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Ash-Shuraa 33

Ayah 33 of 53 · Meccan

إِن يَشَأۡ يُسۡكِنِ ٱلرِّيحَ فَيَظۡلَلۡنَ رَوَاكِدَ عَلَىٰ ظَهۡرِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٖ شَكُورٍ ٣٣

If He willed, He could still the wind, and they would remain motionless on its surface. Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنIfin
  2. يَشَأۡHe willsyasha
  3. يُسۡكِنِHe can cause the wind to become stillyus'kini
  4. ٱلرِّيحَHe can cause the wind to become stilll-rīḥa
  5. فَيَظۡلَلۡنَthen they would remainfayaẓlalna
  6. رَوَاكِدَmotionlessrawākida
  7. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  8. ظَهۡرِهِۦٓۚits backẓahrihi
  9. إِنَّIndeedinna
  10. فِيinfī
  11. ذَٰلِكَthatdhālika
  12. لَأٓيَٰتٖsurely (are) Signslaāyātin
  13. لِّكُلِّfor everyonelikulli
  14. صَبَّارٖpatientṣabbārin
  15. شَكُورٍ(and) gratefulshakūrin

Tafsir

If Allah wished to make the wind that moves them still He would have done so, and they will remain fixed on the ocean motionless. In that which has been mentioned about the creation of ships and the subjugation of the winds there are clear signs of Allah’s power for every person who is patient in difficulty and trials, and who is grateful for Allah’s favours to him.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran