42 Preface وَخَلَقنا لَهُم مِن مِثلِهِ ما يَركَبونَYusuf AliAnd We have created for them similar (vessels)1 on which they ride.The stately ships sailing through the seas, heavier than water, yet carrying man and his goods safely and smoothly across the waters, are another Sign for man. Ships are not mentioned, but (vessels) like the Ark : they would cover all kinds of seacraft, but also the modern aircraft, which “swims” through air instead of through water.