83 Preface يَعرِفونَ نِعمَتَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنكِرونَها وَأَكثَرُهُمُ الكافِرونَYusuf AliThey recognise the favours1 of God. then they deny them; and most of them are (creatures) ungrateful. 'Arafa distinguished from 'alima'm implying a specific discernment (or recognition) of various qualities and uses. All mankind recognises the value of the blessings they enjoy, but in forgetting or disobeying their Author, the wicked show gross ingratitude: for in practice they deny their obligation to Him for those blessing.