Transliteration:( Wa sakhkhara lakumush shamsa walqamara daaa'ibaini wa sakhkhara lakumul laila wannahaar )
72. But the difference between the subservience of the ships and the sun and the moon is that in the movement of the ships we have greater control, but in that of the sun and the moon we have absolutely no knowledge. In spite of that they are all created for our benefit, and are of no use to Allah Almighty.
73. They are constant without any breakage in them that they could be sent for repairs, nor take any leave for the purpose of resting. They are in constant movement for millions of years so that you can determine your time for work and rest and derive countless benefits from them.
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The tafsir of Surah Ibrahim verse 33 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Ibrahim ayat 32 which provides the complete commentary from verse 32 through 34.
44. The words sakh-khara-lakum of the text in (Surah Ibrahim, Ayat 32-33) have misled those people who have translated these into “subjected to youâ€. So much so that some of them interpret these verses to mean that the main aim of the life of man is to bring the earth and heavens under his subjection, whereas their real meaning is “the earth and heavens are subjected to certain laws and they serve you under these laws.†As a matter of fact Allah has subjected all these things to such laws as are beneficial for man. Had not a ship been subjected to certain physical laws, there could have been no navigation at all. Had not a river been subjected to certain laws, it could not have been possible to take out canals from them. Likewise if the heavenly bodies (the sun and the moon, etc.) and the earth and day and night had not been subjected to certain fixed laws, life could not have been possible, not to speak of civilized life
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