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Muhammad Asad   
Art thou not aware how the ships speed through the sea by God’s favour, so that He might show you some of His wonders? Herein, behold, there are messages indeed for all who are wholly patient in adversity and deeply grateful [to God]
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Do you not see that the ships sail ˹smoothly˺ through the sea by the grace of Allah so that He may show you some of His signs? Surely in this are signs for whoever is steadfast, grateful.
Safi Kaskas   
Do you not see that ships sail through the sea by the grace of God, so that He may show you some of His signs? In this are signs for everyone patient and grateful.

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Arabic   
أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱلۡفُلۡكَ تَجۡرِی فِی ٱلۡبَحۡرِ بِنِعۡمَتِ ٱللَّهِ لِیُرِیَكُم مِّنۡ ءَایَـٰتِهِۦۤۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَءَایَـٰتࣲ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارࣲ شَكُورࣲ ۝٣١
Transliteration (2021)   
alam tara anna l-ful'ka tajrī fī l-baḥri biniʿ'mati l-lahi liyuriyakum min āyātihi inna fī dhālika laāyātin likulli ṣabbārin shakūri
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Do not you see that the ships sail through the sea by (the) Grace (of) Allah that He may show you of His Signs? Indeed, in that surely (are) Signs for everyone (who is) patient, grateful.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Art thou not aware how the ships speed through the sea by God’s favour, so that He might show you some of His wonders? Herein, behold, there are messages indeed for all who are wholly patient in adversity and deeply grateful [to God]
M. M. Pickthall   
Hast thou not seen how the ships glide on the sea by Allah's grace, that He may show you of His wonders? Lo! therein indeed are portents for every steadfast, grateful (heart)
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Seest thou not that the ships sail through the ocean by the Grace of Allah?- that He may show you of His Signs? Verily in this are Signs for all who constantly persevere and give thanks
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Do you not see that the ships sail ˹smoothly˺ through the sea by the grace of Allah so that He may show you some of His signs? Surely in this are signs for whoever is steadfast, grateful.
Safi Kaskas   
Do you not see that ships sail through the sea by the grace of God, so that He may show you some of His signs? In this are signs for everyone patient and grateful.
Wahiduddin Khan   
Have you not seen how the ships sail on the sea by God's grace so that He may show you some of His signs? Surely therein are signs for every steadfast, thankful person
Shakir   
Do you not see that the ships run on in the sea by Allah's favor that He may show you of His signs? Most surely there are signs in this for every patient endurer, grateful one
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Hast thou not considered that the boats run through the sea by the divine blessing of God that He causes you to see His signs? Truly in that are signs for every enduring, grateful one.
T.B.Irving   
Have you not seen ships sailing along at sea because of God´s favor, so He may show you some of His signs? In that are signs for every [person who is] persevering, grateful.
Abdul Hye   
Don’t you see how the ships sail through the sea by the Grace of Allah so that He may show you His Signs? Surely, there are signs for every patient, grateful (person).
The Study Quran   
Hast thou not considered that the ships sail upon the sea by God’s Blessing, that He may show you His signs? Truly in that are signs for all who are patient, thankful
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Don’t you see how ships sail across the sea by God’s grace, to show you some of His signs? In this, there are signs for every patient, grateful person.
