Surah An-Nahl 16:8 — translation and meaning
النحل · Verse 8 / 128 · Page 268
ۚ وَالْخَيْلَ وَالْبِغَالَ وَالْحَمِيرَ لِتَرْكَبُوهَا وَزِينَةً وَيَخْلُقُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Word by Word
ۚ
وَالْخَيْلَ
wal-khayla
And horses
وَالْبِغَالَ
wal-bighala
and mules
وَالْحَمِيرَ
wal-hamira
and donkeys
لِتَرْكَبُوهَا
litarkabuha
for you to ride them
وَزِينَةً
wazinatan
and (as) adornment
وَيَخْلُقُ
wayakhluqu
And He creates
مَا
ma
what
لَا
la
not
تَعْلَمُونَ
ta'lamuna
you know
Transliteration
Walkhaila wal bighaala wal hameera litarkaboohaa wa zeenah; wa yakhluqu maa laa ta'lamoon
Translation
And [He created] the horses, mules and donkeys for you to ride and [as] adornment. And He creates that which you do not know.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
He created horses, mules and donkeys for you to ride and carry your goods on and for them to be an adornment for you that you can beautify yourselves with amongst people. He will create in the future means of transport and other things that you do not know about.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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