Quran 37:146

Surah As-Saffat, Verse 146

Verse 146 of 182 in Surah As-Saffat (الصافات), chapter 37 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَأَنۢبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ

EnglishSaheeh International: And We caused to grow over him a gourd vine.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: அன்றியும் நாம் அவருக்கு மேல் ஒரு சுரைக்கொடியை முளைப்பித்(து நிழலிடுமாறு செய்)தோம்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: තවද අපි ඒ මත වැල්වලින් යුත් ගසක්හට ගැන්වූයෙමු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: اور ان پر سایہ کرنے واﻻ ایک بیل دار درخت ہم نے اگا دیا.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: われはかれの上に，1本のヒサゴ木を繁らせ（影を作った）。
ChineseMa Jian: 我使一棵瓠瓜，长起来遮着他。

Tafsir of 37:146

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)