Surah 18 · verse 69
Al-Kahf 18:69
Sign in to listenقَالَ سَتَجِدُنِي إِن شَاءَ اللَّهُ صَابِرًا وَلَا أَعْصِي لَكَ أَمْرًا
qala sajiduni in sha'a Allah sabiran wala a'si laka amran
[Moses] said, "You will find me, if Allah wills, patient, and I will not disobey you in [any] order."
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
قَالَ لَهُ مُوسَىٰ هَلْ أَتَّبِعُكَ عَلَىٰ أَن تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا
Moses said to him, "May I follow you on [the condition] that you teach me from what you have been taught of sound judgement?"
Verse 67قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا
He said, "Indeed, with me you will never be able to have patience.
Verse 68وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَىٰ مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ خُبْرًا
And how can you have patience for what you do not encompass in knowledge?"
قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِي إِن شَاءَ اللَّهُ صَابِرًا وَلَا أَعْصِي لَكَ أَمْرًا
[Moses] said, "You will find me, if Allah wills, patient, and I will not disobey you in [any] order."
قَالَ فَإِنِ اتَّبَعْتَنِي فَلَا تَسْأَلْنِي عَن شَيْءٍ حَتَّىٰ أُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا
He said, "Then if you follow me, do not ask me about anything until I make to you about it mention."
Verse 71فَانطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِي السَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا ۖ قَالَ أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا إِمْرًا
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."
Verse 72قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا
[Al-Khidh r] said, "Did I not say that with me you would never be able to have patience?"