So they set out, until when they had embarked on the ship, he [i.e., al-Khiḍr] tore it open. [Moses] said, "Have you torn it open to drown its people? You have certainly done a grave thing."
أَخَرَقۡتَهَاHave you made a hole in itakharaqtahā
لِتُغۡرِقَto drownlitugh'riqa
أَهۡلَهَاits peopleahlahā
لَقَدۡCertainlylaqad
جِئۡتَyou have doneji'ta
شَيۡـًٔاa thingshayan
إِمۡرٗاgraveim'ran
Tafsir
When they agreed to that, they set out to the seashore where they came across a ship, which they boarded for free as an honour to Khidr. Khidr then made a hole in the ship by removing one of its planks. Moses said to him: Did you make a hole in the ship whose owners let us board for free in the hope that they may drown. You have done something confusing and puzzling.