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As-Sajdah (The Prostration)

Verse 9of 30

ثُمَّ سَوَّىٰهُ وَنَفَخَ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِهِۦ ۖ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۚ قَلِيلًۭا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ﴿٩

Translation (Sahih International)

Then He proportioned him and breathed into him from His [created] soul and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful.

Word-by-word meaning

ثُمَّthummaThen
سَوَّىٰهُsawwāhuHe fashioned him
وَنَفَخَwanafakhaand breathed
فِيهِfīhiinto him
مِنminfrom
رُّوحِهِۦ ۖrūḥihiHis spirit
وَجَعَلَwajaʿalaand made
لَكُمُlakumufor you
ٱلسَّمْعَl-samʿathe hearing
وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَwal-abṣāraand the sight
وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۚwal-afidataand feelings
قَلِيلًۭاqalīlanlittle
مَّا[what]
تَشْكُرُونَtashkurūnathanks you give

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Creation of Man in StagesAllah tells us that He has created everything well and formed everything in a goodly fashion. Malik said, narrating from Zayd bin Aslam:الَّذِى أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُ(Who made everything He has created good) means, "He created everything well and in a goodly fashion." When Allah mentions the creation of the heavens and the earth, He follows that by mentioning the creation of man.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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