Surah 16 An-Nahl — Ayah 11
يُنۢبِتُ لَكُم بِهِ ٱلزَّرْعَ وَٱلزَّيْتُونَ وَٱلنَّخِيلَ وَٱلْأَعْنَٰبَ وَمِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
በእርሱ ለእናንተ አዝመራን፣ (የዘይት) ወይራንም፣ ዘምባባዎችንም (ተምርን)፣ ወይኖችንም፣ ከፍሬዎችም ሁሉ ያበቅልላችኋል፡፡ በዚህ ውስጥ ለሚያስተነትኑ ሕዝቦች በእርግጥ ተዓምርአልለ፡፡
yunbitu lakum bihi l-zarʿa wal-zaytūna wal-nakhīla wal-aʿnāba wamin kulli l-thamarāti inna fī dhālika laāyatan liqawmin yatafakkarūna
Word by word
- يُنۢبِتُ yunbitu He causes to grow
- لَكُم lakum for you
- بِهِ bihi with it
- ٱلزَّرْعَ l-zarʿa the crops
- وَٱلزَّيْتُونَ wal-zaytūna and the olives
- وَٱلنَّخِيلَ wal-nakhīla and the date-palms
- وَٱلْأَعْنَـٰبَ wal-aʿnāba and the grapes
- وَمِن wamin and of
- كُلِّ kulli every kind
- ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ ۗ l-thamarāti (of) fruits
- إِنَّ inna Indeed
- فِى fī in
- ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that
- لَـَٔايَةًۭ laāyatan surely (is) a sign
- لِّقَوْمٍۢ liqawmin for a people
- يَتَفَكَّرُونَ yatafakkarūna who reflect
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Blessings of Rain, and explaining how it is one of the Signs
When Allah mentions the blessings of cattle and other animals that He has granted mankind, He then mentions how He has blessed them by sending rain down from the sky above, which has been fulfilling the needs and bringing joy to people and their cattle. Allah says:
(from it you drink) meaning, He made it fresh and pure so that they can drink it, not salty and undrinkable.
(and from it (grows) the vegetation on which you send your cattle to pasture.) meaning, from it He raised plants on which your cattle graze. Ibn `Abbas, `Ikrimah, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and Ibn Zayd, all said that this refers to grazing animals including camels.
(With it He causes crops to grow for you, olives, date palms, grapes, and every kind of fruit.) meaning, with this one kind of water, He makes the earth sprout plants with different tastes, colors, scents and shapes. For this reason He says,
(Verily, in this there is indeed an evident proof and a manifest sign for people who give thought.) meaning, this is a sign and a proof that there is no god besides Allah, as He says:
(Is not He (better than your gods) Who created the heavens and the earth, and sends water down for you from the sky, from which We cause wonderful gardens full of beauty and delight to grow You are not able to cause the growth of their trees. Is there any ilah (god) with Allah Nay, but they are a people who make equals (to Him)!) (27:60).