Surah Al-An'am (الأنعام) • The Cattle

Quran 6:83

6:83

وَتِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَآ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ ۚ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجَـٰتٍ مَّن نَّشَآءُ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ

watil'ka ḥujjatunā ātaynāhā ib'rāhīma ʿalā qawmihi narfaʿu darajātin man nashāu inna rabbaka ḥakīmun ʿalīmun

And that was Our [conclusive] argument which We gave Abraham against his people. We raise by degrees whom We will. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing.

— Saheeh International

Such was the argument We gave to Abraham against his people- We raise in rank whoever We will- your Lord is all wise, all knowing.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And that was Our Proof which We gave Ibrâhîm (Abraham) against his people. We raise whom We will in degrees. Certainly your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَتِلْكَwatil'kaAnd this
حُجَّتُنَآḥujjatunā(is) Our argument
ءَاتَيْنَـٰهَآātaynāhāWe gave it
إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma(to) Ibrahim
عَلَىٰʿalāagainst
قَوْمِهِۦۚqawmihihis people
نَرْفَعُnarfaʿuWe raise
دَرَجَـٰتٍۢdarajātin(by) degrees
مَّنmanwhom
نَّشَآءُۗnashāuWe will
إِنَّinnaIndeed
رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
حَكِيمٌḥakīmun(is) All-Wise
عَلِيمٌۭʿalīmunAll-Knowing