The Cave
18. Al-Kahf
الكهف
Page #301
18:74
فَانطَلَقَا
حَتَّى
إِذَا
لَقِيَا
غُلَامًا
فَقَتَلَهُ
قَالَ
أَقَتَلْتَ
نَفْسًا
زَكِيَّةً
بِغَيْرِ
نَفْسٍ
لَّقَدْ
جِئْتَ
شَيْئًا
نُّكْرًا
fa-nṭalaqā ḥattā ʾidhā laqiyā ghulāman fa-qatalahū qāla ʾa-qatalta nafsan zakiyyatan bi-ghayri nafsin la-qad jiʾta shayʾan nukran
So they went on until they came upon a boy, whereat he slew him. He said, ‘Did you slay an innocent soul, without [his having slain] anyone? You have certainly done a dire thing!’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Then they proceeded: until, when they met a young man, he slew him. Moses said: "Hast thou slain an innocent person who had slain none? Truly a foul (unheard of) thing hast thou done!"
