Surah 16. An-Nahl, Ayah 83
| يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنْكِرُونَهَا وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْكَافِرُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | yacrifon nicmah 'allaah thumma yunkiron -haa wa- akthar -hum al- kaafiron |
| Pickthall | : | They know the favor of Allah and then deny it. Most of them are ingrates. |
| Asad | : | They [who turn away from it] are fully aware of God's blessings, but none the less they refuse to acknowledge them [as such], since most of them are given to denying the truth.99 |
| Malik | : | They recognize the favors of Allah, yet they deny them; most of them are ungrateful disbelievers. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | They recognize the favors of Allah; then they deny them; and most of them are (creatures) ungrateful. 2121 |
Note - 99I.e., although they are aware of the many blessings which
man enjoys, they refuse to attribute them to God's
creative activity, thus implicitly denying the truth of
His existence. My rendering of al-kafirun as "[such as]
are given to denying the truth" is conditioned by the
definite article al which, in the above construction, is
meant to stress the quality of deliberate intent.
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Note - 2121'Arafa is distinguished from 'alima is implying a
specific discernment (or recognition) of various
qualities and uses. All mankind recognised the value of
the blessings they enjoy, but in forgetting or disobeying
their Author, the wicked show gross ingratitude; for in
practice they deny their obligation to Him for those
blessings.
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I.e., although they are aware of the many blessings which man enjoys, they refuse to attribute them to God's creative activity, thus implicitly denying the truth of His existence. My rendering of al-kafirun as "[such as] are given to denying the truth" is conditioned by the definite article al which, in the above construction, is meant to stress the quality of deliberate intent. |
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'Arafa is distinguished from 'alima is implying a specific discernment (or recognition) of various qualities and uses. All mankind recognised the value of the blessings they enjoy, but in forgetting or disobeying their Author, the wicked show gross ingratitude; for in practice they deny their obligation to Him for those blessings. |
