Surah Al-'Ankabut (العنكبوت) • The Spider

Quran 29:65

29:65

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

fa-idhā rakibū fī l-ful'ki daʿawū l-laha mukh'liṣīna lahu l-dīna falammā najjāhum ilā l-bari idhā hum yush'rikūna

And when they board a ship, they supplicate Allāh, sincere to Him in religion [i.e., faith and hope]. But when He delivers them to the land, at once they associate others with Him

— Saheeh International

Whenever they go on board a ship they call on God, and dedicate their faith to Him alone, but once He has delivered them safely back to land, see how they ascribe partners to Him!

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And when they embark on a ship, they invoke Allâh, making their Faith pure for Him only: but when He brings them safely to land, behold, they give a share of their worship to others.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

فَإِذَاfa-idhāAnd when
رَكِبُوا۟rakibūthey embark
فِىfī[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)