Ships, Sailing of ship as a Sign to be of service, to be grateful, to seek His Bounty

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

إِنَّفِيخَلۡقِٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلۡأَرۡضِوَٱخۡتِلَٰفِٱلَّيۡلِوَٱلنَّهَارِوَٱلۡفُلۡكِٱلَّتِيتَجۡرِيفِيٱلۡبَحۡرِبِمَايَنفَعُٱلنَّاسَوَمَآأَنزَلَٱللَّهُمِنَٱلسَّمَآءِمِنمَّآءٖفَأَحۡيَابِهِٱلۡأَرۡضَبَعۡدَمَوۡتِهَاوَبَثَّفِيهَامِنكُلِّدَآبَّةٖوَتَصۡرِيفِٱلرِّيَٰحِوَٱلسَّحَابِٱلۡمُسَخَّرِبَيۡنَٱلسَّمَآءِوَٱلۡأَرۡضِلَأٓيَٰتٖلِّقَوۡمٖيَعۡقِلُونَ١٦٤
Saheeh International

Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, and the [great] ships which sail through the sea with that which benefits people, and what Allāh has sent down from the heavens of rain, giving life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and dispersing therein every [kind of] moving creature, and [His] directing of the winds and the clouds controlled between the heaven and earth are signs for a people who use reason.

إِنَّInna
فِىfee
خَلْقِkhalqi
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِalssamawati
وَٱلْأَرْضِwaalardi
وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِwaikhtilafi
ٱلَّيْلِallayli
وَٱلنَّهَارِwaalnnahari
وَٱلْفُلْكِwaalfulki
ٱلَّتِىallatee
تَجْرِىtajree
فِىfee
ٱلْبَحْرِalbahri
بِمَاbima
يَنفَعُyanfaAAu
ٱلنَّاسَalnnasa
وَمَآwama
أَنزَلَanzala
ٱللَّهُAllahu
مِنَmina
ٱلسَّمَآءِalssamai
مِنmin
مَّآءٍۢmain
فَأَحْيَاfaahya
بِهِbihi
ٱلْأَرْضَalarda
بَعْدَbaAAda
مَوْتِهَاmawtiha
وَبَثَّwabaththa
فِيهَاfeeha
مِنmin
كُلِّkulli
دَآبَّةٍۢdabbatin
وَتَصْرِيفِwatasreefi
ٱلرِّيَـٰحِalrriyahi
وَٱلسَّحَابِwaalssahabi
ٱلْمُسَخَّرِalmusakhkhari
بَيْنَbayna
ٱلسَّمَآءِalssamai
وَٱلْأَرْضِwaalardi
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢlaayatin
لِّقَوْمٍۢliqawmin
يَعْقِلُونَyaAAqiloona
ٱللَّهُٱلَّذِيخَلَقَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلۡأَرۡضَوَأَنزَلَمِنَٱلسَّمَآءِمَآءٗفَأَخۡرَجَبِهِۦمِنَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِرِزۡقٗالَّكُمۡۖوَسَخَّرَلَكُمُٱلۡفُلۡكَلِتَجۡرِيَفِيٱلۡبَحۡرِبِأَمۡرِهِۦۖوَسَخَّرَلَكُمُٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرَ٣٢
Saheeh International

It is Allāh who created the heavens and the earth and sent down rain from the sky and produced thereby some fruits as provision for you and subjected for you1 the ships to sail through the sea by His command and subjected for you the rivers.

ٱللَّهُAllahu
ٱلَّذِىallathee
خَلَقَkhalaqa
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِalssamawati
وَٱلْأَرْضَwaalarda
وَأَنزَلَwaanzala
مِنَmina
ٱلسَّمَآءِalssamai
مَآءًۭmaan
فَأَخْرَجَfaakhraja
بِهِۦbihi
مِنَmina
ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِalththamarati
رِزْقًۭاrizqan
لَّكُمْ ۖlakum
وَسَخَّرَwasakhkhara
لَكُمُlakumu
ٱلْفُلْكَalfulka
لِتَجْرِىَlitajriya
فِىfee
ٱلْبَحْرِalbahri
بِأَمْرِهِۦ ۖbiamrihi
وَسَخَّرَwasakhkhara
لَكُمُlakumu
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرَalanhara
وَهُوَٱلَّذِيسَخَّرَٱلۡبَحۡرَلِتَأۡكُلُواْمِنۡهُلَحۡمٗاطَرِيّٗاوَتَسۡتَخۡرِجُواْمِنۡهُحِلۡيَةٗتَلۡبَسُونَهَاۖوَتَرَىٱلۡفُلۡكَمَوَاخِرَفِيهِوَلِتَبۡتَغُواْمِنفَضۡلِهِۦوَلَعَلَّكُمۡتَشۡكُرُونَ١٤
Saheeh International

And it is He who subjected the sea for you to eat from it tender meat and to extract from it ornaments which you wear. And you see the ships plowing through it, and [He subjected it] that you may seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful.

