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Ayah 23 of 30 · Meccan

قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنشَأَكُمۡ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرَ وَٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةَۚ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تَشۡكُرُونَ ٢٣

Say, "It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts [i.e., intellect]; little are you grateful."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قُلۡSayqul
  2. هُوَHehuwa
  3. ٱلَّذِيٓ(is) the One Whoalladhī
  4. أَنشَأَكُمۡproduced youansha-akum
  5. وَجَعَلَand madewajaʿala
  6. لَكُمُfor youlakumu
  7. ٱلسَّمۡعَthe hearingl-samʿa
  8. وَٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرَand the visionwal-abṣāra
  9. وَٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةَۚand the feelingswal-afidata
  10. قَلِيلٗاLittleqalīlan
  11. مَّا(is) whatmā
  12. تَشۡكُرُونَyou give thankstashkurūna

Tafsir

O Messenger! Say to these idolaters who reject: “Allah is the one who created you and made for you ears through which you hear, eyes with which you see, and hearts through which you think. Little do you show gratitude to Him for the blessings He has conferred upon you.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran