Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 61 (18:61)

ٱلْكَهْف

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَيْنِهِمَا نَسِيَا حُوتَهُمَا فَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا

Quran 18:61 is ayah 61 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 300 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:61
فَلَمَّابَلَغَامَجْمَعَبَيْنِهِمَانَسِيَاحُوتَهُمَافَٱتَّخَذَسَبِيلَهُۥفِىٱلْبَحْرِسَرَبًا٦١
falammā balaghā majmaʿa baynihimā nasiyā ḥūtahumā fa-ittakhadha sabīlahu fī l-baḥri saraban

But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away.(61)

Word by word

  1. فَلَمَّاfalammāBut when
  2. بَلَغَاbalaghāthey reached
  3. مَجْمَعَmajmaʿathe junction
  4. بَيْنِهِمَاbaynihimābetween them
  5. نَسِيَاnasiyāthey forgot
  6. حُوتَهُمَاḥūtahumātheir fish
  7. فَٱتَّخَذَfa-ittakhadhaand it took
  8. سَبِيلَهُۥsabīlahuits way
  9. فِىfīinto
  10. ٱلْبَحْرِl-baḥrithe sea
  11. سَرَبًاsarabanslipping away

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