Al-Qur'an Surah As-Saffat Verse 140

Mufti Taqi Usmani

(Remember) when he ran away towards the boat that was already loaded.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

˹Remember˺ when he fled to the overloaded ship.

Ruwwad Translation Center

When he fled to the fully-laden ship,

A. J. Arberry

when he ran away to the laden ship

Abdul Haleem

He fled to the overloaded ship.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Recall what time he ran away Unto a laden ship.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

When he ran away (like a slave from captivity) to the ship (fully) laden,

Abul Ala Maududi

Call to mind when he fled to the laden ship,

Ahmed Ali

When he fled on the laden ship,

Ahmed Raza Khan

When he left towards the laden ship.

Ali Quli Qarai

When he absconded toward the laden ship,

Ali Ünal

(Remember) when he left like a runaway slave for a ship fully laden.

Amatul Rahman Omar

(Recall the time) when he fled (from his people) towards the fully laden ship.

English Literal

When he escaped/took shelter to the ship/ships, the full/loaded.

Faridul Haque

When he left towards the laden ship.

Hamid S. Aziz

When he ran away to a ship completely laden,

Hilali & Khan

When he ran to the laden ship,

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And Jonah was surely of those sent.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

When he ran away to a ship completely laden,

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

When he fled unto the laden ship,

Muhammad Sarwar

He abandoned his people

Qaribullah & Darwish

He ran away to the laden ship,

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

When he ran to the laden ship:

Wahiduddin Khan

He fled to the overloaded ship.

Talal Itani

When he fled to the laden boat.

Tafsir jalalayn

when he fled to the laden ship -- after he became furious with his people, as the chastisement which he had promised them did not come down on them; so he boarded the ship, which then stopped out in the deep sea. The seamen said, `There is a runaway slave here [upon this ship] who has fled from his master; a casting of lots should expose him!'

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

When he ran to the laden ship.

Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said,

"It was filled with cargo