# 45. Surah Al-Jathiyah, Verse 12 - **Surah:** 45. Surah Al-Jathiyah (Crouching) — سورة الجاثية - **Verse:** 12 / 37 · **Juz:** 25 · **Mushaf page:** 498 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-jathiyah/verse-12 ## Arabic اَللّٰهُ الَّذ۪ي سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الْبَحْرَ لِتَجْرِيَ الْفُلْكُ ف۪يهِ بِاَمْرِه۪ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِنْ فَضْلِه۪ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَۚ ## Transcription Allahu allathee sakhkharalakumu albahra litajriya alfulku feehi bi-amrihiwalitabtaghoo min fadlihi walaAAallakum tashkuroon ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley It is Allah who has made the sea subservient to you so that the ships sail on it at His command, enabling you to seek His bounty, so that hopefully you will be thankful. ### Progressive Muslims God is the One who committed the sea in your service, so that the ships can sail in it by His command, and that you may seek of His provisions, and that you may be appreciative. ### Shabbir Ahmed Allah it is Who has made the sea of service to you that the ships may run thereon by His Command, and that you may seek of His Bounty, and that you may be grateful. ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation 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. ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation God is the One who commissioned the sea in your service, so that the ships can run in it by His command, and that you may seek of His provisions, and that you may be thankful. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament GOD is the One who committed the sea in your service, so that the ships can roam it in accordance with His laws. You thus seek His provisions, that you may be appreciative. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira It is God who subjugated the ocean for you so that ships may ply through it by His command, and you may seek His bounty, and may haply be grateful. ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) 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. ### Muhammad Asad IT IS GOD who has made the sea subservient [to His laws, so that it be of use] to you so that ships might sail through it at His behest, and that you might seek to obtain [what you need] of His bounty, and that you might have cause to be grateful. ### Marmaduke Pickthall Allah it is Who hath made the sea of service unto you that the ships may run thereon by His command, and that ye may seek of His bounty, and that haply ye may be thankful; ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary Allah it is Who has subjected the sea to you so that ships may sail upon it at His bidding[1] and you may seek of His Bounty[2] and give thanks to Him. _Footnotes_ - [1] For explanation, see (Surah Bani-Israil, Ayats 66-67); (Surah Ar-Room, Ayat 46 and the corresponding E.Ns), and(E.N. 55 of Surah Luqman);(E.N. 110 of Surah Al-Mumin) and(E.N. 54 of Surah Ash-Shura). - [2] Seek His bounty: Seek lawful provisions by trade, fishing, diving, navigation and other means in the sea. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab Allah is He who reduced the sea* to a state of subjection under your dominion and authority so that ships may float thereon for transportation by His invisible acting force that produces their motion, that is besides being of service in effecting your objects sought after of His bounty so that your bosoms would hopefully surge up and answer thanks. ### Bijan Moeinian God is the One Who submitted the seas to your service so that you may sail your ships by His Grace and ask God to help you to obtain your needed materials [food, oil, minerals, jewelry, etc. ] from it. May you be grateful to your Lord. ### Al-Hilali & Khan Allâh, it is He Who has subjected to you the sea, that ships may sail through it by His Command, and that you may seek of His Bounty, and that you may be thankful. ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali It is Allah Who has subjected the sea to you, that ships may sail through it by His command, that ye may seek of his Bounty, and that ye may be grateful. ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Allah is the One Who has subjected the sea for you so that ships may sail upon it by His command, and that you may seek His bounty, and that perhaps you will be grateful. ### Taqi Usmani Allah is the One who has subjugated for you the sea, so that the ships may sail in it with His command, and so that you may seek His grace, and so that you offer gratitude. ### Abdul Haleem It is God who subjected the sea for you––ships sail on it by His command so that you can seek His bounty and give Him thanks–– ### Arthur John Arberry God is He who has subjected to you the sea, that the ships may run on it at His commandment, and that you may seek His bounty; haply so you will be thankful. ### E. Henry Palmer God it is who subjects to you the sea that the ships may sail thereon at his bidding, and that ye may crave of His grace, and that haply ye may give thanks; ### Hamid S. Aziz It is Allah Who has made subservient to you the sea that the ships may run therein by His command, and that you may seek of His grace, and that you may give thanks. ### Mahmoud Ghali Allah is He Who has subjected to you the sea that the ships may run in it at His Command, and that you may seek of His Grace, and that possibly you would thank (Him) ### George Sale It is God who hath subjected the sea unto you, that the ships may sail therein, at his command; and that ye may seek advantage unto yourselves by commerce, of his bounty; and that ye may give thanks: ### Syed Vickar Ahamed It is Allah Who has made the sea for you, so that ships may sail through it, by His command for you to seek from His bounty, (His wealth and His creation) and that you may be grateful. ### Amatul Rahman Omar It is Allâh Who has made the sea subservient to you so that the ships may sail upon it by His command and so that by means of these ships you may seek His bounty and give (Him) thanks. ### Ali Quli Qarai It is Allah who disposed the sea for you[r benefit] so that the ships may sail in it by His command, and that you may seek of His grace, and that you may give thanks. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Allah ki, O'nun lütfundan istemeniz ve şükretmeniz için, hükmü olarak (Sünnetullah'ı gereği) gemilerin (beyinlerin yaşamı) akıp gitmesi için, denizi (ilimleri) size (şuur) hizmetle işlevlendirdi! ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Allah; kendi emriyle gemiler akıp gitsin ve O'nun fazlından ararsınız diye, sizin için denize boyun eğdirdi. Umulur ki şükredersiniz. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Denizi sizin hizmetinize sunan Allah'tır. Ta ki gemiler, O'nun buyruğu ile denizde akıp gitsin de siz bu sayede O'nun lütfundan payınızı arayasınız ve şükredesiniz. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Allah, içinde gemilerin, emriyle akıp gitmesi, O'nun lütfunu aramanız ve şükretmeniz için denizi sizin hizmetinize verendir. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Allah odur ki sizin için denizi musahhar kıldı, onda emri ile gemiler aksın diye, hem fadlından talebde bulunasınız diye ve gerek ki şükredesiniz ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Allah o (yüce) zattır ki, sizin için denizi emre amade kıldı, emriyle orada gemiler seyredip gitsinler diye; bir de (O'nun) lütfundan isteyesiniz ve gerek ki şükredesiniz diye. ### Gültekin Onan Tanrı, kendi buyruğuyla gemiler akıp gitsin ve O'nun fazlından ararsınız diye sizin için denize boyun eğdirdi. Umulur ki şükredersiniz. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Allah, Emir (ve izn) iyle — içinde gemilerin akıb gitmesi için, fazl (-u kerem) inden (nasıyb) aramanız için — size denizi müsahhar etmiş olandır. Gerekdir ki şükredesiniz. ### İbni Kesir Emri gereğince denizde yüzmek üzere gemileri ve lutfedip verdiği rızkı aramanız için denizi size boyun eğdiren Allah'tır. Umulur ki şükredersiniz. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Denizi (kendi kanunları doğrultusunda faydalanmanız için) sizin emrinize veren Allah'tır. Böylece gemiler O'nun emriyle denizin üstünde yüzebilsinler ve siz O'nun lütfundan (ihtiyaç duyduğunuz şeyleri) elde edebilesiniz ve şükredenlerden olasınız diye. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Emri gereğince, gemilerin, içinde yüzmesi ve lütfundan aramanız için denizi emrinize veren Allah'tır. Umulur ki şükredersiniz. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Allah'tır ki denizi size boyun eğdirdi, ta ki gemiler buyruğuyla denizin içinde akıp gitsin de, siz bu sayede O'nun lutfundan payınızı arayasınız ve şükredesiniz. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Allah size denizi boyun eğdirdi ki, içinde gemiler O'nun emriyle akıp gitsin, lütfundan istekte bulunasınız ve şükredebilesiniz. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an O'nun kanunu sayesinde orada gemiler yol alabilsin diye, yine O'nun lutfundan payınıza düşeni elde edip de şükredebilesiniz diye denizi sizin için bir yasaya bağlayan Allah'tır. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Allah, koyduğu yasalar sayesinde, içinde gemileri yüzdürmeniz ve O'nun lütfundan, onda rızık aramanız için denizi hizmetinize sunandır. Umulur ki şükredersiniz. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Öyle Allah'tır ki, gemilerin buyruğuyla akıp gitmesi ve O'nun lütfundan payınızı aramanız için, denizi size boyun eğdirmiştir; belki şükredersiniz diye. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Gemiler emriyle akıp gitsin ve ikram olarak verdiklerini arayasınız diye denizi hizmetinize veren Allah'tır. Belki görevlerinizi yerine getirirsiniz. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir (O) Allah ki emri gereğince içinde gemilerin yüzmesi ve lütfedip verdiği rızkı aramanız için, (ayrıca) şükredesiniz diye denizi sizin hizmetinize vermiştir.[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] Benzer mesajlar: Nahl 16:14; Fâtır 35:12. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Allah, koyduğu yasalar sayesinde, içinde gemileri yüzdürmeniz ve O'nun lütfundan, onda rızık aramanız için denizi hizmetinize sunandır. Umulur ki şükredersiniz. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Allah, koyduğu yasalar sayesinde, içinde gemileri yüzdürmeniz ve O'nun lütfundan, onda rızık aramanız için denizi hizmetinize sunandır. Umulur ki şükredersiniz. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Allah, denizi hizmetinize verendir. Bu, koyduğu kanuna göre gemilerin denizde akıp gitmesi, sizin Allah'ın lütfundan aramanız ve görevlerinizi yerine getirmeniz içindir[1]. _Footnotes_ - [1] [Nahl 16/14,](https://quran.so/16/14) [İsra 17/66,](https://quran.so/17/66) [Rum 30/46,](https://quran.so/30/46) [Lokman 31/31,](https://quran.so/31/31) [Fatır 35/12.](https://quran.so/35/12) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | ٱللَّهُ — al-lahu | Allah | — | | 2 | ٱلَّذِى — alladhī | (is) the One Who | — | | 3 | سَخَّرَ — sakhara | subjected | سخر — Sin-Kh-Ra | | 4 | لَكُمُ — lakumu | to you | — | | 5 | ٱلْبَحْرَ — l-baḥra | the sea | بحر — Be-Ha-Ra | | 6 | لِتَجْرِىَ — litajriya | that may sail | جري — Cim-Ra-Ye | | 7 | ٱلْفُلْكُ — l-ful'ku | the ships | فلك — Fe-Lam-Kef | | 8 | فِيهِ — fīhi | therein | — | | 9 | بِأَمْرِهِۦ — bi-amrihi | by His Command | امر — Elif-Mim-Ra | | 10 | وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟ — walitabtaghū | and that you may seek | بغي — Be-Gayn-Ye | | 11 | مِن — min | of | — | | 12 | فَضْلِهِۦ — faḍlihi | His Bounty | فضل — Fe-Dad-Lam | | 13 | وَلَعَلَّكُمْ — walaʿallakum | and that you may | — | | 14 | تَشْكُرُونَ — tashkurūna | give thanks | شكر — Şin-Kef-Ra | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-al-jathiyah/verse-11.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-al-jathiyah/verse-13.md Retrieved: 2026-08-16 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.