إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌۭ
How to read it
'Inna l-'insāna lirabbihī lakanūdun
Truly man is, to his Lord, ungrateful;
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌۭ
'Inna l-'insāna lirabbihī lakanūdun
Truly man is, to his Lord, ungrateful;
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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After describing the hard-working horses, this ayah says that people are often ungrateful to their Lord.
Start with bismillah.
Hold up an apple, a strawberry or a pumpkin seed. Ask: "Who do we thank for this? The shop? The farmer? Who else helped?"
Watch the SciShow Kids video about how bees help give us so much of our fruit.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does this ayah say about people?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do people forget to say thank you?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-'Adiyat is surah 100. Find ayah 6. After five ayat about horses, who does this ayah talk about?
Fact: Which of the fruits you eat need bees to grow?
Ages 5–8: Thank-you count. For one day, make a tally mark every time you say "thank you" or "alhamdulillah". How many did you get?
Ages 9–12: Choose one meal. List every creature and person that helped bring it to you (bees, rain, farmers, drivers…). Write a thank-you note to one of them.
Finish with: "I found that ___ helped bring my food."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, at ___, I will say alhamdulillah for ___ and thank ___ in person."
Action: Try your plan out each day this week.