وَهُوَWahuwa
ٱلَّذِىallathee
سَخَّرَsakhkhara
ٱلْبَحْرَalbahra
لِتَأْكُلُوا۟litakuloo
مِنْهُminhu
لَحْمًۭاlahman
طَرِيًّۭاtariyyan
وَتَسْتَخْرِجُوا۟watastakhrijoo
مِنْهُminhu
حِلْيَةًۭhilyatan
تَلْبَسُونَهَاtalbasoonaha
وَتَرَىwatara
ٱلْفُلْكَalfulka
مَوَاخِرَmawakhira
فِيهِfeehi
وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟walitabtaghoo
مِنmin
فَضْلِهِۦfadlihi
وَلَعَلَّكُمْwalaAAallakum
تَشْكُرُونَtashkuroona
رَّبُّكُمُٱلَّذِييُزۡجِيلَكُمُٱلۡفُلۡكَفِيٱلۡبَحۡرِلِتَبۡتَغُواْمِنفَضۡلِهِۦٓۚإِنَّهُۥكَانَبِكُمۡرَحِيمٗا٦٦
Saheeh International

It is your Lord who drives the ship for you through the sea that you may seek of His bounty. Indeed, He is ever, to you, Merciful.

رَّبُّكُمُRabbukumu
ٱلَّذِىallathee
يُزْجِىyuzjee
لَكُمُlakumu
ٱلْفُلْكَalfulka
فِىfee
ٱلْبَحْرِalbahri
لِتَبْتَغُوا۟litabtaghoo
مِنmin
فَضْلِهِۦٓ ۚfadlihi
إِنَّهُۥinnahu
كَانَkana
بِكُمْbikum
رَحِيمًۭاraheeman
أَلَمۡتَرَأَنَّٱللَّهَسَخَّرَلَكُممَّافِيٱلۡأَرۡضِوَٱلۡفُلۡكَتَجۡرِيفِيٱلۡبَحۡرِبِأَمۡرِهِۦوَيُمۡسِكُٱلسَّمَآءَأَنتَقَعَعَلَىٱلۡأَرۡضِإِلَّابِإِذۡنِهِۦٓۚإِنَّٱللَّهَبِٱلنَّاسِلَرَءُوفٞرَّحِيمٞ٦٥
Saheeh International

Do you not see that Allāh has subjected to you whatever is on the earth and the ships which run through the sea by His command? And He restrains the sky from falling upon the earth, unless by His permission. Indeed Allāh, to the people, is Kind and Merciful.

أَلَمْAlam
تَرَtara
أَنَّanna
ٱللَّهَAllaha
سَخَّرَsakhkhara
لَكُمlakum
مَّاma
فِىfee
ٱلْأَرْضِalardi
وَٱلْفُلْكَwaalfulka
تَجْرِىtajree
فِىfee
ٱلْبَحْرِalbahri
بِأَمْرِهِۦbiamrihi
وَيُمْسِكُwayumsiku
ٱلسَّمَآءَalssamaa
أَنan
تَقَعَtaqaAAa
عَلَىAAala
ٱلْأَرْضِalardi
إِلَّاilla
بِإِذْنِهِۦٓ ۗbiithnihi
إِنَّinna
ٱللَّهَAllaha
بِٱلنَّاسِbialnnasi
لَرَءُوفٌۭlaraoofun
رَّحِيمٌۭraheemun
أَلَمۡتَرَأَنَّٱلۡفُلۡكَتَجۡرِيفِيٱلۡبَحۡرِبِنِعۡمَتِٱللَّهِلِيُرِيَكُممِّنۡءَايَٰتِهِۦٓۚإِنَّفِيذَٰلِكَلَأٓيَٰتٖلِّكُلِّصَبَّارٖشَكُورٖ٣١
Saheeh International

Do you not see that ships sail through the sea by the favor of Allāh that He may show you of His signs? Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.

أَلَمْAlam
تَرَtara
أَنَّanna
ٱلْفُلْكَalfulka
تَجْرِىtajree
فِىfee
ٱلْبَحْرِalbahri
بِنِعْمَتِbiniAAmati
ٱللَّهِAllahi
لِيُرِيَكُمliyuriyakum
مِّنْmin
ءَايَـٰتِهِۦٓ ۚayatihi
إِنَّinna
فِىfee
ذَٰلِكَthalika
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢlaayatin
لِّكُلِّlikulli
صَبَّارٍۢsabbarin
شَكُورٍۢshakoorin
وَمَايَسۡتَوِيٱلۡبَحۡرَانِهَٰذَاعَذۡبٞفُرَاتٞسَآئِغٞشَرَابُهُۥوَهَٰذَامِلۡحٌأُجَاجٞۖوَمِنكُلّٖتَأۡكُلُونَلَحۡمٗاطَرِيّٗاوَتَسۡتَخۡرِجُونَحِلۡيَةٗتَلۡبَسُونَهَاۖوَتَرَىٱلۡفُلۡكَفِيهِمَوَاخِرَلِتَبۡتَغُواْمِنفَضۡلِهِۦوَلَعَلَّكُمۡتَشۡكُرُونَ١٢
Saheeh International

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.

