Surah Nuh 71:17 — translation and meaning

نوح · Verse 17 / 28 · Page 571

وَاللَّهُ أَنبَتَكُم مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا

Word by Word

وَاللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
أَنبَتَكُم
anbatakum
has caused you to grow
مِّنَ
mina
from
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the earth
نَبَاتًا
nabatan
(as) a growth

Transliteration

Wallaahu ambatakum minal ardi nabaataa

Translation

And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

“And Allah is the one who created you from the earth, by creating your father Adam from soil. Then, you are also nourished by whatever it grows for you.”

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

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