Surah An-Nahl (The Bee)
Surah An-Nahl in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
أَتَىٰٓ أَمۡرُ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا تَسۡتَعۡجِلُوهُۚ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُونَ ﴿1﴾
16:1 The command of Allah is coming, so be not impatient for it. Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.
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أَتَىٰٓ Will come · أَمْرُ (the) command of Allah · ٱللَّهِ (the) command of Allah · فَلَا so (do) not · تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ ۚ (be) impatient for it · سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ Glorified is He · وَتَعَـٰلَىٰ and Exalted (is) He · عَمَّا above what · يُشْرِكُونَ they associate
يُنَزِّلُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ بِٱلرُّوحِ مِنۡ أَمۡرِهِۦ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦٓ أَنۡ أَنذِرُوٓاْ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱتَّقُونِ ﴿2﴾
16:2 He sends down the angels, with the inspiration of His command, upon whom He wills of His servants, [telling them], "Warn that there is no deity except Me; so fear Me."
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يُنَزِّلُ He sends down · ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ the Angels · بِٱلرُّوحِ with the inspiration · مِنْ of · أَمْرِهِۦ His Command · عَلَىٰ upon · مَن whom · يَشَآءُ He wills · مِنْ of · عِبَادِهِۦٓ His slaves · أَنْ that · أَنذِرُوٓا۟ Warn · أَنَّهُۥ that [He] · لَآ (there is) no · إِلَـٰهَ god · إِلَّآ except · أَنَا۠ Me · فَٱتَّقُونِ so fear Me
خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ تَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُونَ ﴿3﴾
16:3 He created the heavens and earth in truth. High is He above what they associate with Him.
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خَلَقَ He created · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth · بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ in truth · تَعَـٰلَىٰ Exalted is He · عَمَّا above what · يُشْرِكُونَ they associate
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن نُّطۡفَةࣲ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمࣱ مُّبِينࣱ ﴿4﴾
16:4 He created man from a sperm-drop; then at once, he is a clear adversary.
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خَلَقَ He created · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ the human kind · مِن from · نُّطْفَةٍۢ a minute quantity of semen · فَإِذَا then behold · هُوَ he · خَصِيمٌۭ (is) an opponent · مُّبِينٌۭ clear
وَٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمَ خَلَقَهَاۖ لَكُمۡ فِيهَا دِفۡءࣱ وَمَنَٰفِعُ وَمِنۡهَا تَأۡكُلُونَ ﴿5﴾
16:5 And the grazing livestock He has created for you; in them is warmth and [numerous] benefits, and from them you eat.
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وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمَ And the cattle · خَلَقَهَا ۗ He created them · لَكُمْ for you · فِيهَا in them · دِفْءٌۭ (is) warmth · وَمَنَـٰفِعُ and benefits · وَمِنْهَا and from them · تَأْكُلُونَ you eat
وَلَكُمۡ فِيهَا جَمَالٌ حِينَ تُرِيحُونَ وَحِينَ تَسۡرَحُونَ ﴿6﴾
16:6 And for you in them is [the enjoyment of] beauty when you bring them in [for the evening] and when you send them out [to pasture].
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وَلَكُمْ And for you · فِيهَا in them · جَمَالٌ (is) beauty · حِينَ when · تُرِيحُونَ you bring them in · وَحِينَ and when · تَسْرَحُونَ you take them out
وَتَحۡمِلُ أَثۡقَالَكُمۡ إِلَىٰ بَلَدࣲ لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ بَٰلِغِيهِ إِلَّا بِشِقِّ ٱلۡأَنفُسِۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمۡ لَرَءُوفࣱ رَّحِيمࣱ ﴿7﴾
16:7 And they carry your loads to a land you could not have reached except with difficulty to yourselves. Indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.
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وَتَحْمِلُ And they carry · أَثْقَالَكُمْ your loads · إِلَىٰ to · بَلَدٍۢ a land · لَّمْ not · تَكُونُوا۟ you could · بَـٰلِغِيهِ reach it · إِلَّا except · بِشِقِّ with great trouble · ٱلْأَنفُسِ ۚ (to) yourselves · إِنَّ Indeed · رَبَّكُمْ your Lord · لَرَءُوفٌۭ surely is Most Kind · رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful
وَٱلۡخَيۡلَ وَٱلۡبِغَالَ وَٱلۡحَمِيرَ لِتَرۡكَبُوهَا وَزِينَةࣰۚ وَيَخۡلُقُ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿8﴾
16:8 And [He created] the horses, mules and donkeys for you to ride and [as] adornment. And He creates that which you do not know.
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وَٱلْخَيْلَ And horses · وَٱلْبِغَالَ and mules · وَٱلْحَمِيرَ and donkeys · لِتَرْكَبُوهَا for you to ride them · وَزِينَةًۭ ۚ and (as) adornment · وَيَخْلُقُ And He creates · مَا what · لَا not · تَعْلَمُونَ you know
وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ قَصۡدُ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمِنۡهَا جَآئِرࣱۚ وَلَوۡ شَآءَ لَهَدَىٰكُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ ﴿9﴾
16:9 And upon Allah is the direction of the [right] way, and among the various paths are those deviating. And if He willed, He could have guided you all.
