So when they had reached the junction of the two (rivers) they forgot their fish, and it took its way into the sea, going away.

But when they had gone farther, he said to his servant: Bring to us our morning meal, certainly we have met with fatigue from this our journey.

He said: Did you see when we took refuge on the rock then I forgot the fish, and nothing made me forget to speak of it but the Shaitan, and it took its way into the river; what a wonder!

He said: This is what we sought for; so they returned retracing their footsteps.

Then they found one from among Our servants whom We had granted mercy from Us and whom We had taught knowledge from Ourselves.

Musa said to him: Shall I follow you on condition that you should teach me right knowledge of what you have been taught?

He said: Surely you cannot have patience with me

And how can you have patience in that of which you have not got a comprehensive knowledge?

He said: If Allah pleases, you will find me patient and I shall not disobey you in any matter.

He said: If you would follow me, then do not question me about any thing until I myself speak to you about it

So they went (their way) until when they embarked in the boat he made a hole in it. (Musa) said: Have you made a hole in it to drown its inmates? Certainly you have done a grievous thing.

He said: Did I not say that you will not be able to have patience with me?

He said: Blame me not for what I forgot, and do not constrain me to a difficult thing in my affair.

So they went on until, when they met a boy, he slew him. (Musa) said: Have you slain an innocent person otherwise than for manslaughter? Certainly you have done an evil thing.

He said: Did I not say to you that you will not be able to have patience with me?

He said: If I ask you about anything after this, keep me not in your company; indeed you shall have (then) found an excuse in my case.

So they went on until when they came to the people of a town, they asked them for food, but they refused to entertain them as guests. Then they found in it a wall which was on the point of falling, so he put it into a right state. (Musa) said: If you had pleased, you might certainly have taken a recompense for it.

He said: This shall be separation between me and you; now I will inform you of the significance of that with which you could not have patience.

As for the boat, it belonged to (some) poor men who worked on the river and I wished that I should damage it, and there was behind them a king who seized every boat by force.

And as for the boy, his parents were believers and we feared lest he should make disobedience and ingratitude to come upon them:

So we desired that their Lord might give them in his place one better than him in purity and nearer to having compassion.

And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and there was beneath it a treasure belonging to them, and their father was a righteous man; so your Lord desired that they should attain their maturity and take out their treasure, a mercy from your Lord, and I did not do it of my own accord. This is the significance of that with which you could not have patience.

And they ask you about Zulqarnain. Say: I will recite to you an account of him.

Surely We established him in the land and granted him means of access to every thing.

So he followed a course.

Until when he reached the place where the sun set, he found it going down into a black sea, and found by it a people. We said: O Zulqarnain! either give them a chastisement or do them a benefit.

He said: As to him who is unjust, we will chastise him, then shall he be returned to his Lord, and He will chastise him with an exemplary chastisement:

And as for him who believes and does good, he shall have goodly reward, and We will speak to him an easy word of Our command.

Then he followed (another) course.

Until when he reached the land of the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people to whom We had given no shelter from It;