Surah An-Nahl 16:114 — translation and meaning

النحل · Verse 114 / 128 · Page 280

فَكُلُوا مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ حَلَالًا طَيِّبًا وَاشْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ

Word by Word

فَكُلُوا
fakulu
So eat
مِمَّا
mimma
of what
رَزَقَكُمُ
razaqakumu
Allah has provided you
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah has provided you
حَلَالًا
halalan
lawful
طَيِّبًا
tayyiban
and good
وَاشْكُرُوا
wa-ush'kuru
And be grateful
نِعْمَتَ
ni'mata
(for the) Favor
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
[you]
إِيَّاهُ
iyyahu
Him Alone
تَعْبُدُونَ
ta'buduna
you worship

Transliteration

Fakuloo mimmaa razaqa kumul laahu halaalan taiyibanw washkuroo ni'matal laahi in kuntum iyyaahu ta'budoon

Translation

Then eat of what Allah has provided for you [which is] lawful and good. And be grateful for the favor of Allah, if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

So eat - O people - of the lawful and wholesome things that Allah, may He be glorified, has provided for you, and be thankful for the blessings Allah has given you by acknowledging these blessings of His and using them to seek His pleasure, if it is Him that you worship alone without associating partners with Him.

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

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