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Surah An-Nahl, Verse 18

سورة النحل، الآية ١٨

16:18 Juz 14 Hizb 27 Page 269 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 16:18

وَإِن تَعُدُّوا۟ نِعْمَةَ ٱللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ۝١٨

Transliteration

wa-in taʿuddū niʿ'mata l-lahi lā tuḥ'ṣūhā inna l-laha laghafūrun raḥīmun

Translation

And if you should count the favors of Allāh, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

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Verse 18 of Surah An-Nahl (16:18), a Meccan surah, is in juz 14, on page 269 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 18

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If you - O people - tried to count and list Allah’s many blessings that He has favoured you with, you will not be able to do so because they are so numerous and diverse. Allah is Forgiving, as He did not take you to task for being neglectful of showing thanks to Him, and Merciful, as he did not stop these blessings from you on account of your sins and failure to thank Him.

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Other translations of verse 18

If you try to count Allah’s favors, you will not be able to enumerate them. Indeed, Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

And if you would count the favours of Allâh, never could you be able to count them. Truly! Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

And if ye would count the favour of Allah ye cannot reckon it. Lo! Allah is indeed Forgiving, Merciful.

If ye would count up the favours of Allah, never would ye be able to number them: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

And if you would count Allah's favors, you will not be able to number them; most surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

And in case you number the favor (s) of Allah, you will not enumerate them; surely Allah is indeed Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.

Verse 18 word by word

  1. وَإِن wa-in And if
  2. تَعُدُّوا۟ taʿuddū you should count ع د د
  3. نِعْمَةَ niʿ'mata the Favors of Allah ن ع م
  4. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi the Favors of Allah
  5. لَا lā not
  6. تُحْصُوهَآ tuḥ'ṣūhā you could enumerate them ح ص ي
  7. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  8. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  9. لَغَفُورٌ laghafūrun (is) Oft-Forgiving غ ف ر
  10. رَّحِيمٌ raḥīmun Most Merciful ر ح م

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  • Ibrahim 14:34

    وَءَاتَىٰكُم مِّن كُلِّ مَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُ وَإِن تَعُدُّوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَظَلُومٌ كَفَّارٌ

    And He gave you from all you asked of Him. And if you should count the favor [i.e., blessings] of Allāh, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, mankind is [generally] most unjust and ungrateful.

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