وَإِن تَعُدُّواْ نِعۡمَةَ ٱللَّهِ لَا تُحۡصُوهَآۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَغَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ ١٨
And if you should count the favors of Allāh, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَإِنAnd ifwa-in
- تَعُدُّواْyou should counttaʿuddū
- نِعۡمَةَthe Favors of Allahniʿ'mata
- ٱللَّهِthe Favors of Allahl-lahi
- لَاnotlā
- تُحۡصُوهَآۗyou could enumerate themtuḥ'ṣūhā
- إِنَّIndeedinna
- ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
- لَغَفُورٞ(is) Oft-Forgivinglaghafūrun
- رَّحِيمٞMost Mercifulraḥīmun
Tafsir
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.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran