Quran 16:13 — An-Nahl, verse 13
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He has made of benefit to you the many-coloured things He has multiplied on the earth. There truly are signs in this for those who take it to heart.
وَمَا ذَرَأَ لَكُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ مُخْتَلِفًا أَلْوَانُهُ ۗ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً لِقَوْمٍ يَذَّكَّرُونَ
wamā dhara-a lakum fī l-arḍi mukh'talifan alwānuhu inna fī dhālika laāyatan liqawmin yadhakkarūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And that which He has multiplied for you in the earth of diverse hues. Surely in that is a sign for a people who remember.
- Muhammad Asad
- And all the [beauty of] many hues-which He has created for you on earth: in this, behold, there is a message for people who (are willing to] take it to heart!
- Sahih International
- And [He has subjected] whatever He multiplied for you on the earth of varying colors. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who remember.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَاwamā | And whatever | — |
| 2 | ذَرَأَdhara-a | He multiplied | ذرأ |
| 3 | لَكُمْlakum | for you | — |
| 4 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 5 | ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi | the earth | أرض |
| 6 | مُخْتَلِفًاmukh'talifan | (of) varying | خلف |
| 7 | أَلْوَٰنُهُۥٓ ۗalwānuhu | colors | لون |
| 8 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 9 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 10 | ذَٰلِكَdhālika | that | — |
| 11 | لَـَٔايَةًۭlaāyatan | surely (is) a sign | أيي |
| 12 | لِّقَوْمٍۢliqawmin | for a people | قوم |
| 13 | يَذَّكَّرُونَyadhakkarūna | who remember | ذكر |