Surah Al-Qasas 28:73 — translation and meaning

القصص · Verse 73 / 88 · Page 394

وَمِن رَّحْمَتِهِ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ لِتَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِهِ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Word by Word

وَمِن
wamin
And from
رَّحْمَتِهِ
rahmatihi
His Mercy
جَعَلَ
ja'ala
He made
لَكُمُ
lakumu
for you
اللَّيْلَ
al-layla
the night
وَالنَّهَارَ
wal-nahara
and the day
لِتَسْكُنُوا
litaskunu
that you may rest
فِيهِ
fihi
therein
وَلِتَبْتَغُوا
walitabtaghu
and that you may seek
مِن
min
from
فَضْلِهِ
fadlihi
His Bounty
وَلَعَلَّكُمْ
wala'allakum
and so that you may
تَشْكُرُونَ
tashkuruna
be grateful

Transliteration

Wa mir rahmatihee ja'ala lakumul laila wannahaara litaskunoo feehi wa litabtaghoo min fadlihee wa la'allakum tashkuroon

Translation

And out of His mercy He made for you the night and the day that you may rest therein and [by day] seek from His bounty and [that] perhaps you will be grateful.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And it is from His mercy, O people, that He has made the night dark for you, so you can rest in it after you have become tired through working in the day, and He has made the day bright for you, so you can strive to earn sustenance in it, and so that you can be grateful for Allah’s blessings on you and not be ungrateful for them.

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

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