The Majestic Quran

guided. 58 Your Lord is Forgiving, Kind. Had He punished them for what they did, then it would have come sooner, but there is a fixed time from which they will find no escape. 59 We destroyed these towns because they did wrong; We fixed the time of their destruction. T M K , 60 Remember when Moses said to his young servant, “I will travel on until I reach the place where the two seas meet, no matter how long it takes. ” 34 61 When they reached it, they forgot the fish, which quietly made its way into the sea and swam away. 62 After travelling for some time, Moses asked his young servant, “Bring our meal, the journey has worn us out!” 63 He replied, “Did you notice, when we rested at the rock I forgot the fish – none but Satan made me forget it – amazingly it made its way into the sea.” 64 Moses said, “That’s the place we were looking for.” So they turned back, carefully retracing their footsteps. 65 They found a servant of Ours there, Khidr, to whom We were especially kind – We taught him Our special knowledge. M K 66 Moses asked him, “Can I follow you, so you may teach me something of higher guidance which you have been taught?” 67 He replied, “You will not be able to have patience with me; 68 how could you have patience about things that you don’t fully know?” 69 Moses said, “God willing, you will find me patient and I will not disobey your orders.” 70 The man said, “If you must follow me then don’t ask questions until I speak about it to you.” T 71 So both set off walking along the beach until they got a boat, but when they got off Khidr damaged it. Moses said, “Did you damage it to drown those on board? You’ve done an awful thing.” 72 Khidr said, “Didn’t I say you will never have patience with me?” 73 Moses replied, “Don’t be harsh with me for forgetting; please don’t make my task any more difficult.” 74 So they travelled on until they met a boy; Khidr killed him, and Moses angrily said, “You’ve killed an innocent person who hasn’t done anything wrong; you‘ve done a dreadful thing.” 75 He said, “Didn’t I tell you, you will never have patience with me?” 76 Moses said, “If I ask anything after