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Surah An-Naml, Verse 73

سورة النمل، الآية ٧٣

27:73 Juz 20 Hizb 39 Page 383 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 27:73

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ ۝٧٣

Transliteration

wa-inna rabbaka ladhū faḍlin ʿalā l-nāsi walākinna aktharahum lā yashkurūna

Translation

And indeed, your Lord is the possessor of bounty for the people, but most of them are not grateful."

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Verse 73 of Surah An-Naml (27:73), a Meccan surah, is in juz 20, on page 383 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 73

Al-Mukhtasar

And your Lord, O Messenger, is graceful towards the people, as He is leaving punishing them quickly despite the disbelief and sins they are upon. However, most people do not thank Allah for the favours He gives them.

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Other translations of verse 73

Indeed, your Lord is graceful to mankind22, but most of them are ungrateful.

Notes

[22] As He delays their punishment and grants them respite to repent.

"Verily, your Lord is full of Grace for mankind, yet most of them do not give thanks."

Lo! thy Lord is full of bounty for mankind, but most of them do not give thanks.

But verily thy Lord is full of grace to mankind: Yet most of them are ungrateful.

And surely your Lord is the Lord of grace to men, but most of them are not grateful.

And surely your Lord is indeed The Owner of Grace to mankind; but most of them do not thank (Him).

Verse 73 word by word

  1. وَإِنَّ wa-inna And indeed
  2. رَبَّكَ rabbaka your Lord ر ب ب
  3. لَذُو ladhū (is) full of Bounty
  4. فَضْلٍ faḍlin (is) full of Bounty ف ض ل
  5. عَلَى ʿalā for
  6. ٱلنَّاسِ l-nāsi the mankind أ ن س
  7. وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna but
  8. أَكْثَرَهُمْ aktharahum most of them ك ث ر
  9. لَا lā (are) not
  10. يَشْكُرُونَ yashkurūna grateful ش ك ر

Verses related to verse 73

Verses with similar wording

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  • Yunus 10:60

    وَمَا ظَنُّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ

    And what will be the supposition of those who invent falsehood about Allāh on the Day of Resurrection? Indeed, Allāh is the possessor of bounty for the people, but most of them are not grateful.

  • Al-Baqarah 2:243

    أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا۟ مِن دِيَٰرِهِمْ وَهُمْ أُلُوفٌ حَذَرَ ٱلْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مُوتُوا۟ ثُمَّ أَحْيَٰهُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ

    Have you not considered those who left their homes in many thousands, fearing death? Allāh said to them, "Die"; then He restored them to life. And Allāh is the possessor of bounty for the people, but most of the people do not show gratitude.

  • Ghafir 40:61

    ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ لِتَسْكُنُوا۟ فِيهِ وَٱلنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ

    It is Allāh who made for you the night that you may rest therein and the day giving sight. Indeed, Allāh is the possessor of bounty for the people, but most of them are not grateful.

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