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وَعَلَى And upon · ٱللَّهِ Allah · قَصْدُ (is) the direction · ٱلسَّبِيلِ (of) the way · وَمِنْهَا and among them · جَآئِرٌۭ ۚ (are) crooked · وَلَوْ And if · شَآءَ He willed · لَهَدَىٰكُمْ surely He would have guided you · أَجْمَعِينَ all
هُوَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءࣰۖ لَّكُم مِّنۡهُ شَرَابࣱ وَمِنۡهُ شَجَرࣱ فِيهِ تُسِيمُونَ ﴿10﴾
16:10 It is He who sends down rain from the sky; from it is drink and from it is foliage in which you pasture [animals].
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هُوَ He · ٱلَّذِىٓ (is) the One Who · أَنزَلَ sends down · مِنَ from · ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky · مَآءًۭ ۖ water · لَّكُم for you · مِّنْهُ of it · شَرَابٌۭ (is) drink · وَمِنْهُ and from it · شَجَرٌۭ (grows) vegetation · فِيهِ in which · تُسِيمُونَ you pasture your cattle
يُنۢبِتُ لَكُم بِهِ ٱلزَّرۡعَ وَٱلزَّيۡتُونَ وَٱلنَّخِيلَ وَٱلۡأَعۡنَٰبَ وَمِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةࣰ لِّقَوۡمࣲ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴿11﴾
16:11 He causes to grow for you thereby the crops, olives, palm trees, grapevines, and from all the fruits. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
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يُنۢبِتُ He causes to grow · لَكُم for you · بِهِ with it · ٱلزَّرْعَ the crops · وَٱلزَّيْتُونَ and the olives · وَٱلنَّخِيلَ and the date-palms · وَٱلْأَعْنَـٰبَ and the grapes · وَمِن and of · كُلِّ every kind · ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ ۗ (of) fruits · إِنَّ Indeed · فِى in · ذَٰلِكَ that · لَـَٔايَةًۭ surely (is) a sign · لِّقَوْمٍۢ for a people · يَتَفَكَّرُونَ who reflect
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ وَٱلنُّجُومُ مُسَخَّرَٰتُۢ بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتࣲ لِّقَوۡمࣲ يَعۡقِلُونَ ﴿12﴾
16:12 And He has subjected for you the night and day and the sun and moon, and the stars are subjected by His command. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason.
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وَسَخَّرَ And He has subjected · لَكُمُ for you · ٱلَّيْلَ the night · وَٱلنَّهَارَ and the day · وَٱلشَّمْسَ and the sun · وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖ and the moon · وَٱلنُّجُومُ and the stars · مُسَخَّرَٰتٌۢ (are) subjected · بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ ۗ by His command · إِنَّ Indeed · فِى in · ذَٰلِكَ that · لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ surely (are) signs · لِّقَوْمٍۢ for a people · يَعْقِلُونَ who use reason
وَمَا ذَرَأَ لَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُخۡتَلِفًا أَلۡوَٰنُهُۥٓۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةࣰ لِّقَوۡمࣲ يَذَّكَّرُونَ ﴿13﴾
16:13 And [He has subjected] whatever He multiplied for you on the earth of varying colors. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who remember.
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وَمَا And whatever · ذَرَأَ He multiplied · لَكُمْ for you · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · مُخْتَلِفًا (of) varying · أَلْوَٰنُهُۥٓ ۗ colors · إِنَّ Indeed · فِى in · ذَٰلِكَ that · لَـَٔايَةًۭ surely (is) a sign · لِّقَوْمٍۢ for a people · يَذَّكَّرُونَ who remember
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي سَخَّرَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ لِتَأۡكُلُواْ مِنۡهُ لَحۡمࣰ ا طَرِيࣰّ ا وَتَسۡتَخۡرِجُواْ مِنۡهُ حِلۡيَةࣰ تَلۡبَسُونَهَاۖ وَتَرَى ٱلۡفُلۡكَ مَوَاخِرَ فِيهِ وَلِتَبۡتَغُواْ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ ﴿14﴾
16:14 And it is He who subjected the sea for you to eat from it tender meat and to extract from it ornaments which you wear. And you see the ships plowing through it, and [He subjected it] that you may seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful.
