Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 83 (16:83)

ٱلنَّحْل

يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنكِرُونَهَا وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

Quran 16:83 is ayah 83 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 276 of the Madani Mushaf.

16:83
يَعْرِفُونَنِعْمَتَٱللَّهِثُمَّيُنكِرُونَهَاوَأَكْثَرُهُمُٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ٨٣
yaʿrifūna niʿ'mata l-lahi thumma yunkirūnahā wa-aktharuhumu l-kāfirūna

They recognize the favor of Allāh; then they deny it. And most of them are disbelievers.(83)

Word by word

  1. يَعْرِفُونَyaʿrifūnaThey recognize
  2. نِعْمَتَniʿ'mata(the) Favor
  3. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  4. ثُمَّthummathen
  5. يُنكِرُونَهَاyunkirūnahāthey deny it
  6. وَأَكْثَرُهُمُwa-aktharuhumuAnd most of them
  7. ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūna(are) the disbelievers

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