The Quran

سورة الکهف

Surah Al-Kahf 18:70

The Place of Refuge · Verse 70 of 110

قَالَ فَإِنِ اتَّبَعْتَنِي فَلَا تَسْأَلْنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ حَتَّىٰ أُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا

Abdul Mannan Omar

He (- the great man) said, `Well, if you would follow me, (mind that) you shall ask me no question about anything unless I myself broach the subject to you.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

The other said: "If then thou wouldst follow me, ask me no questions about anything until I myself speak to thee concerning it.

Ahmed Ali

"If you must follow me," he said, "do not ask me any thing until I speak of it to you myself."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

(Al-Khadr) explained: "Well, if you go with me, do not ask me concerning anything (that I may do) until I myself make mention of it to you."

Daryabadi

He said: then if thou wilt follow me ask me not of anything until begin thereof some mention.

Faridul Haque

He said, "Therefore if you stay with me, do not ask me about anything until I myself mention it to you."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

He said: If thou wouldst follow me, question me not about aught until I myself speak to thee about it.

Maulvi Sher Ali

He said, `Well, if thou wouldst follow me, then ask me no questions about anything till I myself speak to thee about it.'

Muhammad Asad

Said [the sage]: "Well, then, if thou art to follow me, do not question me about aught [that I may do] until I myself give thee an account thereof."

Muhammad Musin Khan

He (Khidr) said: "Then, if you follow me, ask me not about anything till I myself mention it to you."

Muhammad Pickthall

He said: Well, if thou go with me, ask me not concerning aught till I myself make mention of it unto thee.

Muhammad Sarwar

He said to Moses, "If you will follow me, do not ask me about anything until I tell you the story about it."

Muhammed ali Shakir

He said: If you would follow me, then do not question me about any thing until I myself speak to you about it

Rashad Khalifa

He said, "If you follow me, then you shall not ask me about anything, unless I choose to tell you about it."

Shabbir Ahmed

The man said, "Well, if you go with me, do not ask me any questions unless I choose to tell you about it."