Surah Al-Kahf — Verse 61

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فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَيْنِهِمَا نَسِيَا حُوتَهُمَا فَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا

Falamma balagha majmaAAabaynihima nasiya hootahuma fattakhathasabeelahu fee albahri saraba

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

but when they reached the place where the two seas meet, they had forgotten all about their fish, which made its way into the sea and swam away.

Marmaduke Pickthall

And when they reached the point where the two met, they forgot their fish, and it took its way into the waters, being free.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But when they reached the Junction, they forgot (about) their Fish, which took its course through the sea (straight) as in a tunnel.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

So, when they reached the meeting point of the two seas, they forgot their fish, and it made its way into the sea as in a tunnel.

Al-Hilali & Khan

But when they reached the junction of the two seas, they forgot their fish, and it took its way through the sea as in a tunnel.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

But when they reached the point where the two rivers meet, they forgot their fish, and it took its way into the sea, as if through a tunnel.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

But when they reached the junction between the two [seas], they forgot all about their fish, and it took its way into the sea and disappeared from sight.