Surah Al-Mu'minun, Ayah 78 (23:78)

ٱلْمُؤْمِنُون

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفِْٔدَةَ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ

Quran 23:78 is ayah 78 of Surah Al-Mu'minun (“The Believers”), a Meccan surah of 118 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 347 of the Madani Mushaf.

23:78
وَهُوَٱلَّذِىٓأَنشَأَلَكُمُٱلسَّمْعَوَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَوَٱلْأَفِْٔدَةَ ۚقَلِيلًامَّاتَشْكُرُونَ٧٨
wahuwa alladhī ansha-a lakumu l-samʿa wal-abṣāra wal-afidata qalīlan mā tashkurūna

And it is He who produced for you hearing and vision and hearts [i.e., intellect]; little are you grateful.(78)

Word by word

  1. وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
  2. ٱلَّذِىٓalladhī(is) the One Who
  3. أَنشَأَansha-aproduced
  4. لَكُمُlakumufor you
  5. ٱلسَّمْعَl-samʿathe hearing
  6. وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَwal-abṣāraand the sight
  7. وَٱلْأَفِْٔدَةَ ۚwal-afidataand the feeling
  8. قَلِيلًاqalīlanlittle
  9. مَّاmā(is) what
  10. تَشْكُرُونَtashkurūnayou give thanks

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