Surah 17 Al-Israa — Ayah 66
رَّبُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُزْجِى لَكُمُ ٱلْفُلْكَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ لِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًۭا
A kiedy dotknie was na morzu nieszczęście, daleko od was są ci, których wzywacie, poza Nim. Lecz kiedy On wyratuje was, wyprowadzając na ląd, wy się odwracacie. Zaprawdę, człowiek jest niewdzięczny!
rabbukumu alladhī yuz'jī lakumu l-ful'ka fī l-baḥri litabtaghū min faḍlihi innahu kāna bikum raḥīman
Word by word
- رَّبُّكُمُ rabbukumu Your Lord
- ٱلَّذِى alladhī (is) the One Who
- يُزْجِى yuz'jī drives
- لَكُمُ lakumu for you
- ٱلْفُلْكَ l-ful'ka the ship
- فِى fī in
- ٱلْبَحْرِ l-baḥri the sea
- لِتَبْتَغُوا۟ litabtaghū that you may seek
- مِن min of
- فَضْلِهِۦٓ ۚ faḍlihi His Bounty
- إِنَّهُۥ innahu Indeed, He
- كَانَ kāna is
- بِكُمْ bikum to you
- رَحِيمًۭا raḥīman Ever Merciful
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Ships are a Sign of the Mercy of Allah
Allah tells us of His kindness towards His servants by subjugating for them ships on the sea. He makes it easy for them to use ships to serve their interests, seeking His bounty through trade between one region and another. He says:
(Truly, He is ever Most Merciful towards you.) meaning, He does this for you out of His grace and mercy towards you.