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As-Sajdah 9

Ayah 9 of 30 · Meccan

ثُمَّ سَوَّىٰهُ وَنَفَخَ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِهِۦۖ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرَ وَٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةَۚ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تَشۡكُرُونَ ٩

Then He proportioned him and breathed into him from His [created] soul1 and made for you hearing and vision and hearts [i.e., intellect]; little are you grateful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., element of life. See footnote to 15:29.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ثُمَّThenthumma
  2. سَوَّىٰهُHe fashioned himsawwāhu
  3. وَنَفَخَand breathedwanafakha
  4. فِيهِinto himfīhi
  5. مِنfrommin
  6. رُّوحِهِۦۖHis spiritrūḥihi
  7. وَجَعَلَand madewajaʿala
  8. لَكُمُfor youlakumu
  9. ٱلسَّمۡعَthe hearingl-samʿa
  10. وَٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرَand the sightwal-abṣāra
  11. وَٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةَۚand feelingswal-afidata
  12. قَلِيلٗاlittleqalīlan
  13. مَّا[what]mā
  14. تَشۡكُرُونَthanks you givetashkurūna

Tafsir

Then He completed the creation of the human in his complete form His soul through the angel appointed with blowing the soul, and made for you - O people - ears so that you could hear with them, eyes so that you could see, and hearts so that you could understand. Little are you grateful for these bounties of Allah which He bestows upon you.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran