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Surah As-Sajdah, Ayah 9 (32:9)

ٱلسَّجْدَة

ثُمَّ سَوَّىٰهُ وَنَفَخَ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِهِۦ ۖ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفِْٔدَةَ ۚ …

Quran 32:9 is ayah 9 of Surah As-Sajdah (“The Prostration”), a Meccan surah of 30 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 415 of the Madani Mushaf.

32:9
ثُمَّسَوَّىٰهُوَنَفَخَفِيهِمِنرُّوحِهِۦ ۖوَجَعَلَلَكُمُٱلسَّمْعَوَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَوَٱلْأَفِْٔدَةَ ۚقَلِيلًامَّاتَشْكُرُونَ٩
thumma sawwāhu wanafakha fīhi min rūḥihi wajaʿala lakumu l-samʿa wal-abṣāra wal-afidata qalīlan mā tashkurūna

Then He proportioned him and breathed into him from His [created] soul and made for you hearing and vision and hearts [i.e., intellect]; little are you grateful.(9)

Word by word

  1. ثُمَّthummaThen
  2. سَوَّىٰهُsawwāhuHe fashioned him
  3. وَنَفَخَwanafakhaand breathed
  4. فِيهِfīhiinto him
  5. مِنminfrom
  6. رُّوحِهِۦ ۖrūḥihiHis spirit
  7. وَجَعَلَwajaʿalaand made
  8. لَكُمُlakumufor you
  9. ٱلسَّمْعَl-samʿathe hearing
  10. وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَwal-abṣāraand the sight
  11. وَٱلْأَفِْٔدَةَ ۚwal-afidataand feelings
  12. قَلِيلًاqalīlanlittle
  13. مَّاmā[what]
  14. تَشْكُرُونَtashkurūnathanks you give

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