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Surah An-Nahl, Verse 83

سورة النحل، الآية ٨٣

16:83 Juz 14 Hizb 28 Page 276 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 16:83

يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنكِرُونَهَا وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ ۝٨٣

Transliteration

yaʿrifūna niʿ'mata l-lahi thumma yunkirūnahā wa-aktharuhumu l-kāfirūna

Translation

They recognize the favor of Allāh; then they deny it. And most of them are disbelievers.

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Verse 83 of Surah An-Nahl (16:83), a Meccan surah, is in juz 14, on page 276 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 83

Al-Mukhtasar

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.

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Other translations of verse 83

They know Allah’s favors, yet they deny them, and most of them are ungrateful.

They recognise the Grace of Allâh, yet they deny it (by worshipping others besides Allâh) and most of them are disbelievers (deny the Prophethood of Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم).

They know the favour of Allah and then deny it. Most of them are ingrates.

They recognise the favours of Allah; then they deny them; and most of them are (creatures) ungrateful.

They recognize the favor of Allah, yet they deny it, and most of them are ungrateful.

They recognize the favor of Allah; thereafter they deny it; and most of them are the disbelievers.

Verse 83 word by word

  1. يَعْرِفُونَ yaʿrifūna They recognize ع ر ف
  2. نِعْمَتَ niʿ'mata (the) Favor ن ع م
  3. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
  4. ثُمَّ thumma then
  5. يُنكِرُونَهَا yunkirūnahā they deny it ن ك ر
  6. وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ wa-aktharuhumu And most of them ك ث ر
  7. ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ l-kāfirūna (are) the disbelievers ك ف ر

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