Surah Al-Kahf, ayah 64
قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ۚ فَٱرْتَدَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا
[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.
Al-Kahf · 18:64
Word by word
- قَالَqālaHe said
- ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
- مَاmā(is) what
- كُنَّاkunnāwe were
- نَبْغِ ۚnabghiseeking
- فَٱرْتَدَّاfa-ir'taddāSo they returned
- عَلَىٰٓʿalāon
- ءَاثَارِهِمَاāthārihimātheir footprints
- قَصَصًۭاqaṣaṣanretracing
A layered explanation of this ayah has not been written yet. Explore the topics for ayahs we have explained in depth.