Quran 40:79 — Al-Ghaafir, verse 79
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
It is God who provides livestock for you, some for riding and some for your food;
اللَّهُ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَنْعَامَ لِتَرْكَبُوا مِنْهَا وَمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ
al-lahu alladhī jaʿala lakumu l-anʿāma litarkabū min'hā wamin'hā takulūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- It is God who appointed for you the cattle, some of them to ride and of some you eat;
- Muhammad Asad
- It is God who [at all times works wonders for you: thus, He] provides for you [all manner of] livestock, so that on some of them you may ride, and from some derive your food,
- Sahih International
- It is Allāh who made for you the grazing animals upon which you ride, and some of them you eat.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ٱللَّهُal-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 2 | ٱلَّذِىalladhī | (is) the One Who | — |
| 3 | جَعَلَjaʿala | made | جعل |
| 4 | لَكُمُlakumu | for you | — |
| 5 | ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمَl-anʿāma | the cattle | نعم |
| 6 | لِتَرْكَبُوا۟litarkabū | that you may ride | ركب |
| 7 | مِنْهَاmin'hā | some of them | — |
| 8 | وَمِنْهَاwamin'hā | and some of them | — |
| 9 | تَأْكُلُونَtakulūna | you eat | أكل |