سُوْرَةُ الْمُلْكِ
Surah Al-Mulk (67) — Ayah 23
قُلْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَكُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۖ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ ﴿23﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say it is He Who has created you, and endowed you with hearing (ears) and seeing (eyes), and hearts. Little thanks you give.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
(is) the One Who
أَنشَأَكُمْ
ansha-akum
produced you
وَجَعَلَ
wajaʿala
and made
لَكُمُ
lakumu
for you
ٱلسَّمْعَ
l-samʿa
the hearing
وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَ
wal-abṣāra
and the vision
وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۖ
wal-afidata
and the feelings
قَلِيلًۭا
qalīlan
Little
مَّا
mā
(is) what
تَشْكُرُونَ
tashkurūna
you give thanks
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 23) {قُلْ هُوَ الَّذِيْۤ اَنْشَاَكُمْ … :} It is Allah alone who created you and granted you ears, eyes, and hearts. Now, the gratitude for creating you was that you worship only Him, and the gratitude for granting you ears, eyes, and hearts was that you use them only where the pleasure of the One who gave these blessings lies, and through them seek the path of His approval. But you neither listened to the truth with your ears, nor took heed by seeing Allah’s signs with your eyes, nor tried to understand His oneness with your heart. Out of countless blessings, these three blessings are mentioned because these three are sources of knowledge; it is through them that a person can reach the truth. In this verse, the address is to the disbelievers, and by {’’ قَلِيْلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُوْنَ ‘‘} (little do you give thanks) it is meant that you do not give thanks at all.
