# Fe-Lam-Kef — فلك (flk)

> Occurs in 25 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/flk

- **Meaning:** become round, anything circular, persist/persevere, ship, Ark, the place of the revolving of the stars, the celestial sphere, vault of heaven, firmament, surrounding spheres, sky, revolvement, circling, circuit, going to and fro, in a state of commotion, whirl of a spindle, one who goes round
- **Derived forms:** فَلَك (2) · فُلْك (23)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 164

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱلْفُلْكِ — wal-ful'ki · "and the ships"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

اِنَّ ف۪ي خَلْقِ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَالْفُلْكِ الَّت۪ي تَجْر۪ي فِي الْبَحْرِ بِمَا يَنْفَعُ النَّاسَ وَمَٓا اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ مِنْ مَٓاءٍ فَاَحْيَا بِهِ الْاَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَبَثَّ ف۪يهَا مِنْ كُلِّ دَٓابَّةٍۖ وَتَصْر۪يفِ الرِّيَاحِ وَالسَّحَابِ الْمُسَخَّرِ بَيْنَ السَّمَٓاءِ وَالْاَرْضِ لَاٰيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ

Inna fee khalqi assamawatiwal-ardi wakhtilafi allayli wannahariwalfulki allatee tajree fee albahri bimayanfaAAu annasa wama anzala Allahumina assama-i min ma-in faahyabihi al-arda baAAda mawtiha wabaththa feehamin kulli dabbatin watasreefi arriyahiwassahabi almusakhkhari bayna assama-iwal-ardi laayatin liqawminyaAAqiloon

In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, and the ship which runs in the sea with what benefits men, and what God sent down of water from the sky then gave life thereby to the earth after its death, and spread therein every creature, and in the circulation of the winds and the clouds made subject between the heaven and the earth are proofs for people who reason.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-164.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 64

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكِ — l-ful'ki · "the ship"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَاَنْجَيْنَاهُ وَالَّذ۪ينَ مَعَهُ فِي الْفُلْكِ وَاَغْرَقْنَا الَّذ۪ينَ كَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِنَاۜ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْماً عَم۪ينَ۟

Fakaththaboohu faanjaynahu wallatheenamaAAahu fee alfulki waaghraqna allatheena kaththaboobi-ayatina innahum kanoo qawmanAAameen

Then they denied him; so We delivered him and those with him in the ship, and drowned those who denied Our proofs; they were a blind people.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-64.md_

### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 22

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكِ — l-ful'ki · "the ships"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

هُوَ الَّذ۪ي يُسَيِّرُكُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِۜ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا كُنْتُمْ فِي الْفُلْكِۚ وَجَرَيْنَ بِهِمْ بِر۪يحٍ طَيِّبَةٍ وَفَرِحُوا بِهَا جَٓاءَتْهَا ر۪يحٌ عَاصِفٌ وَجَٓاءَهُمُ الْمَوْجُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ وَظَنُّٓوا اَنَّهُمْ اُح۪يطَ بِهِمْۙ دَعَوُا اللّٰهَ مُخْلِص۪ينَ لَهُ الدّ۪ينَۚ لَئِنْ اَنْجَيْتَنَا مِنْ هٰذِه۪ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الشَّاكِر۪ينَ

Huwa allathee yusayyirukum feealbarri walbahri hatta ithakuntum fee alfulki wajarayna bihim bireehin tayyibatinwafarihoo biha jaat-ha reehunAAasifun wajaahumu almawju min kulli makaninwathannoo annahum oheeta bihimdaAAawoo Allaha mukhliseena lahu addeenala-in anjaytana min hathihi lanakoonanna mina ashshakireen

He it is that lets you travel in the earth and the sea; when you have boarded ships and sailed by them with a good breeze and exulted thereat–– A tempest wind came upon them, and the waves came on them from every side, and they thought they were encompassed therein; they called to God, sincere to Him in doctrine: “If Thou deliver us from this, we will be among the grateful!”

_https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-22.md_

### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 73

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكِ — l-ful'ki · "the ship"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ فِي الْفُلْكِ وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ خَلَٓائِفَ وَاَغْرَقْنَا الَّذ۪ينَ كَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِنَاۚ فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُنْذَر۪ينَ

Fakaththaboohu fanajjaynahuwaman maAAahu fee alfulki wajaAAalnahum khala-ifawaaghraqna allatheena kaththaboo bi-ayatinafanthur kayfa kana AAaqibatualmunthareen

Then they denied him; so We delivered him, and those with him in the ship, and made them successors, and We drowned those who denied Our proofs. Then see thou how was the final outcome of those who had been warned!

