Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 53 (16:53)

ٱلنَّحْل

وَمَا بِكُم مِّن نِّعْمَةٍ فَمِنَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِذَا مَسَّكُمُ ٱلضُّرُّ فَإِلَيْهِ تَجَْٔرُونَ

Quran 16:53 is ayah 53 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 272 of the Madani Mushaf.

16:53
وَمَابِكُممِّننِّعْمَةٍفَمِنَٱللَّهِ ۖثُمَّإِذَامَسَّكُمُٱلضُّرُّفَإِلَيْهِتَجَْٔرُونَ٥٣
wamā bikum min niʿ'matin famina l-lahi thumma idhā massakumu l-ḍuru fa-ilayhi tajarūna

And whatever you have of favor - it is from Allāh. Then when adversity touches you, to Him you cry for help.(53)

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd whatever
  2. بِكُمbikumyou have
  3. مِّنminof
  4. نِّعْمَةٍniʿ'matinfavor
  5. فَمِنَfamina(is) from
  6. ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahiAllah
  7. ثُمَّthummaThen
  8. إِذَاidhāwhen
  9. مَسَّكُمُmassakumutouches you
  10. ٱلضُّرُّl-ḍuruthe adversity
  11. فَإِلَيْهِfa-ilayhithen to Him
  12. تَجَْٔرُونَtajarūnayou cry for help

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