Surah Al-Insan, Ayah 3 (76:3)

ٱلْإِنْسَان

إِنَّا هَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلسَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا

Quran 76:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Al-Insan (“The Man”), a Medinan surah of 31 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 578 of the Madani Mushaf.

76:3
إِنَّاهَدَيْنَٰهُٱلسَّبِيلَإِمَّاشَاكِرًاوَإِمَّاكَفُورًا٣
innā hadaynāhu l-sabīla immā shākiran wa-immā kafūran

Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or be he ungrateful.(3)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
  2. هَدَيْنَٰهُhadaynāhuguided him
  3. ٱلسَّبِيلَl-sabīla(to) the way
  4. إِمَّاimmāwhether
  5. شَاكِرًاshākiran(he) be grateful
  6. وَإِمَّاwa-immāand whether
  7. كَفُورًاkafūran(he) be ungrateful

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