سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 28
فَإِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتَ أَنتَ وَمَن مَّعَكَ عَلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ فَقُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى نَجَّىٰنَا مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when you have embarked on the ship, you and whoever is with you, then say: "All the praises and thanks be to Allâh, Who has saved us from the people who are Zâlimûn (i.e. oppressors, wrong-doers, polytheists, those who join others in worship with Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
And when
ٱسْتَوَيْتَ
is'tawayta
you (have) boarded
أَنتَ
anta
you
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
مَّعَكَ
maʿaka
(is) with you
عَلَى
ʿalā
[on]
ٱلْفُلْكِ
l-ful'ki
the ship
فَقُلِ
faquli
then say
ٱلْحَمْدُ
l-ḥamdu
Praise
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(be) to Allah
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
Who
نَجَّىٰنَا
najjānā
(has) saved us
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْقَوْمِ
l-qawmi
the people
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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28. And when you and those with you have boarded the Ark [32] and are settled, say, "All praise is for Allah, Who has saved us from the wrongdoing people [33]."
[32] These events and their details have already been discussed in detail in the footnotes of Surah Hud from number 34 to 53. Therefore, there is no need to repeat them.
[33] That is, this nation was so wretched that upon their drowning, Prophet Nuh ؑ thanked Allah and expressed happiness instead of sorrow. This nation was truly an example of "good riddance to bad rubbish." In fact, Prophet Nuh ؑ had clearly said in his supplication: O Allah! Do not let even a single household of this nation remain alive, because the children born among them will also be disobedient and wicked, and will never accept the truth. [71: 26، 27]
[32] These events and their details have already been discussed in detail in the footnotes of Surah Hud from number 34 to 53. Therefore, there is no need to repeat them.
[33] That is, this nation was so wretched that upon their drowning, Prophet Nuh ؑ thanked Allah and expressed happiness instead of sorrow. This nation was truly an example of "good riddance to bad rubbish." In fact, Prophet Nuh ؑ had clearly said in his supplication: O Allah! Do not let even a single household of this nation remain alive, because the children born among them will also be disobedient and wicked, and will never accept the truth. [71: 26، 27]
