فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَیْنِهِمَا نَسِیَا حُوْتَهُمَا فَاتَّخَذَ سَبِیْلَهٗ فِی الْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا۝۶۱

When they reached the confluence they forgot the fish (they had brought as food) which swiftly made its way into the sea.

فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَا قَالَ لِفَتٰىهُ اٰتِنَا غَدَآءَنَا ؗ لَقَدْ لَقِیْنَا مِنْ سَفَرِنَا هٰذَا نَصَبًا۝۶۲

When they had gone past (the confluence), Moses said to his servant: "Give me my breakfast. I am exhausted from this journey."

قَالَ اَرَءَیْتَ اِذْ اَوَیْنَاۤ اِلَی الصَّخْرَةِ فَاِنِّیْ نَسِیْتُ الْحُوْتَ ؗ وَ مَاۤ اَنْسٰىنِیْهُ اِلَّا الشَّیْطٰنُ اَنْ اَذْكُرَهٗ ۚ وَ اتَّخَذَ سَبِیْلَهٗ فِی الْبَحْرِ ۖۗ عَجَبًا۝۶۳

He said: "You see, I forgot the fish on the rock where we had stopped. Only Satan made me forget to mention this; but the wonder is the fish escaped to the sea."

قَالَ ذٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ۖۗ فَارْتَدَّا عَلٰۤی اٰثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًاۙ۝۶۴

Moses said: "But that is exactly what we were seeking." So they retraced their steps.

فَوَجَدَا عَبْدًا مِّنْ عِبَادِنَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِنْدِنَا وَ عَلَّمْنٰهُ مِنْ لَّدُنَّا عِلْمًا۝۶۵

Then they found one of Our votaries, whom We had blessed and given knowledge from Us.

قَالَ لَهٗ مُوْسٰی هَلْ اَتَّبِعُكَ عَلٰۤی اَنْ تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا۝۶۶

Moses said to him: "May I attend upon you that you may instruct me in the knowledge you have been taught of the right way?"

قَالَ اِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِیْعَ مَعِیَ صَبْرًا۝۶۷

He said: "You will not be able to bear with me.

وَ كَیْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلٰی مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهٖ خُبْرًا۝۶۸

"How can you bear that which is beyond your comprehension?"

قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِیْۤ اِنْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ صَابِرًا وَّ لَاۤ اَعْصِیْ لَكَ اَمْرًا۝۶۹

"You will find me patient if God wills," said Moses; "and I will not disobey you in any thing."

قَالَ فَاِنِ اتَّبَعْتَنِیْ فَلَا تَسْـَٔلْنِیْ عَنْ شَیْءٍ حَتّٰۤی اُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا۠۝۷۰

"If you must follow me," he said, "do not ask me any thing until I speak of it to you myself."