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Al-Ankabut (The Spider)

Verse 65of 69

فَإِذَا رَكِبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ دَعَوُا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّ إِذَا هُمْ يُشْرِكُونَ﴿٦٥

Translation (Sahih International)

And when they board a ship, they supplicate Allah, sincere to Him in religion. But when He delivers them to the land, at once they associate others with Him

Word-by-word meaning

فَإِذَاfa-idhāAnd when
رَكِبُوا۟rakibūthey embark
فِى[in]
ٱلْفُلْكِl-ful'kithe ship
دَعَوُا۟daʿawūthey call
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
مُخْلِصِينَmukh'liṣīna(being) sincere
لَهُlahuto Him
ٱلدِّينَl-dīna(in) the religion
فَلَمَّاfalammāBut when
نَجَّىٰهُمْnajjāhumHe delivers them
إِلَىilāto
ٱلْبَرِّl-barithe land
إِذَاidhābehold
هُمْhumthey
يُشْرِكُونَyush'rikūnaassociate partners (with Him)

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah tells us how insignificant and transient this world is, and how it will soon end. All that itوَإِنَّ الدَّارَ الاٌّخِرَةَ لَهِىَ الْحَيَوَانُ(Verily, the home of the Hereafter -- that is the life indeed,) means, the true everlasting life that will never end, but will continue forever and ever.لَوْ كَانُواْ يَعْلَمُونَ(if they but knew.) means, they would prefer that which will last over that which will pass away.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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