Quran 37:141

Surah As-Saffat, Verse 141

Verse 141 of 182 in Surah As-Saffat (الصافات), chapter 37 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International: And he drew lots and was among the losers.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: அ(க்கப்பலிலுள்ள)வர்கள் சீட்டுக்குலுக்கிப் போட்டுப் பார்த்தனர் - இவர் தாம் குற்றமுள்ளவர் (என்று தீர்மானித்தனர்).
SinhalaRuwwad Center: එවිට (නැවෙහි සිටි අයවළුන්) කුසපත් ඇද්දේ ය. එවිට ඔහු පරාජිතයින් අතරින් විය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: پھر قرعہ اندازی ہوئی تو یہ مغلوب ہوگئے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: かれは籤を引いて，負けてしまった。
ChineseMa Jian: 他就拈阄，他却是失败的，

Tafsir of 37:141

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)