Surah Al-A'raf 7:10 — translation and meaning

الأعراف · Verse 10 / 206 · Page 151

ۗ وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّاكُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَايِشَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ

Word by Word

ۗ
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
مَكَّنَّاكُمْ
makkannakum
We established you
فِي
fi
in
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the earth
وَجَعَلْنَا
waja'alna
and We made
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
فِيهَا
fiha
in it
مَعَايِشَ
ma'ayisha
livelihood
قَلِيلًا
qalilan
Little
مَّا
ma
(is) what
تَشْكُرُونَ
tashkuruna
you (are) grateful

Transliteration

Wa laqad makkannaakum fil ardi wa ja'alnaa lakum feehaa ma'aayish; qaleelam maa tashkuroon

Translation

And We have certainly established you upon the earth and made for you therein ways of livelihood. Little are you grateful.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Allah certainly established you, O children of Adam, on the earth, and gave you the means of making a living. You should be thankful to Allah for that, but you give little thanks.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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