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وَهُوَ And He · ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who · سَخَّرَ subjected · ٱلْبَحْرَ the sea · لِتَأْكُلُوا۟ for you to eat · مِنْهُ from it · لَحْمًۭا meat · طَرِيًّۭا fresh · وَتَسْتَخْرِجُوا۟ and that you bring forth · مِنْهُ from it · حِلْيَةًۭ ornaments · تَلْبَسُونَهَا (that) you wear them · وَتَرَى And you see · ٱلْفُلْكَ the ships · مَوَاخِرَ ploughing · فِيهِ through it · وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟ and that you may seek · مِن of · فَضْلِهِۦ His Bounty · وَلَعَلَّكُمْ and that you may · تَشْكُرُونَ (be) grateful
وَأَلۡقَىٰ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ رَوَٰسِيَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِكُمۡ وَأَنۡهَٰرࣰ ا وَسُبُلࣰ ا لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَهۡتَدُونَ ﴿15﴾
16:15 And He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it shift with you, and [made] rivers and roads, that you may be guided,
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وَأَلْقَىٰ And He has cast · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · رَوَٰسِىَ firm mountains · أَن lest · تَمِيدَ it should shake · بِكُمْ with you · وَأَنْهَـٰرًۭا and rivers · وَسُبُلًۭا and roads · لَّعَلَّكُمْ so that you may · تَهْتَدُونَ be guided
وَعَلَٰمَٰتࣲۚ وَبِٱلنَّجۡمِ هُمۡ يَهۡتَدُونَ ﴿16﴾
16:16 And landmarks. And by the stars they are [also] guided.
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وَعَلَـٰمَـٰتٍۢ ۚ And landmarks · وَبِٱلنَّجْمِ And by the stars · هُمْ they · يَهْتَدُونَ guide themselves
أَفَمَن يَخۡلُقُ كَمَن لَّا يَخۡلُقُۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿17﴾
16:17 Then is He who creates like one who does not create? So will you not be reminded?
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أَفَمَن Then is He Who · يَخْلُقُ creates · كَمَن like one who · لَّا (does) not · يَخْلُقُ ۗ create · أَفَلَا Then will you not · تَذَكَّرُونَ remember
وَإِن تَعُدُّواْ نِعۡمَةَ ٱللَّهِ لَا تُحۡصُوهَآۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَغَفُورࣱ رَّحِيمࣱ ﴿18﴾
16:18 And if you should count the favors of Allah, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
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وَإِن And if · تَعُدُّوا۟ you should count · نِعْمَةَ the Favors of Allah · ٱللَّهِ the Favors of Allah · لَا not · تُحْصُوهَآ ۗ you could enumerate them · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · لَغَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving · رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful
وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ مَا تُسِرُّونَ وَمَا تُعۡلِنُونَ ﴿19﴾
16:19 And Allah knows what you conceal and what you declare.
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وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · يَعْلَمُ knows · مَا what · تُسِرُّونَ you conceal · وَمَا and what · تُعْلِنُونَ you reveal
وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَخۡلُقُونَ شَيۡـࣰٔ ا وَهُمۡ يُخۡلَقُونَ ﴿20﴾
16:20 And those they invoke other than Allah create nothing, and they [themselves] are created.
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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those whom · يَدْعُونَ they invoke · مِن besides · دُونِ besides · ٱللَّهِ Allah · لَا not · يَخْلُقُونَ they create · شَيْـًۭٔا anything · وَهُمْ but (are) themselves · يُخْلَقُونَ created
أَمۡوَٰتٌ غَيۡرُ أَحۡيَآءࣲۖ وَمَا يَشۡعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبۡعَثُونَ ﴿21﴾
16:21 They are, [in fact], dead, not alive, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.
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أَمْوَٰتٌ (They are) dead · غَيْرُ not alive · أَحْيَآءٍۢ ۖ not alive · وَمَا And not · يَشْعُرُونَ they perceive · أَيَّانَ when · يُبْعَثُونَ they will be resurrected
إِلَٰهُكُمۡ إِلَٰهࣱ وَٰحِدࣱۚ فَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مُّنكِرَةࣱ وَهُم مُّسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ ﴿22﴾
16:22 Your god is one God. But those who do not believe in the Hereafter - their hearts are disapproving, and they are arrogant.
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إِلَـٰهُكُمْ Your god · إِلَـٰهٌۭ (is) God · وَٰحِدٌۭ ۚ One · فَٱلَّذِينَ But those who · لَا (do) not · يُؤْمِنُونَ believe · بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ in the Hereafter · قُلُوبُهُم their hearts · مُّنكِرَةٌۭ refuse · وَهُم and they · مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ (are) arrogant
لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعۡلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعۡلِنُونَۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُسۡتَكۡبِرِينَ ﴿23﴾
16:23 Assuredly, Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He does not like the arrogant.
