Yaseen 36:72 · Yaseen · Arabic, translation, recitation

Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"and made them obedient, so that some can be used for riding, some for food,"

Pickthall (classic)+

"And have subdued them unto them, so that some of them they have for riding, some for food?"

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"And that We have subjected them to their (use)? of them some do carry them and some they eat:"

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

There is a Sign and a Blessing in Cattle

Allah mentions the blessing that He has bestowed upon His creation by subjugating these cattle for their use.

فَهُمْ لَهَا مَـلِكُونَ

(so that they are their owners.) Qatadah said, "They are their masters." Meaning, He has made them subdue them. So they are submissive towards them and do not resist them; even if a young child comes to a camel he can make it kneel down, and if he wants to, he can make it stand up and can drive it, and it will meekly be led by him. Even if the train consists of a hundred or more camels, they could all be led by a young child.

فَمِنْهَا رَكُوبُهُمْ وَمِنْهَا يَأْكُلُونَ

(some of them they have for riding and some they eat.) means, some of them they ride on their journeys, and use them to carry their burdens to all regions.

وَمِنْهَا يَأْكُلُونَ

(and some they eat.) means, if they want to, and they slaughter and sacrifice them.

وَلَهُمْ

(And they have (other) benefits from them,) means, from their wool, fur, and hair, furnishings and articles of convenience, comfort for a time.

فِيهَا

(and (they get to) drink. ) means, their milk, and their urine for those who need it as medicine, and so on.

أَفَلاَ يَشْكُرُونَ

(Will they not then be grateful) means, `will they not worship the Creator and Subduer of that, without showing gratitude to others'

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

Этот Священный Коран ниспослан для того, чтобы увещевать людей с живой и здоровой душой. Благодаря кораническим проповедям такие люди облагораживают свои души, углубляют свои знания и улучшают свои деяния. Их сердца нуждаются в Священном Коране, как чистая и плодородная земля нуждается в дожде. А что касается неверующих, то коранические проповеди лишают их возможности оправдаться перед Аллахом за свое неверие. В День воскресения у них не будет ни одного убедительного или хотя бы сомнительного оправдания своим скверным поступкам.