And not alike are the two bodies of water. One is fresh and sweet, palatable for drinking, and one is salty and bitter. And from each you eat tender meat and extract ornaments which you wear, and you see the ships plowing through [them] that you might seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful.
اردو — مودودی
اور پانی کے دونوں ذخیرے یکساں نہیں ہیں ایک میٹھا اور پیاس بجھانے والا ہے، پینے میں خوشگوار، اور دوسرا سخت کھاری کہ حلق چھیل دے مگر دونوں سے تم تر و تازہ گوشت حاصل کرتے ہو، پہننے کے لیے زینت کا سامان نکالتے ہو، اور اسی پانی میں تم دیکھتے ہو کہ کشتیاں اُس کا سینہ چیرتی چلی جا رہی ہیں تاکہ تم اللہ کا فضل تلاش کرو اور اُس کے شکر گزار بنو
Bahasa Indonesia — Kemenag
Dan tiada sama (antara) dua laut; yang ini tawar, segar, sedap diminum dan yang lain asin lagi pahit. Dan dari masing-masing laut itu kamu dapat memakan daging yang segar dan kamu dapat mengeluarkan perhiasan yang dapat kamu memakainya, dan pada masing-masingnya kamu lihat kapal-kapal berlayar membelah laut supaya kamu dapat mencari karunia-Nya dan supaya kamu bersyukur.
Ibn Kathir
The Blessings and Signs of Allah
Allah says, pointing out His mighty power in creating different things, how He has created the two seas (kinds of water). The fresh, palatable sea (kind of water) refers to the rivers which flow among people, rivers great and small according to people's needs in all regions and areas and lands. This water is sweet and palatable for whoever wants to drink it.
وَهَـذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ
and that is salty and bitter. means, unpalatable. This is the ocean in which the big ships sail, and is salty and undrinkable. Allah says:
وَهَـذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ
(and that is salty and bittery.) Then Allah says:
وَمِن كُلٍّ تَأْكُلُونَ لَحْماً طَرِيّاً
(And from them both you eat fresh tender meat,) meaning, fish.
وَتَسْتَخْرِجُونَ حِلْيَةً تَلْبَسُونَهَا
(and derive the ornaments that you wear.) This is like the Ayah:
يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا الُّلؤْلُؤُ وَالمَرْجَانُ فَبِأَىِّ ءَالاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
(Out of them both come out pearl and coral. Then which of the blessings of your Lord will you both (Jinn and men) deny) (55:22-23).
وَتَرَى الْفُلْكَ فِيهِ مَوَاخِرَ
And you see the ships cleaving, means, they travel through it, plowing through the water with their beak-shaped bows. Muja0hid said, The wind drives the ships, and the wind cannot drive any ships except the big ones.
وَلِتَبْتَغُواْ مِن فَضْلِهِ
that you may seek of His bounty, means, through your journeys to engage in trade from one land to another.
وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
and that you may give thanks. means, that you may give thanks to your Lord for subjugating this mighty creation -- the sea -- to you, so that you can travel through it as you wish and go wherever you want, and nothing stops you؛ His power has subjugated for you whatever is in the heavens and on earth, and all of this is by His grace and mercy.
المُيَسَّر
وما يستوي البحران: هذا عذب شديد العذوبة، سَهْلٌ مروره في الحلق يزيل العطش، وهذا ملح شديد الملوحة، ومن كل من البحرين تأكلون سمكًا طريًّا شهيَّ الطَّعم، وتستخرجون زينة هي اللؤلؤ والمَرْجان تَلْبَسونها، وترى السفن فيه شاقات المياه؛ لتبتغوا من فضله من التجارة وغيرها. وفي هذا دلالة على قدرة الله ووحدانيته؛ ولعلكم تشكرون لله على هذه النعم التي أنعم بها عليكم.