سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 14
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ ٱلْبَحْرَ لِتَأْكُلُوا۟ مِنْهُ لَحْمًا طَرِيًّا وَتَسْتَخْرِجُوا۟ مِنْهُ حِلْيَةً تَلْبَسُونَهَا وَتَرَى ٱلْفُلْكَ مَوَاخِرَ فِيهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And He it is Who has subjected the sea (to you), that you eat thereof fresh tender meat (i.e. fish), and that you bring forth out of it ornaments to wear. And you see the ships ploughing through it, that you may seek (thus) of His Bounty (by transporting the goods from place to place) and that you may be grateful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
سَخَّرَ
sakhara
subjected
ٱلْبَحْرَ
l-baḥra
the sea
لِتَأْكُلُوا۟
litakulū
for you to eat
مِنْهُ
min'hu
from it
لَحْمًۭا
laḥman
meat
طَرِيًّۭا
ṭariyyan
fresh
وَتَسْتَخْرِجُوا۟
watastakhrijū
and that you bring forth
مِنْهُ
min'hu
from it
حِلْيَةًۭ
ḥil'yatan
ornaments
تَلْبَسُونَهَا
talbasūnahā
(that) you wear them
وَتَرَى
watarā
And you see
ٱلْفُلْكَ
l-ful'ka
the ships
مَوَاخِرَ
mawākhira
ploughing
فِيهِ
fīhi
through it
وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟
walitabtaghū
and that you may seek
مِن
min
of
فَضْلِهِۦ
faḍlihi
His Bounty
وَلَعَلَّكُمْ
walaʿallakum
and that you may
تَشْكُرُونَ
tashkurūna
(be) grateful
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
14. 1. Along with the mention of the turbulent waves of the sea being subjected to mankind, three of its benefits are also mentioned. First, you eat fresh meat from it in the form of fish (even if the fish is dead, it is still halal). In addition, it is also permissible to hunt it while in the state of ihram. Second, from it you extract mother-of-pearl, shells, and gems, from which you make jewelry. Third, in it you sail boats and ships, through which you travel from one country to another, bringing and taking commercial goods, by which you obtain the bounty of Allah, for which you should be grateful to Allah.
