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Fatir 12

Ayah 12 of 45 · Meccan

وَمَا يَسۡتَوِي ٱلۡبَحۡرَانِ هَٰذَا عَذۡبٞ فُرَاتٞ سَآئِغٞ شَرَابُهُۥ وَهَٰذَا مِلۡحٌ أُجَاجٞۖ وَمِن كُلّٖ تَأۡكُلُونَ لَحۡمٗا طَرِيّٗا وَتَسۡتَخۡرِجُونَ حِلۡيَةٗ تَلۡبَسُونَهَاۖ وَتَرَى ٱلۡفُلۡكَ فِيهِ مَوَاخِرَ لِتَبۡتَغُواْ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ ١٢

And not alike are the two seas [i.e., bodies of water]. One is fresh and sweet, palatable for drinking, and one is salty and bitter. And from each you eat tender meat and extract ornaments which you wear, and you see the ships plowing through [them] that you might seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. يَسۡتَوِيare alikeyastawī
  3. ٱلۡبَحۡرَانِthe two seasl-baḥrāni
  4. هَٰذَاThishādhā
  5. عَذۡبٞ(is) freshʿadhbun
  6. فُرَاتٞsweetfurātun
  7. سَآئِغٞpleasantsāighun
  8. شَرَابُهُۥits drinksharābuhu
  9. وَهَٰذَاand thiswahādhā
  10. مِلۡحٌsaltymil'ḥun
  11. أُجَاجٞۖ(and) bitterujājun
  12. وَمِنAnd fromwamin
  13. كُلّٖeachkullin
  14. تَأۡكُلُونَyou eattakulūna
  15. لَحۡمٗاmeatlaḥman
  16. طَرِيّٗاfreshṭariyyan
  17. وَتَسۡتَخۡرِجُونَand you extractwatastakhrijūna
  18. حِلۡيَةٗornamentsḥil'yatan
  19. تَلۡبَسُونَهَاۖyou wear themtalbasūnahā
  20. وَتَرَىand you seewatarā
  21. ٱلۡفُلۡكَthe shipsl-ful'ka
  22. فِيهِin itfīhi
  23. مَوَاخِرَcleavingmawākhira
  24. لِتَبۡتَغُواْso that you may seeklitabtaghū
  25. مِنofmin
  26. فَضۡلِهِۦHis Bountyfaḍlihi
  27. وَلَعَلَّكُمۡand that you maywalaʿallakum
  28. تَشۡكُرُونَbe gratefultashkurūna

Tafsir

And the two seas are not alike: One of them is extremely sweet and easy to drink due to its sweetness, and the other is salty and bitter which is not drinkable due to its extreme saltiness. And from each of the abovementioned seas you eat fresh meat, which is fish, and you extract from them rubies and coral which you wear as adornment. And you see the ships, O onlooker, splitting the sea with its sailing, coming and going, so you can seek the grace of Allah through trade, and so that you thank Allah for His many favours He has done for you.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran