Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 78 (16:78)

ٱلنَّحْل

وَٱللَّهُ أَخْرَجَكُم مِّنۢ بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ شَئًْا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ …

Quran 16:78 is ayah 78 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 275 of the Madani Mushaf.

16:78
وَٱللَّهُأَخْرَجَكُممِّنۢبُطُونِأُمَّهَٰتِكُمْلَاتَعْلَمُونَشَئًْاوَجَعَلَلَكُمُٱلسَّمْعَوَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَوَٱلْأَفِْٔدَةَ ۙلَعَلَّكُمْتَشْكُرُونَ٧٨
wal-lahu akhrajakum min buṭūni ummahātikum lā taʿlamūna shayan wajaʿala lakumu l-samʿa wal-abṣāra wal-afidata laʿallakum tashkurūna

And Allāh has extracted you from the wombs of your mothers not knowing a thing, and He made for you hearing and vision and hearts [i.e., intellect] that perhaps you would be grateful.(78)

Word by word

  1. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  2. أَخْرَجَكُمakhrajakumbrought you forth
  3. مِّنۢminfrom
  4. بُطُونِbuṭūnithe wombs
  5. أُمَّهَٰتِكُمْummahātikum(of) your mothers
  6. لَاlānot
  7. تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknowing
  8. شَئًْاshayananything
  9. وَجَعَلَwajaʿalaand made
  10. لَكُمُlakumufor you
  11. ٱلسَّمْعَl-samʿathe hearing
  12. وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَwal-abṣāraand the sight
  13. وَٱلْأَفِْٔدَةَ ۙwal-afidataand the hearts
  14. لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
  15. تَشْكُرُونَtashkurūnagive thanks

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