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Luqman 12

Ayah 12 of 34 · Meccan

وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا لُقۡمَٰنَ ٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ أَنِ ٱشۡكُرۡ لِلَّهِۚ وَمَن يَشۡكُرۡ فَإِنَّمَا يَشۡكُرُ لِنَفۡسِهِۦۖ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٞ ١٢

And We had certainly given Luqmān wisdom [and said], "Be grateful to Allāh." And whoever is grateful is grateful for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever denies [His favor] - then indeed, Allāh is Free of need and Praiseworthy.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَقَدۡAnd verilywalaqad
  2. ءَاتَيۡنَاWe gaveātaynā
  3. لُقۡمَٰنَLuqmanluq'māna
  4. ٱلۡحِكۡمَةَthe wisdoml-ḥik'mata
  5. أَنِthatani
  6. ٱشۡكُرۡBe gratefulush'kur
  7. لِلَّهِۚto Allahlillahi
  8. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  9. يَشۡكُرۡ(is) gratefulyashkur
  10. فَإِنَّمَاthen onlyfa-innamā
  11. يَشۡكُرُhe is gratefulyashkuru
  12. لِنَفۡسِهِۦۖfor himselflinafsihi
  13. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  14. كَفَرَ(is) ungratefulkafara
  15. فَإِنَّthen indeedfa-inna
  16. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  17. غَنِيٌّ(is) Free of needghaniyyun
  18. حَمِيدٞPraiseworthyḥamīdun

Tafsir

Verily, I granted Luqman the understanding of religion and correctness in matters, and I told him, “O Luqman! Be grateful to your Lord for the blessing of being able to obey Him He has bestowed upon you. Whoever is grateful to his Lord, his gratefulness benefits only himself for Allah is not dependant upon it, and whoever rejects His blessings, the harm of his rejection afflicts him alone, for his rejection does not hurt Allah in the slightest; indeed Allah is totally independent of His creation and praiseworthy in every condition.”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran