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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [18:64] | Qala thalika ma kunnanabghi fairtadda AAala atharihimaqasasan |  قال ذلك ما كنا نبغ فارتدا على آثارهما قصصاقَالَ ذَلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ فَارْتَدَّا عَلَى آثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | موسٰی (علیہ السلام) نے کہا: یہی وہ (مقام) ہے ہم جسے تلاش کر رہے تھے، پس دونوں اپنے قدموں کے نشانات پر (وہی راستہ) تلاش کرتے ہوئے (اسی مقام پر) واپس پلٹ آئے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | Moses said: "That was what we were seeking after:" So they went back on their footsteps, following (the path they had come).
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| Ahmed Ali | کہا یہی ہے جو ہم چاہتے تھے پھر اپنے قدموں کے نشان دیکھتے ہی الٹے پھرے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | موسیٰ نے کہا یہی تو ہم چاہتے تھے تو پیچھے پلٹے اپنے قدموں کے نشان دیکھتے، | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | موسیٰ نے کہا یہی ہے وہ بات جس کی ہمیں تلاش تھی۔ پھر واپس ہوئے وہ اپنے نقوشِ قدم پر پاؤں رکھتے ہوئے۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | (موسیٰ نے) کہا یہی تو (وہ مقام) ہے جسے ہم تلاش کرتے تھے تو وہ اپنے پاؤں کے نشان دیکھتے دیکھتے لوٹ گئے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | کہا یہی ہے جو ہم چاہتے تھے پھر الٹے پھرے اپنے پیر پہچانتے | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | موسیٰؑ نے کہا "اسی کی تو ہمیں تلاش تھی" چنانچہ وہ دونوں اپنے نقش قدم پر پھر واپس ہوئے | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | He said: "That (is) not (what) we were wishing/desiring ." So they (B) returned on their (B)'s tracks/marks following/tracking. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | Moses said: "That was what we were seeking after:" So they went back on their footsteps, following (the path they had come). | ||||||
| Pickthal | He said: This is that which we have been seeking. So they retraced their steps again. | ||||||
| Arberry | Said he, 'This is what we were seeking!' And so they returned upon their tracks, retracing them. | ||||||
| Shakir | He said: This is what we sought for; so they returned retracing their footsteps. | ||||||
| Sarwar | Moses said, "That is exactly what we are seeking. They followed their own foot prints back (to the rock)." | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | [Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints. | ||||||
| Malik | Moses said: "That is the place we were looking for," so they went back retracing their footsteps.[64] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | He said: This is what we sought for. So they returned retracing their footsteps. | ||||||
| Free Minds | He said: "That is what we have been seeking!" So they went back retracing their steps. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | 'This is what we have been seeking! ' said he, and they retraced their footsteps | ||||||
| George Sale | Moses said, this is what we sought after. And they both went back, returning by the way they came. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | He said, "It is this we were in quest of." And they both went back retracing their footsteps. | ||||||
| Asad | [Moses] exclaimed: "That [was the place] which we were seeking !,,72 And the two turned back, retracing their footsetps, | ||||||
| Khalifa** | (Moses) said, "That was the place we were looking for." They traced their steps back. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | (Moosa (Moses)) said: "That is what we have been seeking." So they went back retracing their footsteps. | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Moses said, "That is what we were seeking!" And the two turned back retracing their footsteps. (Moses retired to rest in deep thought). | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
| Verse(s): 1 | Surah : 18 - Al-Kahf | Showing verse 64 of 110 in chapter 18 | |||||
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