Surah As-Saffat 37:141 — translation and meaning
الصافات · Verse 141 / 182 · Page 451
فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُدْحَضِينَ
Word by Word
فَسَاهَمَ
fasahama
Then he drew lots
فَكَانَ
fakana
and was
مِنَ
mina
of
الْمُدْحَضِينَ
al-mud'hadina
the losers
Transliteration
Fasaahama fakaana minal mudhadeen
Translation
And he drew lots and was among the losers.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
The ship was close to sinking because of its load, so the passengers drew lots to throw some of them overboard, fearing its sinking because of too many passengers. Jonah was one of the names that were drawn, and so they threw him in to the sea.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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