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لَا No doubt · جَرَمَ No doubt · أَنَّ that · ٱللَّهَ Allah · يَعْلَمُ knows · مَا what · يُسِرُّونَ they conceal · وَمَا and what · يُعْلِنُونَ ۚ they reveal · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He · لَا (does) not · يُحِبُّ love · ٱلْمُسْتَكْبِرِينَ the arrogant ones
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُم مَّاذَآ أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمۡ قَالُوٓاْ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ﴿24﴾
16:24 And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" They say, "Legends of the former peoples,"
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وَإِذَا And when · قِيلَ it is said · لَهُم to them · مَّاذَآ What · أَنزَلَ has your Lord sent down · رَبُّكُمْ ۙ has your Lord sent down · قَالُوٓا۟ They say · أَسَـٰطِيرُ Tales · ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the ancient
لِيَحۡمِلُوٓاْ أَوۡزَارَهُمۡ كَامِلَةࣰ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ وَمِنۡ أَوۡزَارِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُضِلُّونَهُم بِغَيۡرِ عِلۡمٍۗ أَلَا سَآءَ مَا يَزِرُونَ ﴿25﴾
16:25 That they may bear their own burdens in full on the Day of Resurrection and some of the burdens of those whom they misguide without knowledge. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear.
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لِيَحْمِلُوٓا۟ That they may bear · أَوْزَارَهُمْ their own burdens · كَامِلَةًۭ (in) full · يَوْمَ on (the) Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙ (of) the Resurrection · وَمِنْ and of · أَوْزَارِ the burdens · ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those whom · يُضِلُّونَهُم they misled [them] · بِغَيْرِ without · عِلْمٍ ۗ knowledge · أَلَا Unquestionably · سَآءَ evil · مَا (is) what · يَزِرُونَ they will bear
قَدۡ مَكَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ فَأَتَى ٱللَّهُ بُنۡيَٰنَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلسَّقۡفُ مِن فَوۡقِهِمۡ وَأَتَىٰهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ ﴿26﴾
16:26 Those before them had already plotted, but Allah came at their building from the foundations, so the roof fell upon them from above them, and the punishment came to them from where they did not perceive.
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قَدْ Verily · مَكَرَ plotted · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · مِن (were) before them · قَبْلِهِمْ (were) before them · فَأَتَى but Allah came · ٱللَّهُ but Allah came · بُنْيَـٰنَهُم (at) their building · مِّنَ from · ٱلْقَوَاعِدِ the foundations · فَخَرَّ so fell · عَلَيْهِمُ upon them · ٱلسَّقْفُ the roof · مِن from · فَوْقِهِمْ above them · وَأَتَىٰهُمُ and came to them · ٱلْعَذَابُ the punishment · مِنْ from · حَيْثُ where · لَا they (did) not perceive · يَشْعُرُونَ they (did) not perceive
ثُمَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ يُخۡزِيهِمۡ وَيَقُولُ أَيۡنَ شُرَكَآءِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ كُنتُمۡ تُشَٰٓقُّونَ فِيهِمۡۚ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡعِلۡمَ إِنَّ ٱلۡخِزۡيَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ وَٱلسُّوٓءَ عَلَى ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ﴿27﴾
16:27 Then on the Day of Resurrection He will disgrace them and say, "Where are My 'partners' for whom you used to oppose [the believers]?" Those who were given knowledge will say, "Indeed disgrace, this Day, and evil are upon the disbelievers" -
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ثُمَّ Then · يَوْمَ (on) the Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection · يُخْزِيهِمْ He will disgrace them · وَيَقُولُ and say · أَيْنَ Where · شُرَكَآءِىَ (are) My partners · ٱلَّذِينَ those (for) whom · كُنتُمْ you used (to) · تُشَـٰٓقُّونَ oppose · فِيهِمْ ۚ [in them] · قَالَ Will say · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · أُوتُوا۟ were given · ٱلْعِلْمَ the knowledge · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلْخِزْىَ the disgrace · ٱلْيَوْمَ this Day · وَٱلسُّوٓءَ and evil · عَلَى (are) upon · ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers
ٱلَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ ظَالِمِيٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡۖ فَأَلۡقَوُاْ ٱلسَّلَمَ مَا كُنَّا نَعۡمَلُ مِن سُوٓءِۭۚ بَلَىٰٓۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمُۢ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿28﴾
16:28 The ones whom the angels take in death [while] wronging themselves, and [who] then offer submission, [saying], "We were not doing any evil." But, yes! Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what you used to do.
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ٱلَّذِينَ Those whom · تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ take them in death · ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels · ظَالِمِىٓ (while) wronging · أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ themselves · فَأَلْقَوُا۟ then they would offer · ٱلسَّلَمَ the submission · مَا Not · كُنَّا we were · نَعْمَلُ doing · مِن any · سُوٓءٍۭ ۚ evil · بَلَىٰٓ Nay · إِنَّ indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · عَلِيمٌۢ (is) All-Knower · بِمَا of what · كُنتُمْ you used (to) · تَعْمَلُونَ do
فَٱدۡخُلُوٓاْ أَبۡوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَاۖ فَلَبِئۡسَ مَثۡوَى ٱلۡمُتَكَبِّرِينَ ﴿29﴾
16:29 So enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and how wretched is the residence of the arrogant.
