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فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا لَقِيَا غُلَـٰمًا فَقَتَلَهُۥ قَالَ أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةًۢ بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَّقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا نُّكْرًا

Fa i n t alaq a h att a i tha laqiy a ghul a man faqatalahu q a la aqatalta nafsan zakiyyatan bighayri nafsin laqad jita shayan nukr a n

And so the two went on, till, when they met a young man, [the sage] slew him - [whereupon Moses] exclaimed: "Hast thou slain an innocent human being without [his having taken] another man's life? Indeed, thou hast done a terrible thing!"

- Mohammad Asad

So they journeyed on until they met a boy, and Khizr slew him. Musa said: "You have killed an innocent person though he had killed nobody. Surely you have done a horrible deed!"

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

So they proceeded until they came across a boy, and the man killed him. Moses protested, 'Have you killed an innocent soul, who killed no one? You have certainly done a horrible thing.'

- Mustafa Khattab

So the twain journeyed on till, when they met a lad, he slew him. (Moses) said: What! Hast thou slain an innocent soul who hath slain no man? Verily thou hast done a horrid thing.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Then they proceeded: until when they met a young man he slew him. Moses said: "Hast thou slain an innocent person who had slain none? Truly a foul (unheard-of) thing hast thou done!" ²⁴¹⁸

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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And so the two went on, till, when they met a young man, [the sage] slew him - [whereupon Moses] exclaimed: "Hast thou slain an innocent human being without [his having taken] another man's life? Indeed, thou hast done a terrible thing!"

- Mohammad Asad

So they journeyed on until they met a boy, and Khizr slew him. Musa said: "You have killed an innocent person though he had killed nobody. Surely you have done a horrible deed!"

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

So they proceeded until they came across a boy, and the man killed him. Moses protested, 'Have you killed an innocent soul, who killed no one? You have certainly done a horrible thing.'

- Mustafa Khattab

So the twain journeyed on till, when they met a lad, he slew him. (Moses) said: What! Hast thou slain an innocent soul who hath slain no man? Verily thou hast done a horrid thing.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Then they proceeded: until when they met a young man he slew him. Moses said: "Hast thou slain an innocent person who had slain none? Truly a foul (unheard-of) thing hast thou done!" ²⁴¹⁸

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 18. Al-Kahf, Ayah 74

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And so the two went on, till, when they met a young man, [the sage] slew him - [whereupon Moses] exclaimed: "Hast thou slain an innocent human being without [his having taken] another man's life? Indeed, thou hast done a terrible thing!"

- Mohammad Asad

So they journeyed on until they met a boy, and Khizr slew him. Musa said: "You have killed an innocent person though he had killed nobody. Surely you have done a horrible deed!"

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

So they proceeded until they came across a boy, and the man killed him. Moses protested, 'Have you killed an innocent soul, who killed no one? You have certainly done a horrible thing.'

- Mustafa Khattab

So the twain journeyed on till, when they met a lad, he slew him. (Moses) said: What! Hast thou slain an innocent soul who hath slain no man? Verily thou hast done a horrid thing.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Then they proceeded: until when they met a young man he slew him. Moses said: "Hast thou slain an innocent person who had slain none? Truly a foul (unheard-of) thing hast thou done!" 2418

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Then they proceeded: until when they met a young man he slew him. Moses said: "Hast thou slain an innocent person who had slain none? Truly a foul (unheard-of) thing hast thou done!" ²⁴¹⁸