42 Preface وَخَلَقنا لَهُم مِن مِثلِهِ ما يَركَبونَAli Quli Qaraiand We have created for them what is similar to it, which they ride.1 Or ‘board,’ that is, ships which are similar to their prototype, the ark of Noah; or, alternatively, the camel, which has been called ‘the ship of the desert,’ and other animals and means of transport.