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AYAH an-Nahl 16:18 

Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration
Arabic وَإِن تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيم zoom
Transliteration Wa-in taAAuddoo niAAmata Allahi la tuhsooha inna Allaha laghafoorun raheemun zoom
Transliteration-2 wa-in taʿuddū niʿ'mata l-lahi lā tuḥ'ṣūhā inna l-laha laghafūrun raḥīmu zoom
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
 And if you should count the Favors (of) Allah not you could enumerate them. Indeed, Allah (is) Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. zoom


Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad For, should you try to count God's blessings, you could never compute them! Behold, God is indeed much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace zoom
M. M. Pickthall And if ye would count the favour of Allah ye cannot reckon it. Lo! Allah is indeed Forgiving, Merciful zoom
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) If ye would count up the favours of Allah, never would ye be able to number them: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful zoom
Shakir And if you would count Allah's favors, you will not be able to number them; most surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful zoom
Wahiduddin Khan If you tried to count God's blessings, you would never be able to number them. God is ever forgiving and most merciful zoom
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar And if you try to number the divine blessing of God, you will not be able to count it. Truly, God is Forgiving, Compassionate. zoom
T.B.Irving If you counted up God´s favor, you would never calculate it; God is Forgiving, Merciful. zoom
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab If you tried to count Allah’s blessings, you would never be able to number them. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful. zoom
Safi Kaskas If you should ever try to count God's blessings, you could not count them, for God is truly forgiving and a purveyor of mercy zoom
Abdul Hye And if you want to count the Favors of Allah, you can not count them. Surely, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. zoom
The Study Quran And were you to count the blessings of God, you could not number them. Truly God is Forgiving, Merciful zoom
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) And if you count the blessings of God you will not be able to fathom them. God is Forgiving, Merciful zoom
Abdel Haleem If you tried to count God’s blessings, you could never take them all in: He is truly most forgiving and most merciful zoom
Abdul Majid Daryabadi And if ye would count the favours of Allah ye could not compute them verily Allah is Forgiving, Merciful zoom
Ahmed Ali If you count the favours of God you will not be able to calculate. Assuredly God is forgiving and kind zoom
Aisha Bewley If you tried to number Allah´s blessings, you could never count them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. zoom
Ali Ünal And should you attempt to count God’s blessings, you could not compute them. God is indeed All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate (Who continues to provide for His servants despite their sins and even their denial of Him) zoom
Ali Quli Qara'i If you enumerate Allah’s blessings, you will not be able to count them. Indeed Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful zoom
Hamid S. Aziz But if you would number the favours of Allah, you cannot count them. Verily, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful zoom
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali And in case you number the favor (s) of Allah, you will not enumerate them; surely Allah is indeed Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Merciful zoom
Muhammad Sarwar Even if you wanted to count up all of God's blessings, you would not be able to. God is All-forgiving and All-merciful zoom
Muhammad Taqi Usmani If you count the bounties of Allah, you cannot count them all. Surely, Allah is Most-Forgiving, Very-Merciful zoom
Shabbir Ahmed If you count Allah's Universal blessings, you cannot possibly reckon them. Allah is indeed Forgiving, Merciful. (His blessings encompass all Universe. He is the Absolver of imperfections. And He bestows means of physical and mental protection of humans as well as their individual and collective nourishment) zoom
Syed Vickar Ahamed And if you would try to count the Favors of Allah, you will never be able to number them: Truly, Allah is Often Forgiving (Ghafoor), Most Merciful (Aleem) zoom
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) And if you should count the favors of Allah , you could not enumerate them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful zoom
Farook Malik If you want to count the favors of Allah, you will never be able to number them; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful zoom
Dr. Munir Munshey If you count the blessings of Allah, you can never enumerate them all! Undoubtedly Allah is Forgiving, the most Merciful zoom
Dr. Kamal Omar And if you count the bounty of Allah you will not (be able to) count it. Truly, Allah is indeed Oft-Forgiving, continuously Merciful zoom
Talal A. Itani (new translation) And if you tried to enumerate the favors of God, you will not be able to count them. God is Forgiving and Merciful zoom
Maududi For, were you to count the favours of Allah, you will not be able to count them. Surely Allah is Ever Forgiving, Most Merciful zoom
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad And if you count God’s favor, you cannot count them. Indeed God is forgiving and merciful zoom
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) If you tried to count the blessings of God, you would never be able to count them, indeed God is Oft-Forgiving, Mercifully Redeeming zoom
Musharraf Hussain If you were to count the gifts of Allah; you would not be able to count them; Allah is the Forgiver, the Kind. zoom
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) And if you count the blessings of God, you will not be able to number them. God is Forgiving, Merciful zoom
Mohammad Shafi And if you would count Allah's favours, you won't be able to do it. Allah is certainly indeed Forgiving, Merciful zoom

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian Know that, your blessings are so many that you cannot count them! How Forgiving and Merciful is the Lord zoom
Faridul Haque And if you enumerate the favours of Allah, you will never be able to count them; indeed Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful zoom
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah If you count the favors of Allah, you could not number them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and the Most Merciful zoom
Maulana Muhammad Ali And if you would count Allah’s favours, you would not be able to number them. Surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful zoom
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira And if you count God's blessing/goodness you do not compute it , that God (is) forgiving (E), merciful zoom
Sher Ali And if you try to count the favours of ALLAH, you will not be able to number them. Surely, ALLAH is Most Forgiving, Merciful zoom
Rashad Khalifa If you count GOD's blessings, you cannot possibly encompass them. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful. zoom
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) And if you count the favours of Allah, you would not be able to number them, No doubt. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. zoom
Amatul Rahman Omar If you count Allah's blessings and bounties (upon you, they are so many that) you will never be able to number them. Most surely, Allah is Great Protector, Ever Merciful zoom
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri And if you want to count the favours of Allah, you will not be able to number them all. Surely, Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful zoom
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali And if you would count the graces of Allah, never could you be able to count them. Truly! Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful zoom

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry If you count God's blessing, you will never number it; surely God is All-forgiving, All-compassionate zoom
Edward Henry Palmer But if ye would number the favours of God, ye cannot count them. Verily, God is forgiving, merciful zoom
George Sale If ye attempt to reckon up the favours of God, ye shall not be able to compute their number: God is surely gracious, and merciful zoom
John Medows Rodwell And if ye would reckon up the favours of God, ye could not count them. Aye! God is right Gracious, Merciful zoom
N J Dawood (2014) If you reckoned up God‘s blessings, you could not count them. Surely God is forgiving and compassionate zoom

New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress
Linda “iLHam” Barto If you were to count the blessings of Allah, you would never be able to number them all. Allah is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful. zoom
Sayyid Qutb Should you try to count God's blessings, you will never be able to compute them. God is indeed Much Forgiving, Merciful. zoom
Ahmed Hulusi If you were to count the blessings of Allah, you will not be able to enumerate them! Indeed, Allah is the Ghafur, the Rahim. zoom
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli And if you count Allah's blessings, you are unable to number them. Verily Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. zoom
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim And if you were to compute the divine favours you wear, you shall find them out of all count; Allah is indeed Ghafurun (Forgiving) and Rahimun zoom
Mir Aneesuddin And if you count the favours of Allah you will not be able to compute them. Allah is certainly Protectively Forgiving, Merciful. zoom

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