Quran 16:83 — An-Nahl, verse 83
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They know God’s blessings, but refuse to recognize them: most of them are ungrateful.
يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنْكِرُونَهَا وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْكَافِرُونَ
yaʿrifūna niʿ'mata l-lahi thumma yunkirūnahā wa-aktharuhumu l-kāfirūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They recognize the blessing of God, then they deny it, and the most of them are the unthankful.
- Muhammad Asad
- They [who turn away from it] are fully aware of God's blessings, but none the less they refuse to acknowledge them [as such], since most of them are given to denying the truth.
- Sahih International
- They recognize the favor of Allāh; then they deny it. And most of them are disbelievers.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَعْرِفُونَyaʿrifūna | They recognize | عرف |
| 2 | نِعْمَتَniʿ'mata | (the) Favor | نعم |
| 3 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 4 | ثُمَّthumma | then | — |
| 5 | يُنكِرُونَهَاyunkirūnahā | they deny it | نكر |
| 6 | وَأَكْثَرُهُمُwa-aktharuhumu | And most of them | كثر |
| 7 | ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūna | (are) the disbelievers | كفر |