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Quran 18:79

Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), verse 79 of 110 · Juz 16

أَمَّا ٱلسَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَـٰكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ فَأَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَعِيبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَآءَهُم مَّلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصْبًا

Translations of Quran 18:79
EnglishTalal Itani

As for the boat, it belonged to paupers working at sea. I wanted to damage it because there was a king coming after them seizing every boat by force.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working on the river, and I wished to mar it, for there was a king behind them who is taking every ship by force.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Evvelâ gemi, denizde çalışan bir takım biçarelerin idi, ben onu ayıblandırmak istedim ki: ötelerinde bir Melik vardı, her sağlam gemiyi gasben alıyordu.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Le navire appartenait à de pauvres gens qui travaillaient sur mer ; je voulus l’endommager, parce que derrière lui il y avait un roi qui s’emparait de tous les navires.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Het vaartuig behoorde aan zekere arme menschen, die hunne zaken op zee deden, en ik wilde het onbruikbaar maken, omdat er een koning achter hen was, die ieder goed schip met geweld nam.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

La barca apparteneva a povera gente che lavorava in mare; volli danneggiarla, perchè dietro a lei vi era un re, che s’impadroniva di tutte le barche.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.