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An-Nahl 5

Ayah 5 of 128 · Meccan

وَٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمَ خَلَقَهَاۖ لَكُمۡ فِيهَا دِفۡءٞ وَمَنَٰفِعُ وَمِنۡهَا تَأۡكُلُونَ ٥

And the grazing livestock He has created for you; in them is warmth1 and [numerous] benefits, and from them you eat.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., in clothing, tents, furnishings, etc.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمَAnd the cattlewal-anʿāma
  2. خَلَقَهَاۖHe created themkhalaqahā
  3. لَكُمۡfor youlakum
  4. فِيهَاin themfīhā
  5. دِفۡءٞ(is) warmthdif'on
  6. وَمَنَٰفِعُand benefitswamanāfiʿu
  7. وَمِنۡهَاand from themwamin'hā
  8. تَأۡكُلُونَyou eattakulūna

Tafsir

He also created livestock such as camels, cattle and goats for your benefit - O People. Some of these benefits include deriving warmth from their wool and hair and other benefits from their milk, skin and backs. Some of them serve as food that you eat.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran