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An-Nahl 8

Ayah 8 of 128 · Meccan

وَٱلۡخَيۡلَ وَٱلۡبِغَالَ وَٱلۡحَمِيرَ لِتَرۡكَبُوهَا وَزِينَةٗۚ وَيَخۡلُقُ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ٨

And [He created] the horses, mules and donkeys for you to ride and [as] adornment. And He creates that which you do not know.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَٱلۡخَيۡلَAnd horseswal-khayla
  2. وَٱلۡبِغَالَand muleswal-bighāla
  3. وَٱلۡحَمِيرَand donkeyswal-ḥamīra
  4. لِتَرۡكَبُوهَاfor you to ride themlitarkabūhā
  5. وَزِينَةٗۚand (as) adornmentwazīnatan
  6. وَيَخۡلُقُAnd He createswayakhluqu
  7. مَاwhatmā
  8. لَاnotlā
  9. تَعۡلَمُونَyou knowtaʿlamūna

Tafsir

He created horses, mules and donkeys for you to ride and carry your goods on and for them to be an adornment for you that you can beautify yourselves with amongst people. He will create in the future means of transport and other things that you do not know about.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran