← Surah 18

18:79

أَمَّا ٱلسَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَـٰكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ فَأَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَعِيبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَآءَهُم مَّلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصْبًا

Word by word

أَمَّا
As for
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَمَّاPreposition — EXL
ٱلسَّفِينَةُ
the ship
Noun
Root: سفن
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلPreposition — definite، prefix
سَّفِينَةُNoun — feminine، nominative
فَكَانَتْ
it was
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — resumption، prefix
كَانَتْVerb — perfect، 3rd fem. sing.
لِمَسَٰكِينَ
of (the) poor people
Noun
Root: سكن
Grammar (i'rab)
لِPreposition — preposition، prefix
مَسَٰكِينَNoun — masc. plur.، genitive
يَعْمَلُونَ
working
Verb
Root: عمل
Grammar (i'rab)
يَعْمَلُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
فِى
in
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فِىPreposition — preposition
ٱلْبَحْرِ
the sea
Noun
Root: بحر
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
بَحْرِNoun — masculine، genitive
فَأَرَدتُّ
So I intended
Verb
Root: رود
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — resumption، prefix
أَرَدVerb — perfect، 1st sing.
تُّNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
أَنْ
that
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَنْPreposition — subordinating
أَعِيبَهَا
I cause defect (in) it
Verb
Root: عيب
Grammar (i'rab)
أَعِيبَVerb — imperfect، 1st sing.
هَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. sing.
وَكَانَ
(as there) was
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
كَانَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
وَرَآءَهُم
after them
Noun
Root: وري
Grammar (i'rab)
وَرَآءَNoun — location adverb، accusative
هُمNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
مَّلِكٌ
a king
Noun
Root: ملك
Grammar (i'rab)
مَّلِكٌNoun — masc. sing.، indefinite، nominative
يَأْخُذُ
who seized
Verb
Root: أخذ
Grammar (i'rab)
يَأْخُذُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
كُلَّ
every
Noun
Root: كلل
Grammar (i'rab)
كُلَّNoun — masculine، accusative
سَفِينَةٍ
ship
Noun
Root: سفن
Grammar (i'rab)
سَفِينَةٍNoun — feminine، indefinite، genitive
غَصْبًا
(by) force
Noun
Root: غصب
Grammar (i'rab)
غَصْبًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative

Translation

EN

"As for the boat, it belonged to certain men in dire want: they plied on the water: I but wished to render it unserviceable, for there was after them a certain king who seized on every boat by force.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

the boat belonged to some needy people who made their living from the sea and I damaged it because I knew that coming after them was a king who was seizing every [serviceable] boat by force.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working on the river, and I wished to mar it, for there was a king behind them who is taking every ship by force.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working at sea. So I intended to cause defect in it as there was after them a king who seized every [good] ship by force.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

"Gemi, denizde çalışan birkaç yoksula aitti; onu kusurlu kılmak istedim, çünkü peşlerinde her sağlam gemiye zorla el koyan bir hükümdar vardı."

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

"Gemi, denizde çalışan bir kaç yoksula aitti. Onu kusurlu kılmak istedim, çünkü onların ilerisinde her sağlam gemiye zorla el koyan bir hükümdar vardı."

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

“Gemi var ya o, denizde çalışan yoksul kişilerindi. Onu kusurlu kılmak istedim. (Çünkü) onların arkasında her (sağlam) gemiye el koymakta olan bir hükümdar vardı.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

أما السفينة التي خرقتها فإنها كانت لأناس مساكين يعملون في البحر عليها سعيًا وراء الرزق، فأردت أن أعيبها بذلك الخرق؛ لأن أمامهم ملكًا يأخذ كل سفينة صالحة غصبًا من أصحابها.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution