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Quran 16:14

Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), verse 14 of 128 · Juz 14

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ ٱلْبَحْرَ لِتَأْكُلُوا۟ مِنْهُ لَحْمًا طَرِيًّا وَتَسْتَخْرِجُوا۟ مِنْهُ حِلْيَةً تَلْبَسُونَهَا وَتَرَى ٱلْفُلْكَ مَوَاخِرَ فِيهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Translations of Quran 16:14
EnglishTalal Itani

And it is He who made the sea to serve you, that you may eat from it tender meat, and extract from it ornaments that you wear. And you see the ships plowing through it, as you seek His bounties, so that you may give thanks.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And He it is Who hath constrained the sea to be of service that ye eat fresh meat from thence, and bring forth from thence ornaments which ye wear. And thou seest the ships ploughing it that ye (mankind) may seek of His bounty and that haply ye may give thanks.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Yine odur ki o, denizi teshır etmiştirki ondan taze bir et yiyesiniz ve içinden giyeceğiniz bir ziynet çıkarasınız, gemileri de görürsünüz ki onda yara yara akar giderler, hem fazlından nasıyb arayasınız diye hem de gerek ki şükredesiniz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

C’est lui qui vous a soumis la mer ; vous en mangez des chairs fraîches, vous en retirez des ornements dont vous vous parez. Vous voyez les vaisseaux fendre les flots pour demander à Dieu des trésors de sa bonté. Peut-être serez-vous reconnaissants.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Hij is het, die de zee aan u heeft onderworpen, opdat gij er visschen uit zoudt mogen eten en er versierselen uit mogen halen om u op te schikken; en gij ziet de schepen hare golven doorklieven, opdat gij zoudt trachten door koophandel u met zijnen overvloed te verrijken, en dat gij dankbaar zoudt zijn.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

È lui che vi ha sottomesso il mare; ne mangiate delle carni (pesce) fresche, ne ritirate degli ornamenti di cui vi fregiate. Vedete le navi solcar le onde per domandare a Dio i tesori della sua bontà. Forse sarete riconoscenti.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.