Al-Qur'an Surah Az-Zukhruf Verse 13

Mufti Taqi Usmani

so that you may mount upon their back, then recall the favour of your Lord after having mounted upon it and say, “Pure is the One who has subjugated this for us, and We were not able to have control over it,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

so that you may sit firmly on their backs, and remember your Lord’s blessings once you are settled on them, saying, “Glory be to the One Who has subjected these for us, for we could have never done so ˹on our own˺.

Ruwwad Translation Center

so that you may settle yourselves on their backs, then remember the blessings of your Lord when you have settled thereupon and say, “Glory be to Him Who has subjected this for us, for we could not have done it by ourselves.

A. J. Arberry

that you may be seated on their backs and then remember your Lord's blessing when you are seated on them, and say, 'Glory be to Him, who has subjected this to us, and we ourselves were not equal to it;

Abdul Haleem

so that you may remember your Lord’s grace when you are seated on them and say, ‘Glory be to Him who has given us control over this; we could not have done it by ourselves.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

That ye mount firmly on the backs thereof, and then may remember the favour of your Lord When ye mount thereon, and may say: hallowed be He Who hath subjected this Unto us, and we for it were not fit.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

In order that ye may sit firm and square on their backs, and when so seated, ye may celebrate the (kind) favour of your Lord, and say, "Glory to Him Who has subjected these to our (use), for we could never have accomplished this (by ourselves),

Abul Ala Maududi

so that when you are mounted upon them you may remember the bounty of your Lord, and say: “Glory be to Him Who has subjected this to Us whereas we did not have the strength to subdue it.

Ahmed Ali

So that when you sit astride of them and think of the bounties of your Lord, you may say: "All glory to Him who subjugated these for us. We were incapable of doing so.

Ahmed Raza Khan

So that you may properly mount their backs, and may remember your Lord’s favour when you have mounted them, and say, “Purity is to Him, Who has given this ride in our control, and we did not have the strength for it.”

Ali Quli Qarai

that you may sit on their backs, then remember the blessing of your Lord when you are settled on them, and say, ‘Immaculate is He who has disposed this for us, and we [by ourselves] were no match for it.

Ali Ünal

So that you sit secure on their backs, then remember and reflect on the favor of your Lord, and when you settle securely on them, say: "All-Glorified is He Who has subjugated this to our use. We were never capable (of accomplishing this by ourselves).

Amatul Rahman Omar

So that you may sit firmly on their backs (and) then you may remember the favour of your Lord when you are firmly seated (and settled) on them and say, `Glory be to Him Who has made these things subservient to us, while we (if left to) ourselves were not capable of (the task of) subduing them.

English Literal

To sit on on its backs/surfaces , then you remember/mention your Lord`s blessing/goodness when you sat on it, and you say: "Praise/glory (to) who humiliated/subjugated for us this, and we were not to it overpowering/connecting (without God) ."

Faridul Haque

So that you may properly mount their backs, and may remember your Lord’s favour when you have mounted them, and say, “Purity is to Him, Who has given this ride in our control, and we did not have the strength for it.”

Hamid S. Aziz

That you may firmly sit on their backs, then remember the favour of your Lord when you are firmly seated thereon, and say, "Glory be to Him Who made this subservient to us, for we could not do it by ourselves.

Hilali & Khan

In order that you may mount firmly on their backs, and then may remember the Favour of your Lord when you mount thereon, and say: "Glory to Him who has subjected this to us, and we could never have it (by our efforts)."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And Who created pairs of all things, and made for you ships and cattle on which you ride,

Mohammad Habib Shakir

That you may firmly sit on their backs, then remember the favor of your Lord when you are firmly seated thereon, and say: Glory be to Him Who made this subservient to us and we were not able to do it

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them);

Muhammad Sarwar

so that perhaps when you ride them, you will recall the bounties of your Lord and when you establish your control over it you would say, "Glory belongs to Him who has made it subservient to us when we would not have been able to do so ourselves.

Qaribullah & Darwish

so that you can sit upon their backs and then remember the Favors of your Lord and say: 'Exaltations to Him who has subjected these to us otherwise, we ourselves were not capable of it,

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

In order that you may mount on their backs, and then may remember the favor of your Lord when you mount thereon, and say: "Glory to Him Who has subjected this to us, and we could have never had it."

Wahiduddin Khan

so that you may sit firmly on their backs. Then once you have mounted them, remember your Lord's favour and say, "Glory be to Him who has subjected these creatures to us; we would never on our own have subdued them.

Talal Itani

That you may mount their backs, and remember the favor of your Lord as you sit firmly upon them, and say, “Glory be to Him Who placed these at our service; surely we could not have done it by ourselves.

Tafsir jalalayn

that you may sit, that you may find a firm position, upon their backs (He has made the [suffixed] pronoun a masculine plural and rendered zahr, `back', plural because of the particle m and its [plural] import); and then remember your Lord's grace when you are settled on them, and say, `Glory be to Him Who has disposed this for us, and we [by] ourselves were no match for it, [not] capable [of it].

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

لِتَسْتَوُوا عَلَى ظُهُورِهِ

In order that you may mount on their backs,

meaning, sit comfortably and securely,

عَلَى ظُهُورِهِ
(on their backs) means, on the backs of these kinds of animals.

ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ

and then may remember the favor of your Lord,

means, whereby these animals are subjugated to you.

إِذَا اسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا

سُبْحانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ



when you mount thereon, and say;

"Glory to Him Who has subjected this to us, and we could have never had it."

means, if it were not for the fact that Allah has subjugated these things to us, we could never have done this by our own strength.'

Ibn Abbas, Qatadah, As-Suddi and Ibn Zayd said;

"We could not have done this ourselves."

وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