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Al-Jathiyah 12

Ayah 12 of 37 · Meccan

۞ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ لِتَجۡرِيَ ٱلۡفُلۡكُ فِيهِ بِأَمۡرِهِۦ وَلِتَبۡتَغُواْ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ ١٢

It is Allāh who subjected to you the sea so that ships may sail upon it by His command and that you may seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ ٱللَّهُAllahal-lahu
  2. ٱلَّذِي(is) the One Whoalladhī
  3. سَخَّرَsubjectedsakhara
  4. لَكُمُto youlakumu
  5. ٱلۡبَحۡرَthe seal-baḥra
  6. لِتَجۡرِيَthat may saillitajriya
  7. ٱلۡفُلۡكُthe shipsl-ful'ku
  8. فِيهِthereinfīhi
  9. بِأَمۡرِهِۦby His Commandbi-amrihi
  10. وَلِتَبۡتَغُواْand that you may seekwalitabtaghū
  11. مِنofmin
  12. فَضۡلِهِۦHis Bountyfaḍlihi
  13. وَلَعَلَّكُمۡand that you maywalaʿallakum
  14. تَشۡكُرُونَgive thankstashkurūna

Tafsir

Allah alone is the one who subjugated for you, O people, the sea in which ships sail with His order, and so that you seek His grace through different lawful trades and so that you are thankful for Allah’s favours upon you.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran