Quran 37:140

Surah As-Saffat, Verse 140

Verse 140 of 182 in Surah As-Saffat (الصافات), chapter 37 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ

EnglishSaheeh International: [Mention] when he ran away to the laden ship.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: நிரப்பப்பட்ட கப்பலின் பால் அவர் ஒளித்தோடிய போது -
SinhalaRuwwad Center: පටවන ලද නැව වෙත ඔහු පලා ගිය අවස්ථාව සිහියට නගනු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: جب بھاگ کر پہنچے بھری کشتی پر.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: かれが（荷を）満載した舟に（乗って）逃れた時，
ChineseMa Jian: 当时，他逃到那只满载的船舶上。

Tafsir of 37:140

The Story of Yunus We have already discussed the story of Yunus, peace be upon him, in Surat Al-Anbiya' (21:87-88). In the Two Sahihs it is reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ: أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى» (It is not right for any person to say I am better than Yunus bin Matta.) إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ (When he ran to the laden ship.) Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "It was filled with cargo. فَسَاهَمَ (Then he (agreed to) cast lots,) means, to draw lots." فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُدْحَضِينَ (and he was among the losers.) means among those who have been overcome. This was because the ship was being pounded by the waves on all sides, and they were at risk of drowning, so they drew lots, and whoever lost would be thrown overboard so as to lighten the load. The Prophet of Allah Yunus, peace be upon him, lost the draw three times, but they did not want to throw him overboard. He took off his garment so that he could throw himself into the sea, and they tried to stop him.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)