sahih International
[Al-Khidh r] said, "Did I not tell you that with me you would never be able to have patience?"
English: Transliteration
Qala alam aqul laka innaka lan tastateeAAa maAAiya sabran
French: Hamidullah
[L'autre] lui dit: «Ne t'ai je pas dit que tu ne pourrais pas garder patience en ma compagnie?»
18.76
قَالَ إِن سَأَلْتُكَ عَن شَىْءٍۭ بَعْدَهَا فَلَا تُصَٰحِبْنِى ۖ قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِن لَّدُنِّى عُذْرًا
English: Sahih International
[Moses] said, "If I should ask you about anything after this, then do not keep me as a companion. You have obtained from me an excuse."
English: Transliteration
Qala in saaltuka AAan shayin baAAdaha fala tusahibnee qad balaghta min ladunnee AAuthran
French: Hamidullah
«Si, après cela, je t'interroge sur quoi que ce soit, dit [Moïse], alors ne m'accompagne plus. Tu seras alors excusé de te séparer de moi».
18.77
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَيَآ أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ ٱسْتَطْعَمَآ أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا۟ أَن يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَن يَنقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا
English: Sahih International
So they set out, until when they came to the people of a town, they asked its people for food, but they refused to offer them hospitality. And they found therein a wall about to collapse, so al-Khidh r restored it. [Moses] said, "If you wished, you could have taken for it a payment."
English: Transliteration
Faintalaqa hatta itha ataya ahla qaryatin istatAAama ahlaha faabaw an yudayyifoohuma fawajada feeha jidaran yureedu an yanqadda faaqamahu qala law shita laittakhathta AAalayhi ajran
French: Hamidullah
Ils partirent donc tous deux; et quand ils furent arrivés à un village habité, ils demandèrent à manger à ses habitants; mais ceux-ci refusèrent de leur donner l'hospitalité. Ensuite, ils y trouvèrent un mur sur le point de s'écrouler. L'homme le redressa. Alors [Moïse] lui dit: «Si tu voulais, tu aurais bien pu réclamer pour cela un salaire».
18.78
قَالَ هَٰذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنِكَ ۚ سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأْوِيلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا
English: Sahih International
[Al-Khidh r] said, "This is parting between me and you. I will inform you of the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience.
English: Transliteration
Qala hatha firaqu baynee wabaynika saonabbioka bitaweeli ma lam tastatiAA AAalayhi sabran
French: Hamidullah
«Ceci [marque] la séparation entre toi et moi, dit [l'homme,] Je vais t'apprendre l'interprétation de ce que tu n'as pu supporter avec patience.
18.79
أَمَّا ٱلسَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَٰكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ فَأَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَعِيبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَآءَهُم مَّلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصْبًا
English: Sahih International
As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working at sea. So I intended to cause defect in it as there was after them a king who seized every [good] ship by force.
English: Transliteration
Amma alssafeenatu fakanat limasakeena yaAAmaloona fee albahri faaradtu an aAAeebaha wakana waraahum malikun yakhuthu kulla safeenatin ghasban
French: Hamidullah
Pour ce qui est du bateau, il appartenait à des pauvres gens qui travaillaient en mer. Je voulais donc le rendre défectueux, car il y avait derrière eux un roi qui saisissait de force tout bateau.
18.80
وَأَمَّا ٱلْغُلَٰمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَآ أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَٰنًا وَكُفْرًا
English: Sahih International
And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief.
English: Transliteration
Waamma alghulamu fakana abawahu muminayni fakhasheena an yurhiqahuma tughyanan wakufran
French: Hamidullah
Quant au garçon, ses père et mère étaient des croyants; nous avons craint qu'il ne leur imposât la rébellion et la mécréance.