سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 13
لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِۦ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَـٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقْرِنِينَ ﴿13﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
In order that you may mount on their backs, and then may remember the Favour of your Lord when you mount thereon, and say: "Glory to Him Who has subjected this to us, and we could never have it (by our efforts).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟
litastawū
That you may sit firmly
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
ظُهُورِهِۦ
ẓuhūrihi
their backs
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
تَذْكُرُوا۟
tadhkurū
remember
نِعْمَةَ
niʿ'mata
(the) favor
رَبِّكُمْ
rabbikum
(of) your Lord
إِذَا
idhā
when
ٱسْتَوَيْتُمْ
is'tawaytum
you sit firmly
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
on them
وَتَقُولُوا۟
wataqūlū
and say
سُبْحَـٰنَ
sub'ḥāna
Glory be (to)
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
the One Who
سَخَّرَ
sakhara
(has) subjected
لَنَا
lanā
to us
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
وَمَا
wamā
and not
كُنَّا
kunnā
we were
لَهُۥ
lahu
of it
مُقْرِنِينَ
muq'rinīna
capable
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.
13. 1. That is, if He had not made these animals subservient to us and within our control, we would not have been able to keep them under our authority and use them for riding, carrying loads, and other purposes.