وَمَاWama
يَسْتَوِىyastawee
ٱلْبَحْرَانِalbahrani
هَـٰذَاhatha
عَذْبٌۭAAathbun
فُرَاتٌۭfuratun
سَآئِغٌۭsaighun
شَرَابُهُۥsharabuhu
وَهَـٰذَاwahatha
مِلْحٌmilhun
أُجَاجٌۭ ۖojajun
وَمِنwamin
كُلٍّۢkullin
تَأْكُلُونَtakuloona
لَحْمًۭاlahman
طَرِيًّۭاtariyyan
وَتَسْتَخْرِجُونَwatastakhrijoona
حِلْيَةًۭhilyatan
تَلْبَسُونَهَا ۖtalbasoonaha
وَتَرَىwatara
ٱلْفُلْكَalfulka
فِيهِfeehi
مَوَاخِرَmawakhira
لِتَبْتَغُوا۟litabtaghoo
مِنmin
فَضْلِهِۦfadlihi
وَلَعَلَّكُمْwalaAAallakum
تَشْكُرُونَtashkuroona
وَمِنۡءَايَٰتِهِٱلۡجَوَارِفِيٱلۡبَحۡرِكَٱلۡأَعۡلَٰمِ٣٢
Saheeh International

And of His signs are the ships in the sea, like mountains.

وَمِنْWamin
ءَايَـٰتِهِayatihi
ٱلْجَوَارِaljawari
فِىfee
ٱلْبَحْرِalbahri
كَٱلْأَعْلَـٰمِkaalaAAlami
إِنيَشَأۡيُسۡكِنِٱلرِّيحَفَيَظۡلَلۡنَرَوَاكِدَعَلَىٰظَهۡرِهِۦٓۚإِنَّفِيذَٰلِكَلَأٓيَٰتٖلِّكُلِّصَبَّارٖشَكُورٍ٣٣
Saheeh International

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.

إِنIn
يَشَأْyasha
يُسْكِنِyuskini
ٱلرِّيحَalrreeha
فَيَظْلَلْنَfayathlalna
رَوَاكِدَrawakida
عَلَىٰAAala
ظَهْرِهِۦٓ ۚthahrihi
إِنَّinna
فِىfee
ذَٰلِكَthalika
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢlaayatin
لِّكُلِّlikulli
صَبَّارٍۢsabbarin
شَكُورٍshakoorin
وَٱلَّذِيخَلَقَٱلۡأَزۡوَٰجَكُلَّهَاوَجَعَلَلَكُممِّنَٱلۡفُلۡكِوَٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِمَاتَرۡكَبُونَ١٢
Saheeh International

And who created the species, all of them, and has made for you of ships and animals those which you mount

وَٱلَّذِىWaallathee
خَلَقَkhalaqa
ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَalazwaja
كُلَّهَاkullaha
وَجَعَلَwajaAAala
لَكُمlakum
مِّنَmina
ٱلْفُلْكِalfulki
وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِwaalanAAami
مَاma
تَرْكَبُونَtarkaboona
۞ ٱللَّهُٱلَّذِيسَخَّرَلَكُمُٱلۡبَحۡرَلِتَجۡرِيَٱلۡفُلۡكُفِيهِبِأَمۡرِهِۦوَلِتَبۡتَغُواْمِنفَضۡلِهِۦوَلَعَلَّكُمۡتَشۡكُرُونَ١٢
Saheeh International

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.

۞ ٱللَّهُAllahu
ٱلَّذِىallathee
سَخَّرَsakhkhara
لَكُمُlakumu
ٱلْبَحْرَalbahra
لِتَجْرِىَlitajriya
ٱلْفُلْكُalfulku
فِيهِfeehi
بِأَمْرِهِۦbiamrihi
وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟walitabtaghoo
مِنmin
فَضْلِهِۦfadlihi
وَلَعَلَّكُمْwalaAAallakum
تَشْكُرُونَtashkuroona
وَلَهُٱلۡجَوَارِٱلۡمُنشَـَٔاتُفِيٱلۡبَحۡرِكَٱلۡأَعۡلَٰمِ٢٤
Saheeh International

And to Him belong the ships [with sails] elevated in the sea like mountains.

وَلَهُWalahu
ٱلْجَوَارِaljawari
ٱلْمُنشَـَٔاتُalmunshaatu
فِىfee
ٱلْبَحْرِalbahri
كَٱلْأَعْلَـٰمِkaalaAAlami