سورة الکهف
Surah Al-Kahf 18:64
The Place of Refuge · Verse 64 of 110
قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ۚ فَارْتَدَّا عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا
Abdul Mannan Omar
(Moses) said, `That is (the place) which we have been seeking.´ So both of them returned retracing their steps.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Moses said: "That was what we were seeking after:" So they went back on their footsteps, following (the path they had come).
Ahmed Ali
Moses said: "But that is exactly what we were seeking." So they retraced their steps.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
He (Moses) said: "That is what we have been seeking!" So they retraced their footsteps.
Daryabadi
Musa said: that is that which we have been seeking. So they turned back upon their footsteps, retracing.
Faridul Haque
Said Moosa, "This is exactly what we wanted"; so they came back retracing their steps.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He said: This is what we sought for. So they returned retracing their footsteps.
Maulvi Sher Ali
He said, `That is what we have been seeking.' So they both returned, retracing their footsteps.
Muhammad Asad
[Moses] exclaimed: "That [was the place] which we were seeking!"
Muhammad Musin Khan
[Musa (Moses)] said: "That is what we have been seeking." So they went back retracing their footsteps.
Muhammad Pickthall
He said: This is that which we have been seeking. So they retraced their steps again.
Muhammad Sarwar
Moses said, "That is exactly what we are seeking. They followed their own foot prints back (to the rock)."
Muhammed ali Shakir
He said: This is what we sought for; so they returned retracing their footsteps.
Rashad Khalifa
(Moses) said, "That was the place we were looking for." They traced their steps back.
Shabbir Ahmed
Moses said, “That is what we were seeking!” And the two turned back retracing their footsteps. (Moses retired to rest in deep thought.)