_https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-73.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 37

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكَ — l-ful'ka · "the ship"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

وَاصْنَعِ الْفُلْكَ بِاَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا وَلَا تُخَاطِبْن۪ي فِي الَّذ۪ينَ ظَلَمُواۚ اِنَّهُمْ مُغْرَقُونَ

WasnaAAi alfulka bi-aAAyuninawawahyina wala tukhatibnee fee allatheenathalamoo innahum mughraqoon

“And make thou the ship under Our eyes and Our instruction; and address thou Me not concerning those who have done wrong; they will be drowned.”

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-37.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 38

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكَ — l-ful'ka · "the ship"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

وَيَصْنَعُ الْفُلْكَ وَكُلَّمَا مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ مَلَاٌ مِنْ قَوْمِه۪ سَخِرُوا مِنْهُۜ قَالَ اِنْ تَسْخَرُوا مِنَّا فَاِنَّا نَسْخَرُ مِنْكُمْ كَمَا تَسْخَرُونَۜ

WayasnaAAu alfulka wakullamamarra AAalayhi malaon min qawmihi sakhiroo minhu qala intaskharoo minna fa-inna naskharu minkum kamataskharoon

And he made the ship. And every time eminent ones among his people passed by him they derided him. He said: “If you deride us, yet will we deride you just as you deride,

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-38.md_

### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 32

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكَ — l-ful'ka · "the ships"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

اَللّٰهُ الَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضَ وَاَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ مَٓاءً فَاَخْرَجَ بِه۪ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ رِزْقاً لَكُمْۚ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الْفُلْكَ لِتَجْرِيَ فِي الْبَحْرِ بِاَمْرِه۪ۚ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الْاَنْهَارَۚ

Allahu allathee khalaqa assamawatiwal-arda waanzala mina assama-i maanfaakhraja bihi mina aththamarati rizqan lakumwasakhkhara lakumu alfulka litajriya fee albahri bi-amrihiwasakhkhara lakumu al-anhar

God is He who created the heavens and the earth, and sent down from the sky water wherewith He brought forth some fruits as a provision for you; and He made subject for you the ship to run upon the sea by His command; and He made subject for you the rivers;

_https://quran.so/surah-ibrahim/verse-32.md_

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 14

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكَ — l-ful'ka · "the ships"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

وَهُوَ الَّذ۪ي سَخَّرَ الْبَحْرَ لِتَأْكُلُوا مِنْهُ لَحْماً طَرِياًّ وَتَسْتَخْرِجُوا مِنْهُ حِلْيَةً تَلْبَسُونَهَاۚ وَتَرَى الْفُلْكَ مَوَاخِرَ ف۪يهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِنْ فَضْلِه۪ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Wahuwa allathee sakhkhara albahralita/kuloo minhu lahman tariyyan watastakhrijoominhu hilyatan talbasoonaha watara alfulkamawakhira feehi walitabtaghoo min fadlihiwalaAAallakum tashkuroon

And He it is that made subject the sea, that you might eat therefrom fresh flesh, and bring forth therefrom ornaments which you wear — and thou seest the ships ploughing therein — and that you might seek of His bounty, and that you might be grateful.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-14.md_

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 66

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكَ — l-ful'ka · "the ship"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

رَبُّكُمُ الَّذ۪ي يُزْج۪ي لَكُمُ الْفُلْكَ فِي الْبَحْرِ لِتَبْتَغُوا مِنْ فَضْلِه۪ۜ اِنَّهُ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَح۪يماً

Rabbukumu allathee yuzjee lakumualfulka fee albahri litabtaghoo min fadlihi innahukana bikum raheema

Your Lord is who drives for you the ships upon the sea, that you might seek of His bounty; He is merciful towards you.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-66.md_

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 33

- **Form in this verse:** فَلَكٍۢ — falakin · "an orbit"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

وَهُوَ الَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ الَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَۜ  كُلٌّ ف۪ي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ

Wahuwa allathee khalaqa allayla wannaharawashshamsa walqamara kullun fee falakin yasbahoon

And He it is that created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each in a circuit swimming.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-33.md_

### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 65

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱلْفُلْكَ — wal-ful'ka · "and the ships"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُمْ مَا فِي الْاَرْضِ وَالْفُلْكَ تَجْر۪ي فِي الْبَحْرِ بِاَمْرِه۪ۜ وَيُمْسِكُ السَّمَٓاءَ اَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَى الْاَرْضِ اِلَّا بِاِذْنِه۪ۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ بِالنَّاسِ لَرَؤُ۫فٌ رَح۪يمٌ

