Surah 'Abasa — Part 4
Ayahs 16–20 with word-by-word meanings. Read the bilingual lesson for Surah 'Abasa — Part 4 and test your understanding with a focused quiz.
Lesson
1. Surah 'Abasa — Part 4
Continue the word-by-word study of Surah 'Abasa with ayahs 16–20.
2. كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ ﴿١٦﴾
Noble and dutiful.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| كِرَامٍۭ | Noble |
| بَرَرَةٍۢ | dutiful |
3. قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ ﴿١٧﴾
Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man; 1 how disbelieving is he.
- قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ ﴿١٧﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| قُتِلَ | Is destroyed |
| ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ | [the] man |
| مَآ | how |
| أَكْفَرَهُۥ | ungrateful is he |
4. مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ ﴿١٨﴾
From what thing [i.e., substance] did He create him?
- مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ ﴿١٨﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| مِنْ | From |
| أَىِّ | what |
| شَىْءٍ | thing |
| خَلَقَهُۥ | He created him |
5. مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ ﴿١٩﴾
From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;
- مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ ﴿١٩﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| مِن | From |
| نُّطْفَةٍ | a semen-drop |
| خَلَقَهُۥ | He created him |
| فَقَدَّرَهُۥ | then He proportioned him |
6. ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ ﴿٢٠﴾
Then He eased the way for him;
- ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ ﴿٢٠﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| ثُمَّ | Then |
| ٱلسَّبِيلَ | the way |
| يَسَّرَهُۥ | He made easy for him |
7. Summary
Review the word-by-word meanings from ayahs 16–20 of Surah 'Abasa.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| كِرَامٍۭ | Noble |
| بَرَرَةٍۢ | dutiful |
| قُتِلَ | Is destroyed |
| ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ | [the] man |
| مَآ | how |
| أَكْفَرَهُۥ | ungrateful is he |
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