The Cave
18. Al-Kahf
الكهف
Page #301
18:63
قَالَ
أَرَأَيْتَ
إِذْ
أَوَيْنَا
إِلَى
الصَّخْرَةِ
فَإِنِّي
نَسِيتُ
الْحُوتَ
وَمَا
أَنسَانِيهُ
إِلَّا
الشَّيْطَانُ
أَنْ
أَذْكُرَهُ
وَاتَّخَذَ
سَبِيلَهُ
فِي
الْبَحْرِ
عَجَبًا
qāla ʾa-raʾayta ʾidh ʾawaynā ʾilā ṣ-ṣakhrati fa-ʾinnī nasītu l-ḥūta wa-mā ʾansānīhu ʾillā sh-shayṭānu ʾan ʾadhkurahū wa-ttakhadha sabīlahū fī l-baḥri ʿajaban
He replied: "Sawest thou (what happened) when we betook ourselves to the rock? I did indeed forget (about) the Fish: none but Satan made me forget to tell (you) about it: it took its course through the sea in a marvellous way!"
— Abdullah Yusufali
He said, ‘Did you see?! When we took shelter at the rock, indeed I forgot about the fish—and none but Satan made me forget to mention it!—and it made its way into the sea in an amazing manner!’
