سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 66
رَّبُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُزْجِى لَكُمُ ٱلْفُلْكَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ لِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا ﴿66﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Your Lord is He Who drives the ship for you through the sea, in order that you may seek of His Bounty. Truly He is Ever Most Merciful towards you.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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 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.
66. 1. It is His grace and mercy that He has subjected the sea to mankind, and they sail ships and vessels upon it, traveling from one country to another and conducting trade. He has also guided towards those things in which there are benefits and interests for His servants.