Alam tara anna Allaha sakhkhara lakumma fee al-ardi walfulka tajree fee albahribi-amrihi wayumsiku assamaa an taqaAAa AAalaal-ardi illa bi-ithnihi inna Allahabinnasi laraoofun raheem

Dost thou not see that God made subject for you what is in the earth, and the ships run upon the sea by His command? And He holds back the sky lest it fall upon the earth save by His leave; God is to mankind kind and merciful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hajj/verse-65.md_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 22

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكِ — l-ful'ki · "[the] ships"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَعَلَيْهَا وَعَلَى الْفُلْكِ تُحْمَلُونَ۟

WaAAalayha waAAala alfulki tuhmaloon

And upon them, and upon the ships, are you carried.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-22.md_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 27

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكَ — l-ful'ka · "the ship"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

فَاَوْحَيْنَٓا اِلَيْهِ اَنِ اصْنَعِ الْفُلْكَ بِاَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا فَاِذَا جَٓاءَ اَمْرُنَا وَفَارَ التَّنُّورُۙ فَاسْلُكْ ف۪يهَا مِنْ كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ وَاَهْلَكَ اِلَّا مَنْ سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلُ مِنْهُمْۚ وَلَا تُخَاطِبْن۪ي فِي الَّذ۪ينَ ظَلَمُواۚ اِنَّهُمْ مُغْرَقُونَ

Faawhayna ilayhi ani isnaAAialfulka bi-aAAyunina wawahyina fa-ithajaa amruna wafara attannooru faslukfeeha min kullin zawjayni ithnayni waahlaka illaman sabaqa AAalayhi alqawlu minhum wala tukhatibneefee allatheena thalamoo innahum mughraqoon

And We instructed him: “Make thou the ship under Our eyes and Our instruction; then when Our command comes and the oven boils over, load thou therein of each kind two, and thy household save him against whom the word has gone forth among them. And address thou Me not on behalf of those who do wrong; they will be drowned.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-27.md_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 28

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكِ — l-ful'ki · "the ship"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

فَاِذَا اسْتَوَيْتَ اَنْتَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ عَلَى الْفُلْكِ فَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذ۪ي نَجّٰينَا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِم۪ينَ

Fa-itha istawayta anta waman maAAakaAAala alfulki faquli alhamdu lillahi allatheenajjana mina alqawmi aththalimeen

“And when thou art seated — thou and whoso is with thee — upon the ship, say thou: ‘Praise belongs to God who has delivered us from the wrongdoing people.’”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-28.md_

### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 119

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكِ — l-ful'ki · "the ship"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

فَاَنْجَيْنَاهُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ فِي الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِۚ

Faanjaynahu waman maAAahu feealfulki almashhoon

So We delivered him and those with him in the laden ship.

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-119.md_

### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 65

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكِ — l-ful'ki · "the ship"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

فَاِذَا رَكِبُوا فِي الْفُلْكِ دَعَوُا اللّٰهَ مُخْلِص۪ينَ لَهُ الدّ۪ينَۚ فَلَمَّا نَجّٰيهُمْ اِلَى الْبَرِّ اِذَا هُمْ يُشْرِكُونَۙ

Fa-itha rakiboo fee alfulki daAAawooAllaha mukhliseena lahu addeena falammanajjahum ila albarri itha hum yushrikoon

Then when they embark on the ship, they call to God, sincere to Him in doctrine; but when He delivers them to the land, then they ascribe a partnership,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ankabut/verse-65.md_

### 30. Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 46

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكُ — l-ful'ku · "the ships"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

وَمِنْ اٰيَاتِه۪ٓ اَنْ يُرْسِلَ الرِّيَاحَ مُبَشِّرَاتٍ وَلِيُذ۪يقَكُمْ مِنْ رَحْمَتِه۪ وَلِتَجْرِيَ الْفُلْكُ بِاَمْرِه۪ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِنْ فَضْلِه۪ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Wamin ayatihi an yursila arriyahamubashshiratin waliyutheeqakum min rahmatihiwalitajriya alfulku bi-amrihi walitabtaghoo min fadlihiwalaAAallakum tashkuroon

And among His proofs is that He sends the winds as bearers of glad tidings, that He might let you taste of His mercy, and that the ships might run by His command, and that you might seek of His bounty, and that you might be grateful.

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rum/verse-46.md_

### 31. Surah Luqman, Verse 31

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكَ — l-ful'ka · "the ships"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ الْفُلْكَ تَجْر۪ي فِي الْبَحْرِ بِنِعْمَتِ اللّٰهِ لِيُرِيَكُمْ مِنْ اٰيَاتِه۪ۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَاتٍ لِكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ

Alam tara anna alfulka tajree fee albahribiniAAmati Allahi liyuriyakum min ayatihiinna fee thalika laayatin likulli sabbarinshakoor

Dost thou not see that the ships run in the sea by the favour of God, that He might show you some of His proofs? In that are proofs for everyone patient and grateful.

