Surah An-Nahl 16:81 — translation and meaning

النحل · Verse 81 / 128 · Page 276

ۚ وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلَالًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ الْجِبَالِ أَكْنَانًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ سَرَابِيلَ تَقِيكُمُ الْحَرَّ وَسَرَابِيلَ تَقِيكُم بَأْسَكُمْ كَذَلِكَ يُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْلِمُونَ

Word by Word

ۚ
وَاللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
جَعَلَ
ja'ala
(has) made
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّمَّا
mimma
from what
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
He created
ظِلَالًا
zilalan
shades
وَجَعَلَ
waja'ala
and (has) made
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّنَ
mina
from
الْجِبَالِ
al-jibali
the mountains
أَكْنَانًا
aknanan
shelters
وَجَعَلَ
waja'ala
and (has) made
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
سَرَابِيلَ
sarabila
garments
تَقِيكُمُ
taqikumu
to protect you
الْحَرَّ
al-hara
(from) the heat
وَسَرَابِيلَ
wasarabila
and garments
تَقِيكُم
taqikum
to protect you
بَأْسَكُمْ
basakum
from your (mutual) violence
كَذَلِكَ
kadhalika
Thus
يُتِمُّ
yutimmu
He completes
نِعْمَتَهُ
ni'matahu
His Favor
عَلَيْكُمْ
alaykum
upon you
لَعَلَّكُمْ
la'allakum
so that you may
تُسْلِمُونَ
tus'limuna
submit

Transliteration

Wallaahu ja'ala lakum mimmaa khalaqa zilaalanw wa ja'ala lakum minal jibaali aknaananw wa ja'ala lakum saraabeela taqeekumul harra wa saraabeela taqeekum baasakum; kazaalika yutimmu ni'matahoo alaikum la'allakum tuslimoon

Translation

And Allah has made for you, from that which He has created, shadows and has made for you from the mountains, shelters and has made for you garments which protect you from the heat and garments which protect you from your [enemy in] battle. Thus does He complete His favor upon you that you might submit [to Him].

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Allah has made for you trees and buildings that you use as shade from the heat. He has made for you tunnels, caverns and caves in the mountains that you use as a cover from the cold, heat and from enemies. He has made for you shirts and clothing of cotton that protect you from the heat and cold. He has made for you armour that protect you from the violence of others in war so that the weapons do not penetrate and reach your bodies. Just as Allah has given you the above favours He completes His favours to you in the hope that you will submit to Allah alone and not associate anything as partner to Him.

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

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