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فَٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ So enter · أَبْوَٰبَ (the) gates · جَهَنَّمَ (of) Hell · خَـٰلِدِينَ (to) abide forever · فِيهَا ۖ in it · فَلَبِئْسَ Surely, wretched · مَثْوَى (is the) abode · ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ (of) the arrogant
۞وَقِيلَ لِلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوۡاْ مَاذَآ أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمۡۚ قَالُواْ خَيۡرࣰ اۗ لِّلَّذِينَ أَحۡسَنُواْ فِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةࣱۚ وَلَدَارُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ خَيۡرࣱۚ وَلَنِعۡمَ دَارُ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ ﴿30﴾
16:30 And it will be said to those who feared Allah, "What did your Lord send down?" They will say, "[That which is] good." For those who do good in this world is good; and the home of the Hereafter is better. And how excellent is the home of the righteous -
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۞ وَقِيلَ And it will be said · لِلَّذِينَ to those who · ٱتَّقَوْا۟ fear Allah · مَاذَآ What · أَنزَلَ has your Lord sent down · رَبُّكُمْ ۚ has your Lord sent down · قَالُوا۟ They will say · خَيْرًۭا ۗ Good · لِّلَّذِينَ For those who · أَحْسَنُوا۟ do good · فِى in · هَـٰذِهِ this · ٱلدُّنْيَا world · حَسَنَةٌۭ ۚ (is) a good · وَلَدَارُ and the home · ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ of the Hereafter · خَيْرٌۭ ۚ (is) better · وَلَنِعْمَ And surely excellent · دَارُ (is) the home · ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ (of) the righteous
جَنَّٰتُ عَدۡنࣲ يَدۡخُلُونَهَا تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۖ لَهُمۡ فِيهَا مَا يَشَآءُونَۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَجۡزِي ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ ﴿31﴾
16:31 Gardens of perpetual residence, which they will enter, beneath which rivers flow. They will have therein whatever they wish. Thus does Allah reward the righteous -
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جَنَّـٰتُ Gardens · عَدْنٍۢ (of) Eden · يَدْخُلُونَهَا which they will enter · تَجْرِى flows · مِن from · تَحْتِهَا underneath them · ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ the rivers · لَهُمْ For them · فِيهَا therein · مَا (will be) whatever · يَشَآءُونَ ۚ they wish · كَذَٰلِكَ Thus · يَجْزِى Allah rewards · ٱللَّهُ Allah rewards · ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ the righteous
ٱلَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ طَيِّبِينَ يَقُولُونَ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱدۡخُلُواْ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿32﴾
16:32 The ones whom the angels take in death, [being] good and pure; [the angels] will say, "Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise for what you used to do."
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ٱلَّذِينَ Those whom · تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ take them in death · ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels · طَيِّبِينَ ۙ (when they are) pure · يَقُولُونَ saying · سَلَـٰمٌ Peace · عَلَيْكُمُ (be) upon you · ٱدْخُلُوا۟ Enter · ٱلْجَنَّةَ Paradise · بِمَا for what · كُنتُمْ you used (to) · تَعْمَلُونَ do
هَلۡ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن تَأۡتِيَهُمُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ أَوۡ يَأۡتِيَ أَمۡرُ رَبِّكَۚ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۚ وَمَا ظَلَمَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ يَظۡلِمُونَ ﴿33﴾
16:33 Do the disbelievers await [anything] except that the angels should come to them or there comes the command of your Lord? Thus did those do before them. And Allah wronged them not, but they had been wronging themselves.
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هَلْ Do · يَنظُرُونَ they wait · إِلَّآ except · أَن that · تَأْتِيَهُمُ (should) come to them · ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels · أَوْ or · يَأْتِىَ (should) come · أَمْرُ (the) Command · رَبِّكَ ۚ (of) your Lord · كَذَٰلِكَ Thus · فَعَلَ did · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · مِن (were) before them · قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ (were) before them · وَمَا And not · ظَلَمَهُمُ wronged them · ٱللَّهُ Allah · وَلَـٰكِن but · كَانُوٓا۟ they were · أَنفُسَهُمْ themselves · يَظْلِمُونَ wronging
فَأَصَابَهُمۡ سَيِّـَٔاتُ مَا عَمِلُواْ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ ﴿34﴾
16:34 So they were struck by the evil consequences of what they did and were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.
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فَأَصَابَهُمْ Then struck them · سَيِّـَٔاتُ (the) evil (results) · مَا (of) what · عَمِلُوا۟ they did · وَحَاقَ and surrounded · بِهِم them · مَّا what · كَانُوا۟ they used (to) · بِهِۦ [of it] · يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ mock
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشۡرَكُواْ لَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا عَبَدۡنَا مِن دُونِهِۦ مِن شَيۡءࣲ نَّحۡنُ وَلَآ ءَابَآؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمۡنَا مِن دُونِهِۦ مِن شَيۡءࣲۚ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۚ فَهَلۡ عَلَى ٱلرُّسُلِ إِلَّا ٱلۡبَلَٰغُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ ﴿35﴾
16:35 And those who associate others with Allah say, "If Allah had willed, we would not have worshipped anything other than Him, neither we nor our fathers, nor would we have forbidden anything through other than Him." Thus did those do before them. So is there upon the messengers except [the duty of] clear notification?
