The Holy Quran 36:44 — Surah Ya-Sin

Arabic text

إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَمَتَـٰعًا إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

Translation

...except (We do not do this) because of Our mercy and so that they enjoy themselves (in this world) for a little while (until their deaths).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Man’s sea voyage: that is, this man — a handful of bones! Look how he crosses fearsome seas by ship, where even the largest vessels are in reality not worth a straw. If Allah wished to drown him at that moment, who could save him, and who would answer his cry for help?

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