Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 81 (16:81)

ٱلنَّحْل

وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلَٰلًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ أَكْنَٰنًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ …

Quran 16:81 is ayah 81 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 276 of the Madani Mushaf.

16:81
وَٱللَّهُجَعَلَلَكُممِّمَّاخَلَقَظِلَٰلًاوَجَعَلَلَكُممِّنَٱلْجِبَالِأَكْنَٰنًاوَجَعَلَلَكُمْسَرَٰبِيلَتَقِيكُمُٱلْحَرَّوَسَرَٰبِيلَتَقِيكُمبَأْسَكُمْ ۚكَذَٰلِكَيُتِمُّنِعْمَتَهُۥعَلَيْكُمْلَعَلَّكُمْتُسْلِمُونَ٨١
wal-lahu jaʿala lakum mimmā khalaqa ẓilālan wajaʿala lakum mina l-jibāli aknānan wajaʿala lakum sarābīla taqīkumu l-ḥara wasarābīla taqīkum basakum kadhālika yutimmu niʿ'matahu ʿalaykum laʿallakum tus'limūna

And Allāh has made for you, from that which He has created, shadows [i.e., shade] and has made for you from the mountains, shelters and has made for you garments which protect you from the heat and garments [i.e., coats of mail] which protect you from your [enemy in] battle. Thus does He complete His favor upon you that you might submit [to Him].(81)

Word by word

  1. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  2. جَعَلَjaʿala(has) made
  3. لَكُمlakumfor you
  4. مِّمَّاmimmāfrom what
  5. خَلَقَkhalaqaHe created
  6. ظِلَٰلًاẓilālanshades
  7. وَجَعَلَwajaʿalaand (has) made
  8. لَكُمlakumfor you
  9. مِّنَminafrom
  10. ٱلْجِبَالِl-jibālithe mountains
  11. أَكْنَٰنًاaknānanshelters
  12. وَجَعَلَwajaʿalaand (has) made
  13. لَكُمْlakumfor you
  14. سَرَٰبِيلَsarābīlagarments
  15. تَقِيكُمُtaqīkumuto protect you
  16. ٱلْحَرَّl-ḥara(from) the heat
  17. وَسَرَٰبِيلَwasarābīlaand garments
  18. تَقِيكُمtaqīkumto protect you
  19. بَأْسَكُمْ ۚbasakumfrom your (mutual) violence
  20. كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
  21. يُتِمُّyutimmuHe completes
  22. نِعْمَتَهُۥniʿ'matahuHis Favor
  23. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
  24. لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
  25. تُسْلِمُونَtus'limūnasubmit

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