Talal Itani (2012)   
Have you not seen how the ships sail through the sea, by the grace of God, to show you of His wonders? In that are signs for every persevering, thankful person
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Don’t you see that the ship sails through the sea by Allah’s Grace — so that He may make you see of His Signs? Verily, in this are surely signs for all those who are perseverant, grateful ones
M. Farook Malik   
Do you not see how the ships sail through the ocean by the grace of Allah so that He may show you some of His signs? Surely there are signs in this for every patient, thankful person
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Have you not seen that the ships run in the sea by the favor of Allah, that He may show you (some) of His signs? Surely in that are indeed signs for everyone (who is) most patient, constantly thankful
Muhammad Sarwar   
Have you not seen that the ships sail in the ocean through the bounty of God so that He may show you the evidence (of His existence). There is evidence (of the truth) in this for every forbearing and grateful one
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Did you not see that the ships sail through the sea by the grace of Allah, so that He shows you some of His signs? In that, indeed, there are signs for every man of patience and gratitude
Shabbir Ahmed   
Have you not seen how the ships speed through the sea carrying Allah's blessed provisions - so that He might show you some of His Signs? Herein, behold, are Messages for every person who would patiently observe the Nature and be grateful for learning
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Do you not observe? It is due to His favor, and in order to show you His signs, that the ships sail on the sea. In that are surely signs for every steadfast and grateful person
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Do you not see that ships sail through the Ocean by the Grace of Allah? That He may show you His Signs? Surely, in this, there are Signs, for all who (constantly) persevere and give thanks
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Do you not see that ships sail through the sea by the favor of Allah that He may show you of His signs? Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Have you not seen the ships sailing the sea, carrying God's provisions, to show you some of His signs In that are signs for every one who is patient, thankful
Abdel Haleem   
[Prophet], do you not see that ships sail through the sea, by the grace of God, to show you [people] some of His wonders? Truly there are signs in this for every steadfast, thankful person
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Observest thou not that the ship saileth in the sea by the favour of Allah that he may shew you of His signs? Verily therein are signs for every persevering, grateful heart
Ahmed Ali   
Do you not see that the ships sail in the ocean by the grace of God, that He may show you some of His glories. Verily there are signs in this for those who are constant and give thanks
Aisha Bewley   
Do you not see that ships sail on the sea by Allah´s blessing so that He can show you something of His Signs? There are certainly Signs in that for everyone who is steadfast and thankful.
Ali Ünal   
Do you not consider that the ships run on the sea by God’s favor, that He may show you some of His signs? Surely in that are signs (to know Him for His Munificence, Knowledge, Power, Wisdom and way of acting) for all who are greatly patient (in adversity) and greatly grateful (for His favors)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Have you not regarded that the ships sail at sea by Allah’s blessing, that He may show you some of His signs? There are indeed signs in that for every patient and grateful [servant]
Hamid S. Aziz   
Do you not see that the ship rides on in the sea by the favour of Allah, that He may show you of His wonders? Verily, in that are signs to every grateful heart
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
Or do you not see that the ship sails in the sea by God’s favor, so that He shows you some of His signs? Indeed, there are signs in that for every persevering (and patient) and thankful (person).
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Do you not see that the ships sail through the world ocean by the grace of God that He may show you His signs? Indeed in this are signs for all who persevere and give thanks
Musharraf Hussain   
Haven’t you considered how ships sail across the sea by the grace of Allah to show you some of His signs? In that there are signs for every patient and thankful person.
Maududi   
Do you not see that ships sail in the sea by Allah´s Grace that He may show you some of His Signs? Surely there are Signs in this for everyone who is steadfast, thankful
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Have you not seen the ships sailing in the sea by the grace of God, so that He shows you some of His signs? In that are signs for every one who is patient, thankful.
Mohammad Shafi   
Do you not see that the ship floats on the sea by Allah's favour so that He may show you some of His signs? Certainly indeed there are signs in this for everyone who is patient, grateful

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Have you not seen that the boat moves in the river by the grace of Allah, that He may show you some of His Signs? Undoubtedly in it are signs for every patient, grateful.
Rashad Khalifa   
Do you not see that the ships roam the sea, carrying GOD's provisions, to show you some of His proofs? Indeed, these should be sufficient proofs for everyone who is steadfast, appreciative.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Do you not see how the ships run upon the sea, by the Favor of Allah so that He may show you His signs? Surely, there are signs in this for every steadfast, thankful person
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Seest thou not that the ships glide on the sea by Allah’s grace, that He may show you of His signs? Surely there are signs in this for every patient, endurer, grateful one
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Did you not see/understand that the ships flow/run in the sea/ocean with God's blessings/goodness to show you from His signs/evidences ? That truly in that (are) evidences/signs/verses to every/each patient/endurer, thankful/grateful
Bijan Moeinian   
Do you not see that the ship [which is heavier than water] sails in the sea by the grace of God [who has made the winds amicable and has appeased the currents]? In this [taken for granted phenomenon] there are many signs for each patient [scientist who devotes all his life to study the laws of the nature] and grateful person [who thanks God for making such huge planet earth so hospitable.]
