Surah An-Nahl 16:83 — translation and meaning
النحل · Verse 83 / 128 · Page 276
يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنكِرُونَهَا وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْكَافِرُونَ
Word by Word
يَعْرِفُونَ
ya'rifuna
They recognize
نِعْمَتَ
ni'mata
(the) Favor
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يُنكِرُونَهَا
yunkirunaha
they deny it
وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ
wa-aktharuhumu
And most of them
الْكَافِرُونَ
al-kafiruna
(are) the disbelievers
Transliteration
Ya'rifoona ni'matal laahi summa yunkiroonahaa wa aksaruhumul kaafiroon
Translation
They recognize the favor of Allah; then they deny it. And most of them are disbelievers.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
The idolaters recognise the favours that Allah has given them, such as the sending of the prophet (peace be upon him), but then they deny His favours by not giving thanks and by rejecting His Messenger. Most of them reject His favours, may He be glorified.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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