Surah An-Nahl 16:17 — translation and meaning

النحل · Verse 17 / 128 · Page 269

ۗ أَفَمَن يَخْلُقُ كَمَن لَّا يَخْلُقُ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Word by Word

ۗ
أَفَمَن
afaman
Then is He Who
يَخْلُقُ
yakhluqu
creates
كَمَن
kaman
like one who
لَّا
la
(does) not
يَخْلُقُ
yakhluqu
create
أَفَلَا
afala
Then will you not
تَذَكَّرُونَ
tadhakkaruna
remember

Transliteration

Afamany yakhluqu kamallaa yakhluq; afalaa tazak karoon

Translation

Then is He who creates like one who does not create? So will you not be reminded?

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Is the one who creates all these things like the one who does not create anything?! Do you not think about the greatness of Allah who created everything and worship Him alone without ascribing as partners to Him what has not created anything?

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

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