Quran 37:143

Surah As-Saffat, Verse 143

Verse 143 of 182 in Surah As-Saffat (الصافات), chapter 37 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

فَلَوْلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International: And had he not been of those who exalt Allāh,
TamilJan Trust Foundation: ஆனால் அவர் (மீன் வயிற்றினுள்) இறைவனைத் துதிசெய்து - தஸ்பீஹு செய்து - கொண்டிராவிட்டால் -
SinhalaRuwwad Center: නියත වශයෙන් ම ඔහු සුවිශුද්ධ කරන්නන් අතරින් කෙනෙකු නො වී නම්,
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: پس اگر یہ پاکی بیان کرنے والوں میں سے نہ ہوتے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: かれが（悔悟して主を）讃えなかったならば，
ChineseMa Jian: 假若不是常赞颂真主者，

Tafsir of 37:143

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)