The Quran

سورة یسٓ

Surah Yâ Sîn 36:42

O Perfect Man! · Verse 42 of 83

وَخَلَقْنَا لَهُمْ مِنْ مِثْلِهِ مَا يَرْكَبُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And We will make for them other (means of transport) such things as they will board.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And We have created for them similar (vessels) on which they ride.

Ahmed Ali

And We made similar vessels for them to ride.

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Ali Unal

And We have created for them the like of it (for land travel) on which they ride.

Daryabadi

And We have created for them of the like thereUnto whereon they ride.

Faridul Haque

And We have created for them similar ships, in which they now ride.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And We have created for them the like thereof, whereon they ride.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And WE will create for them the like thereof whereon they will ride.

Muhammad Asad

and [that] We create for them things of a similar kind, on which they may embark [in their travels];

Muhammad Musin Khan

And We have created for them of the like thereunto, so on them they ride.

Muhammad Pickthall

And have created for them of the like thereof whereon they ride.

Muhammad Sarwar

and created for them similar things to ride.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And We have created for them the like of it, what they will ride on.

Rashad Khalifa

Then we created the same for them to ride in.

Shabbir Ahmed

And We have created for them similar things to ride on.

Commentary 36:42 “And We will make for them other such things as they will board” is another Qur’ânic prophecy. Allâh will bring into existence new means of…

وَخَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِّن مِّثْلِهِ مَا يَرْكَبُونَ

36:42 “And We will make for them other such things as they will board” is another Qur’ânic prophecy. Allâh will bring into existence new means of transportation and conveyance. We are witnessing this promise, and future generations will “board such things” of which we are not yet aware of today. The modern age has seen a clear fulfilment of it in the form oftrains, cars, airplanes (see 55:24), and other modes of transportation which we still do not know about.