Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 63 (18:63)

ٱلْكَهْف

قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَآ إِلَى ٱلصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّى نَسِيتُ ٱلْحُوتَ وَمَآ أَنسَىٰنِيهُ …

Quran 18:63 is ayah 63 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 301 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:63
قَالَأَرَءَيْتَإِذْأَوَيْنَآإِلَىٱلصَّخْرَةِفَإِنِّىنَسِيتُٱلْحُوتَوَمَآأَنسَىٰنِيهُإِلَّاٱلشَّيْطَٰنُأَنْأَذْكُرَهُۥ ۚوَٱتَّخَذَسَبِيلَهُۥفِىٱلْبَحْرِعَجَبًا٦٣
qāla ara-ayta idh awaynā ilā l-ṣakhrati fa-innī nasītu l-ḥūta wamā ansānīhu illā l-shayṭānu an adhkurahu wa-ittakhadha sabīlahu fī l-baḥri ʿajaban

He said, "Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, I forgot [there] the fish. And none made me forget it except Satan - that I should mention it. And it took its course into the sea amazingly."(63)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. أَرَءَيْتَara-aytaDid you see
  3. إِذْidhwhen
  4. أَوَيْنَآawaynāwe retired
  5. إِلَىilāto
  6. ٱلصَّخْرَةِl-ṣakhratithe rock
  7. فَإِنِّىfa-innīThen indeed, I
  8. نَسِيتُnasītu[I] forgot
  9. ٱلْحُوتَl-ḥūtathe fish
  10. وَمَآwamāAnd not
  11. أَنسَىٰنِيهُansānīhumade me forget it
  12. إِلَّاillāexcept
  13. ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُl-shayṭānuthe Shaitaan
  14. أَنْanthat
  15. أَذْكُرَهُۥ ۚadhkurahuI mention it
  16. وَٱتَّخَذَwa-ittakhadhaAnd it took
  17. سَبِيلَهُۥsabīlahuits way
  18. فِىfīinto
  19. ٱلْبَحْرِl-baḥrithe sea
  20. عَجَبًاʿajabanamazingly

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