مِنكُمْFrom youكَمَاAsنَسْخَرُونَWe mock
From you, as we mock.
صُنْعَهَاHe made itبِأَمْرِBy the commandاللَّهِof Allahوَرِعَايَتِهِand careاللَّهِof Allahوَعِنَايَتِهِand His concernوَقَالَAnd He saidاللَّهُAllahلَهُto him﴿وَأَصْنَعِAnd makeالْفُلْكَthe shipبِأَعْيُنِنَاwith Our eyesوَوَحْيِنَاand Our inspiration[هود:[Hud:٣٧]؛37];فَاللَّهُSo Allahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedيَنْظُرُlooksإِلَيْهِat himوَهُوَwhile heيَصْنَعُis makingالفُلْكَthe ark
He made it by the command and care of Allah. And Allah said to him: 'And make the ship with Our eyes and Our inspiration [Hud: 37]; So Allah the Exalted looks at him while he is making the ark.
وَوَصَفَهَاAnd He described itاللَّهُAllahهَاهُنَاhereفِيinقَوْلِهِ:His saying:﴿ذَاتِPossessingالْوَاحِthe planksوَدُسُرٍand nails:ذَاتِthe one who possessesبِمَعْنَى:meaning:صَاحِبَةٍpossessorوَالْأَلْوَاحُand the boardsالْخَشَبِof woodوَالْدُّسُرِand the nails:مَاwhatيَرْبُطُbindsبِهَاby itالْخَشَبَthe woodكَالمَسَامِيرِlike nailsوَالْحِبَالِand ropesوَمَاand whatأَشْبَهَresemblesذَٰلِكَ،that,وَأَكْثَرَand mostالْمُفَسِّرِينَof the commentatorsعَلَىagreeأَنَّthatالْمُرَادَwhat is meantبِهَاby itالْمَسَامِيرَthe nailsالَّتِيthatتُرَبَطُare used to bindبِهَاthe woodالأَخْشَابُ(١).the woods(1).
And Allah described it here in His saying: 'Possessing the planks and nails: (which means) the possessor. The boards are of wood, and the nails bind the wood like nails and ropes and what resembles that; and most commentators agree that what is meant by it is the nails that are used to bind the woods(1).
تَجْرِيIt flowsبِأَعْيُنِنَاwith Our eyes)هَذَاThisالشَّاهِدُ:evidence:تَجْرِي؛It flows;أَي:that is:ذَاتُ الأَلْوَاحِpossessed of planksوَالدُّسُرِand nailsبِأَعْيُنِin the eyesاللَّهِof Allahعَزَّ وَجَلَّ.the Mighty and Majestic.وَالْمُرَادُand what is meantبِالأَعْيُنِby eyesهَاهُنَاhereعَيْنَانِtwo eyesفَقَط؛only;كَمَاasمُرَ.was said.وَمَعْنَىAnd the meaning ofتَجْرِيit flowsبِهَاwith it;أَيthat isمَصْحُوبَةًaccompaniedبِنَظَرِنَاwith Our look;بِأَعْيُنِنَا؛with Our eyes;فَالْبَاءُSo the letter 'ba'هَاهُنَاhereلِلْمُصَاحَبَةِindicates accompanimentتَجْرِيflowsعَلَىonالْمَاءِthe waterالَّذِيthatنَزَلَcame down fromمِنْfromالسَّمَاءِthe skyوَنَبَعَand sprang forthمِنْfromالْأَرْضِ؛the earth;لَأَنَّbecauseنُوحًاNoahعَلَيْهِupon himالصَّلَاةُpeaceوَالسَّلاَمُand blessingsدَعَاprayedرَبَّهُto his Lordوَandأَنِّيthat Iمَغْلُوبٌam overcomeفَأَنْتَصِرْso help me.[القمر:[Al-Qamar:١٠]؛10];قَالَsaidاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَى:the Exalted:﴿فَفَتَحْنَاSo We openedأَبْوَابَthe doorsالسَّمَاءِof the skyبِمَاءٍwith much waterمُنْهَمِرٍpouring down;وَفَجَّرْنَاand We burst forthالْأَرْضَthe earthعُيُونًا)with springs ([the rain);[القمر:[Al-Qamar:١١ - ١٢]؛11–12];فَكَانَتSo it wasهَذِهِthisالسَّفِينَةُshipتَجْرِيit flowsبِعَيْنِby the eyeاللَّهِof Allahعَزَّ وَجَلَّ.the Mighty and Majestic.
It flows with Our eyes; this evidence: it flows; that is: possessed of planks and nails, in the eyes of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. And the meaning of it flowing with it is that it is accompanied with Our look, with Our eyes; so the letter 'ba' here indicates companionship. It flows on the water that came down from the sky and sprang forth from the earth; because Noah upon him be peace prayed to his Lord: 'Indeed, I have been overcome, so help me.' [Al-Qamar: 10]; Allah the Exalted said: 'So We opened the doors of the sky with much water pouring down; and We burst forth the earth with springs [Al-Qamar: 11 - 12]; So this ship was flowing by the eye of Allah the Mighty and Majestic.
قَدIndeedيَقُولُmay sayقَائِلٌ:the one who says:لِمَاذَاWhyلَمdid notيَقُلْ:say:وَحَمَلْنَاهُand We carried himعَلَىonالسَّفِينَةِ،the ship,أَوْ:or:حَمَلْنَاهُWe carried himعَلَىonفُلْكٍ،a vessel,بَلْratherقَالَ:He said:﴿عَلَىonذَاتِthe one that possessesالْوَاحِthe planksوَرُسُرٍ؟and nails?(١)(1)قَالَهُHe said itابْنُIbnعَبَّاسٍAbbasوَسَعِيدٌand Sa'idابْنُibnجُبَيْرٍJubairوَالْقُرْطُبِيُّand Al-Qurtubiوَقَتَادَةُand Qatadahوَابْنُand ibnزَيْدٍZaydوَاخْتَارَهُand chose itابْنُIbnجَرِيرٍ.Jarir.ا اُنظُرْ:See:تَفْسِيرُInterpretationالطَّبَرِيُّAl-Tabariوَابْنُand IbnكَثِيرٍKathir.
One might say: Why did he not say: 'And We carried him on the ship,' or: 'We carried him on the vessel,' but he said: 'on that which possesses the planks and nails?' (1) It was said by Ibn Abbas and Sa'id ibn Jubair, Al-Qurtubi, Qatadah, Ibn Zayd, and it was chosen by Ibn Jarir. See: the interpretations of Al-Tabari and Ibn Kathir.