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وَقَالَ And said · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · أَشْرَكُوا۟ associate partners (with Allah) · لَوْ If · شَآءَ Allah (had) willed · ٱللَّهُ Allah (had) willed · مَا not · عَبَدْنَا we (would) have worshipped · مِن other than Him · دُونِهِۦ other than Him · مِن any · شَىْءٍۢ thing · نَّحْنُ we · وَلَآ and not · ءَابَآؤُنَا our forefathers · وَلَا and not · حَرَّمْنَا we (would) have forbidden · مِن other than Him · دُونِهِۦ other than Him · مِن anything · شَىْءٍۢ ۚ anything · كَذَٰلِكَ Thus · فَعَلَ did · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · مِن (were) before them · قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ (were) before them · فَهَلْ Then is (there) · عَلَى on · ٱلرُّسُلِ the messengers · إِلَّا except · ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ the conveyance · ٱلْمُبِينُ clear
وَلَقَدۡ بَعَثۡنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةࣲ رَّسُولًا أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱجۡتَنِبُواْ ٱلطَّٰغُوتَۖ فَمِنۡهُم مَّنۡ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ وَمِنۡهُم مَّنۡ حَقَّتۡ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةُۚ فَسِيرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَٱنظُرُواْ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿36﴾
16:36 And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and avoid Taghut." And among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom error was [deservedly] decreed. So proceed through the earth and observe how was the end of the deniers.
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وَلَقَدْ And certainly · بَعَثْنَا We sent · فِى into · كُلِّ every · أُمَّةٍۢ nation · رَّسُولًا a Messenger · أَنِ that · ٱعْبُدُوا۟ Worship · ٱللَّهَ Allah · وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ and avoid · ٱلطَّـٰغُوتَ ۖ the false deities · فَمِنْهُم Then among them · مَّنْ (were some) whom · هَدَى Allah guided · ٱللَّهُ Allah guided · وَمِنْهُم and among them · مَّنْ (were) some · حَقَّتْ was justified · عَلَيْهِ on them · ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةُ ۚ the straying · فَسِيرُوا۟ So travel · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · فَٱنظُرُوا۟ and see · كَيْفَ how · كَانَ was · عَـٰقِبَةُ the end · ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ (of) the deniers
إِن تَحۡرِصۡ عَلَىٰ هُدَىٰهُمۡ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي مَن يُضِلُّۖ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّٰصِرِينَ ﴿37﴾
16:37 [Even] if you should strive for their guidance, [O Muhammad], indeed, Allah does not guide those He sends astray, and they will have no helpers.
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إِن If · تَحْرِصْ you desire · عَلَىٰ [for] · هُدَىٰهُمْ their guidance · فَإِنَّ then indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · لَا (will) not · يَهْدِى guide · مَن whom · يُضِلُّ ۖ He lets go astray · وَمَا and not (are) · لَهُم for them · مِّن any · نَّـٰصِرِينَ helpers
وَأَقۡسَمُواْ بِٱللَّهِ جَهۡدَ أَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ لَا يَبۡعَثُ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَمُوتُۚ بَلَىٰ وَعۡدًا عَلَيۡهِ حَقࣰّ ا وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿38﴾
16:38 And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths [that] Allah will not resurrect one who dies. But yes - [it is] a true promise [binding] upon Him, but most of the people do not know.
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وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ And they swear · بِٱللَّهِ by Allah · جَهْدَ strongest · أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ ۙ (of) their oaths · لَا Allah will not resurrect · يَبْعَثُ Allah will not resurrect · ٱللَّهُ Allah will not resurrect · مَن (one) who · يَمُوتُ ۚ dies · بَلَىٰ Nay · وَعْدًا (it is) a promise · عَلَيْهِ upon Him · حَقًّۭا (in) truth · وَلَـٰكِنَّ but · أَكْثَرَ most · ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the mankind · لَا (do) not · يَعْلَمُونَ know
لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي يَخۡتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ وَلِيَعۡلَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ كَٰذِبِينَ ﴿39﴾
16:39 [It is] so He will make clear to them [the truth of] that wherein they differ and so those who have disbelieved may know that they were liars.
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لِيُبَيِّنَ That He will make clear · لَهُمُ to them · ٱلَّذِى that · يَخْتَلِفُونَ they differ · فِيهِ wherein · وَلِيَعْلَمَ and that may know · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieved · أَنَّهُمْ that they · كَانُوا۟ were · كَـٰذِبِينَ liars
إِنَّمَا قَوۡلُنَا لِشَيۡءٍ إِذَآ أَرَدۡنَٰهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ﴿40﴾
16:40 Indeed, Our word to a thing when We intend it is but that We say to it, "Be," and it is.
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إِنَّمَا Only · قَوْلُنَا Our Word · لِشَىْءٍ to a thing · إِذَآ when · أَرَدْنَـٰهُ We intend it · أَن (is) that · نَّقُولَ We say · لَهُۥ to it · كُن Be · فَيَكُونُ and it is
وَٱلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُواْ فِي ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا ظُلِمُواْ لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمۡ فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةࣰۖ وَلَأَجۡرُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿41﴾
16:41 And those who emigrated for [the cause of] Allah after they had been wronged - We will surely settle them in this world in a good place; but the reward of the Hereafter is greater, if only they could know.
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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who · هَاجَرُوا۟ emigrated · فِى in (the way) · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · مِنۢ after · بَعْدِ after · مَا [what] · ظُلِمُوا۟ they were wronged · لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ surely We will give them position · فِى in · ٱلدُّنْيَا the world · حَسَنَةًۭ ۖ good · وَلَأَجْرُ but surely the reward · ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ (of) the Hereafter · أَكْبَرُ ۚ (is) greater · لَوْ if · كَانُوا۟ they · يَعْلَمُونَ know
ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُواْ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمۡ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ ﴿42﴾
16:42 [They are] those who endured patiently and upon their Lord relied.
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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who · صَبَرُوا۟ (are) patient · وَعَلَىٰ and on · رَبِّهِمْ their Lord · يَتَوَكَّلُونَ they put their trust
وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالࣰ ا نُّوحِيٓ إِلَيۡهِمۡۖ فَسۡـَٔلُوٓاْ أَهۡلَ ٱلذِّكۡرِ إِن كُنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿43﴾
16:43 And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message if you do not know.
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وَمَآ And not · أَرْسَلْنَا We sent · مِن before you · قَبْلِكَ before you · إِلَّا except · رِجَالًۭا men · نُّوحِىٓ We revealed · إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ to them · فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟ so ask · أَهْلَ (the) people · ٱلذِّكْرِ (of) the Reminder · إِن if · كُنتُمْ you · لَا (do) not · تَعْلَمُونَ know
بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ وَٱلزُّبُرِۗ وَأَنزَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ ٱلذِّكۡرَ لِتُبَيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ مَا نُزِّلَ إِلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴿44﴾
16:44 [We sent them] with clear proofs and written ordinances. And We revealed to you the message that you may make clear to the people what was sent down to them and that they might give thought.
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بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ With the clear proofs · وَٱلزُّبُرِ ۗ and the Books · وَأَنزَلْنَآ And We sent down · إِلَيْكَ to you · ٱلذِّكْرَ the Remembrance · لِتُبَيِّنَ that you may make clear · لِلنَّاسِ to the mankind · مَا what · نُزِّلَ has been sent down · إِلَيْهِمْ to them · وَلَعَلَّهُمْ and that they may · يَتَفَكَّرُونَ reflect
أَفَأَمِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَكَرُواْ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ أَن يَخۡسِفَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ أَوۡ يَأۡتِيَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ ﴿45﴾
16:45 Then, do those who have planned evil deeds feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them or that the punishment will not come upon them from where they do not perceive?
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أَفَأَمِنَ Do then feel secure · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · مَكَرُوا۟ plotted · ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ the evil deeds · أَن that · يَخْسِفَ Allah will cave · ٱللَّهُ Allah will cave · بِهِمُ with them · ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth · أَوْ or · يَأْتِيَهُمُ will come to them · ٱلْعَذَابُ the punishment · مِنْ from · حَيْثُ where · لَا not · يَشْعُرُونَ they perceive
أَوۡ يَأۡخُذَهُمۡ فِي تَقَلُّبِهِمۡ فَمَا هُم بِمُعۡجِزِينَ ﴿46﴾
16:46 Or that He would not seize them during their [usual] activity, and they could not cause failure?
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أَوْ Or · يَأْخُذَهُمْ that He may seize them · فِى in · تَقَلُّبِهِمْ their going to and fro · فَمَا then not · هُم they · بِمُعْجِزِينَ will be able to escape
أَوۡ يَأۡخُذَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ تَخَوُّفࣲ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمۡ لَرَءُوفࣱ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿47﴾
16:47 Or that He would not seize them gradually [in a state of dread]? But indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.
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أَوْ Or · يَأْخُذَهُمْ that He may seize them · عَلَىٰ with · تَخَوُّفٍۢ a gradual wasting · فَإِنَّ But indeed · رَبَّكُمْ your Lord · لَرَءُوفٌۭ (is) surely Full of Kindness · رَّحِيمٌ Most Merciful
أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَىٰ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَيۡءࣲ يَتَفَيَّؤُاْ ظِلَٰلُهُۥ عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ وَٱلشَّمَآئِلِ سُجَّدࣰ ا لِّلَّهِ وَهُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ ﴿48﴾
16:48 Have they not considered what things Allah has created? Their shadows incline to the right and to the left, prostrating to Allah, while they are humble.
