Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

O mankind: remember the favour of God upon you. Is there any creator, other than God, who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? There is no god save He; how then are you deluded?

يَٓا اَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْكُمْۜ هَلْ مِنْ خَالِقٍ غَيْرُ اللّٰهِ يَرْزُقُكُمْ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ وَالْاَرْضِۜ لَٓا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَۘ فَاَنّٰى تُؤْفَكُونَ
Ya ayyuha annasuothkuroo niAAmata Allahi AAalaykum hal min khaliqinghayru Allahi yarzuqukum mina assama-i wal-ardila ilaha illa huwa faanna tu/fakoon
#wordmeaningroot
1yāayyuhāO
2l-nāsumankindنوس
3udh'kurūRememberذكر
4niʿ'mata(the) Favorنعم
5l-lahi(of) Allah
6ʿalaykumupon you
7halIs
8min(there) any
9khāliqincreatorخلق
10ghayruother (than) Allahغير
11l-lahiother (than) Allah
12yarzuqukumwho provides for youرزق
13minafrom
14l-samāithe skyسمو
15wal-arḍiand the earthارض
16(There is) no
17ilāhagodاله
18illābut
19huwaHe
20fa-annāThen, howاني
21tu'fakūna(are) you deludedافك
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