Surah Al-Jathiya 45:12 — translation and meaning

الجاثية · Verse 12 / 37 · Page 499

اللَّهُ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الْبَحْرَ لِتَجْرِيَ الْفُلْكُ فِيهِ بِأَمْرِهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِهِ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Word by Word

اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
الَّذِي
alladhi
(is) the One Who
سَخَّرَ
sakhara
subjected
لَكُمُ
lakumu
to you
الْبَحْرَ
al-bahra
the sea
لِتَجْرِيَ
litajriya
that may sail
الْفُلْكُ
al-ful'ku
the ships
فِيهِ
fihi
therein
بِأَمْرِهِ
bi-amrihi
by His Command
وَلِتَبْتَغُوا
walitabtaghu
and that you may seek
مِن
min
of
فَضْلِهِ
fadlihi
His Bounty
وَلَعَلَّكُمْ
wala'allakum
and that you may
تَشْكُرُونَ
tashkuruna
give thanks

Transliteration

Allaahul lazee sahkhara lakumul bahra litajriyal fulku feehi bi amrihee wa litabtaghoo min fadlihee wa la'allakum tashkuroon

Translation

It is Allah 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.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Allah alone is the one who subjugated for you, O people, the sea in which ships sail with His order, and so that you seek His grace through different lawful trades and so that you are thankful for Allah’s favours upon you.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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