Faridul Haque   
Did you not see that the ship sails on the sea by Allah’s grace, so that He may show you some of His signs? Indeed in this are signs for every greatly enduring, grateful person
Sher Ali   
Dost thou not see that the ships sail on the sea by the favour of ALLAH, that HE may show you of HIS Signs? Therein, surely, are Signs for every patient and grateful person
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Have you not seen that vessels sail on the sea by Allah’s bounty so that He shows you some of His signs? Surely, there are signs in it for every greatly steadfast and grateful person
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Do you not see that the ships sail through the sea carrying bounty by the favour of Allah. (He has ordained it so) that He may show some of His signs to you. Surely, in this are important signs for every patiently persevering and grateful person
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
See you not that the ships sail through the sea by Allahs Grace? that He may show you of His Signs? Verily, in this are signs for every patient, grateful (person)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Hast thou not seen how that the ships run upon the sea by the blessing of God, that He may show you some of His signs? Surely in that are signs for every man enduring, thankful
George Sale   
Dost thou not see that the ships run in the sea, through the favour of God, that he may shew you of his signs? Verily herein are signs, unto every patient, grateful person
Edward Henry Palmer   
Dost thou not see that the ship rides on in the sea by the favour of God, that He may show you of His signs? verily, in that are signs to every grateful person
John Medows Rodwell   
Seest thou not how the ships speed on in the sea, through the favour of God, that he may shew you of his signs? for herein are signs to all patient, grateful ones
N J Dawood (2014)   
Do you not see how the ships speed upon the ocean by God‘s grace, so that He may reveal to you some of His wonders? Surely in this there are signs for every steadfast, thankful person

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Have you not seen that the ship sails in the ocean by the blessings of Allah [the gentle wind] so that He may show you from His signs? Truly in that are signs for anyone who is patient grateful.
Munir Mezyed   
Do you not see how the ships run on the sea by the grace of Allâh so that He may show you some of His Sings (of power & glory) ? Verily, there are Signs in this for one who is forbearing and grateful.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Do you not see that the ship sails on the sea with the blessings of Allah so that He shows you of His signs, for in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Have yousg not seen that the ships sail through the sea by the blessing of Allah, to show you of His signs? Indeed, in that are signs for everyone who is most patient, constantly thankful.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Do you not see that the ships sail across the ocean by the grace of Allah, so that He may show you His signs? Truly, in this are signs for all who persevere and give thanks.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Have you not seen ships sailing along at sea because of Allah (God)'s favor, so He may show you some of His signs? In that are signs for every [person who is] persevering, grateful.
Samy Mahdy   
Have you not seen that the arks are running in the sea, with Allah’s grace, to show you among His verses? Surely within that is verses for every patient, thankful.
Sayyid Qutb   
Do you not see that the ships sail the sea by God's blessing, so that He might show you some of His signs? In this there are clear signs indeed for all who are truly patient in adversity and deeply grateful to God.
Thomas Cleary   
Do you not see that the ships sail the ocean by the grace of God to show you the signs of God? Surely in that are signs for all who are patient and thankful.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Did you not see how the ships sail through the sea as a blessing from Allah so that He may show you of His signs? Indeed, there lessons in this for those who are patient and grateful.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Have you not seen that the ships ran on in the sea by Allah's favour that He may show you of His signs? Verily in this are signs for every (steadfast) patient, grateful (one)
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Do you not see that the ships move on the surface of the waters -seas and rivers- by His bounteous invisible acting force producing their buoyancy and their motions; a process indicative indeed of His grace and the marvels He exhibits to you! In these divine signs there is enough food for thought to those who exercise patience and impel themselves to the feeling of gratitude and gratefulness
Mir Aneesuddin   
Did you not consider that the ships sail in the sea due to Allah’s favor, that He may show you (some) of His signs? Certainly there are signs in that for every patient, grateful one.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Seest thou not that the ships sail through the ocean by the Grace of God?- that He may show you of His Signs? Verily in this are Signs for all who constantly persevere and give thanks
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Do not you see that the ships sail through the sea by (the) Grace (of) Allah that He may show you of His Signs? Indeed, in that surely (are) Signs for everyone (who is) patient, grateful
OLD Transliteration   
Alam tara anna alfulka tajree fee albahri biniAAmati Allahi liyuriyakum min ayatihi inna fee thalika laayatin likulli sabbarin shakoorin