_https://quran.so/surah-luqman/verse-31.md_

### 35. Surah Fatir, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكَ — l-ful'ka · "the ships"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

وَمَا يَسْتَوِي الْبَحْرَانِۗ هٰذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ سَٓائِـغٌ شَرَابُهُ وَهٰذَا مِلْحٌ اُجَاجٌۜ وَمِنْ كُلٍّ تَأْكُلُونَ لَحْماً طَرِياًّ وَتَسْتَخْرِجُونَ حِلْيَةً تَلْبَسُونَهَاۚ وَتَرَى الْفُلْكَ ف۪يهِ مَوَاخِرَ لِتَبْتَغُوا مِنْ فَضْلِه۪ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Wama yastawee albahranihatha AAathbun furatun sa-ighun sharabuhuwahatha milhun ojajun wamin kullinta/kuloona lahman tariyyan watastakhrijoona hilyatantalbasoonaha watara alfulka feehi mawakhiralitabtaghoo min fadlihi walaAAallakum tashkuroon

And not alike are the two seas: one is fresh and sweet, delicious to drink, and one is salty and bitter. And from each you eat succulent flesh, and extract ornaments which you wear. And thou seest the ships ploughing therein, that you might seek of His bounty and that you might be grateful.

_https://quran.so/surah-fatir/verse-12.md_

### 36. Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 40

- **Form in this verse:** فَلَكٍۢ — falakin · "an orbit"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

لَا الشَّمْسُ يَنْبَغ۪ي لَـهَٓا اَنْ تُدْرِكَ الْقَمَرَ وَلَا الَّيْلُ سَابِقُ النَّهَارِۜ وَكُلٌّ ف۪ي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ

La ashshamsu yanbaghee lahaan tudrika alqamara wala allaylu sabiqu annahariwakullun fee falakin yasbahoon

It behoves not the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night outstrip the day; and each is in a circuit swimming.

_https://quran.so/surah-ya-sin/verse-40.md_

### 36. Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 41

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكِ — l-ful'ki · "the ship"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَاٰيَةٌ لَهُمْ اَنَّا حَمَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ فِي الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِۙ

Waayatun lahum anna hamalnathurriyyatahum fee alfulki almashhoon

And a proof for them is that We bore their progeny in the laden ship.

_https://quran.so/surah-ya-sin/verse-41.md_

### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 140

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكِ — l-ful'ki · "the ship"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

اِذْ اَبَقَ اِلَى الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِۙ

Ith abaqa ila alfulki almashhoon

When he fled to the laden ship,

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-140.md_

### 40. Surah Ghafir, Verse 80

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكِ — l-ful'ki · "the ships"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَلَكُمْ ف۪يهَا مَنَافِـعُ وَلِتَبْلُغُوا عَلَيْهَا حَاجَةً ف۪ي صُدُورِكُمْ وَعَلَيْهَا وَعَلَى الْفُلْكِ تُحْمَلُونَۜ

Walakum feeha manafiAAuwalitablughoo AAalayha hajatan fee sudoorikumwaAAalayha waAAala alfulki tuhmaloon

— And you have in them benefits — and that you might attain upon them a need in your breasts; and upon them and upon the ships are you carried.

_https://quran.so/surah-ghafir/verse-80.md_

### 43. Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكِ — l-ful'ki · "the ships"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَالَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ الْاَزْوَاجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِنَ الْفُلْكِ وَالْاَنْعَامِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَۙ

Wallathee khalaqa al-azwajakullaha wajaAAala lakum mina alfulki wal-anAAamima tarkaboon

And who created the pairs, all of them, and made for you of ships and cattle that whereon you ride,

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zukhruf/verse-12.md_

### 45. Surah Al-Jathiyah, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُلْكُ — l-ful'ku · "the ships"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

اَللّٰهُ الَّذ۪ي سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الْبَحْرَ لِتَجْرِيَ الْفُلْكُ ف۪يهِ بِاَمْرِه۪ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِنْ فَضْلِه۪ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَۚ

Allahu allathee sakhkharalakumu albahra litajriya alfulku feehi bi-amrihiwalitabtaghoo min fadlihi walaAAallakum tashkuroon

God it is who made subject for you the sea, that the ships might run therein by His command, and that you might seek of His bounty; and that you might be grateful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-jathiyah/verse-12.md_

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