Quran 31:12 — Luqman, verse 12
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We endowed Luqman with wisdom: ‘Be thankful to God: whoever gives thanks benefits his own soul, and as for those who are thankless––God is self-sufficient, worthy of all praise.’
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا لُقْمَانَ الْحِكْمَةَ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِلَّهِ ۚ وَمَنْ يَشْكُرْ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِ ۖ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ
walaqad ātaynā luq'māna l-ḥik'mata ani ush'kur lillahi waman yashkur fa-innamā yashkuru linafsihi waman kafara fa-inna l-laha ghaniyyun ḥamīdun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Indeed, We gave Lokman wisdom: 'Give thanks to God. Whosoever gives thanks gives thanks only for his own soul's good, and whosoever is ungrateful -- surely God is All-sufficient, All-laudable.'
- Muhammad Asad
- and, indeed, we granted this wisdom unto Luqman: “Be grateful unto God - for he who is grateful [unto Him] is but grateful for the good of his own self; whereas he who chooses to be ungrateful [ought to know that], verily, God is self-sufficient, ever to be praised!”
- Sahih International
- 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.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَقَدْwalaqad | And verily | — |
| 2 | ءَاتَيْنَاātaynā | We gave | أتي |
| 3 | لُقْمَـٰنَluq'māna | Luqman | — |
| 4 | ٱلْحِكْمَةَl-ḥik'mata | the wisdom | حكم |
| 5 | أَنِani | that | — |
| 6 | ٱشْكُرْush'kur | Be grateful | شكر |
| 7 | لِلَّهِ ۚlillahi | to Allah | أله |
| 8 | وَمَنwaman | And whoever | — |
| 9 | يَشْكُرْyashkur | (is) grateful | شكر |
| 10 | فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamā | then only | — |
| 11 | يَشْكُرُyashkuru | he is grateful | شكر |
| 12 | لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖlinafsihi | for himself | نفس |
| 13 | وَمَنwaman | And whoever | — |
| 14 | كَفَرَkafara | (is) ungrateful | كفر |
| 15 | فَإِنَّfa-inna | then indeed | — |
| 16 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 17 | غَنِىٌّghaniyyun | (is) Free of need | غني |
| 18 | حَمِيدٌۭḥamīdun | Praiseworthy | حمد |