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أَوَلَمْ Have not · يَرَوْا۟ they seen · إِلَىٰ [towards] · مَا what · خَلَقَ Allah has created · ٱللَّهُ Allah has created · مِن from · شَىْءٍۢ a thing · يَتَفَيَّؤُا۟ Incline · ظِلَـٰلُهُۥ their shadows · عَنِ to · ٱلْيَمِينِ the right · وَٱلشَّمَآئِلِ and to the left · سُجَّدًۭا prostrating · لِّلَّهِ to Allah · وَهُمْ while they · دَٰخِرُونَ (are) humble
وَلِلَّهِۤ يَسۡجُدُۤ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مِن دَآبَّةࣲ وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَهُمۡ لَا يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ ﴿49﴾
16:49 And to Allah prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of creatures, and the angels [as well], and they are not arrogant.
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وَلِلَّهِ And to Allah · يَسْجُدُ prostrate · مَا whatever · فِى (is) in · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · وَمَا and whatever · فِى (is) in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · مِن of · دَآبَّةٍۢ moving creatures · وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ and the Angels · وَهُمْ and they · لَا (are) not · يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ arrogant
يَخَافُونَ رَبَّهُم مِّن فَوۡقِهِمۡ وَيَفۡعَلُونَ مَا يُؤۡمَرُونَ۩ ﴿50﴾
16:50 They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded.
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يَخَافُونَ They fear · رَبَّهُم their Lord · مِّن above them · فَوْقِهِمْ above them · وَيَفْعَلُونَ and they do · مَا what · يُؤْمَرُونَ ۩ they are commanded
۞وَقَالَ ٱللَّهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوٓاْ إِلَٰهَيۡنِ ٱثۡنَيۡنِۖ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَٰهࣱ وَٰحِدࣱ فَإِيَّٰيَ فَٱرۡهَبُونِ ﴿51﴾
16:51 And Allah has said, "Do not take for yourselves two deities. He is but one God, so fear only Me."
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۞ وَقَالَ And Allah has said · ٱللَّهُ And Allah has said · لَا (Do) not · تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ take · إِلَـٰهَيْنِ [two] gods · ٱثْنَيْنِ ۖ two · إِنَّمَا only · هُوَ He · إِلَـٰهٌۭ (is) God · وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ One · فَإِيَّـٰىَ so Me Alone · فَٱرْهَبُونِ you fear [Me]
وَلَهُۥ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَهُ ٱلدِّينُ وَاصِبًاۚ أَفَغَيۡرَ ٱللَّهِ تَتَّقُونَ ﴿52﴾
16:52 And to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and to Him is [due] worship constantly. Then is it other than Allah that you fear?
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وَلَهُۥ And to Him (belongs) · مَا whatever · فِى (is) in · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth · وَلَهُ and to Him · ٱلدِّينُ (is due) the worship · وَاصِبًا ۚ constantly · أَفَغَيْرَ Then is it other (than) · ٱللَّهِ Allah · تَتَّقُونَ you fear
وَمَا بِكُم مِّن نِّعۡمَةࣲ فَمِنَ ٱللَّهِۖ ثُمَّ إِذَا مَسَّكُمُ ٱلضُّرُّ فَإِلَيۡهِ تَجۡـَٔرُونَ ﴿53﴾
16:53 And whatever you have of favor - it is from Allah. Then when adversity touches you, to Him you cry for help.
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وَمَا And whatever · بِكُم you have · مِّن of · نِّعْمَةٍۢ favor · فَمِنَ (is) from · ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah · ثُمَّ Then · إِذَا when · مَسَّكُمُ touches you · ٱلضُّرُّ the adversity · فَإِلَيْهِ then to Him · تَجْـَٔرُونَ you cry for help
ثُمَّ إِذَا كَشَفَ ٱلضُّرَّ عَنكُمۡ إِذَا فَرِيقࣱ مِّنكُم بِرَبِّهِمۡ يُشۡرِكُونَ ﴿54﴾
16:54 Then when He removes the adversity from you, at once a party of you associates others with their Lord
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ثُمَّ Then · إِذَا when · كَشَفَ He removes · ٱلضُّرَّ the adversity · عَنكُمْ from you · إِذَا behold · فَرِيقٌۭ A group · مِّنكُم of you · بِرَبِّهِمْ with their Lord · يُشْرِكُونَ associate others
لِيَكۡفُرُواْ بِمَآ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡۚ فَتَمَتَّعُواْ فَسَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿55﴾
16:55 So they will deny what We have given them. Then enjoy yourselves, for you are going to know.
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لِيَكْفُرُوا۟ So as to deny · بِمَآ that which · ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْ ۚ We have given them · فَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ ۖ Then enjoy yourselves · فَسَوْفَ soon · تَعْلَمُونَ you will know
وَيَجۡعَلُونَ لِمَا لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ نَصِيبࣰ ا مِّمَّا رَزَقۡنَٰهُمۡۗ تَٱللَّهِ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمۡ تَفۡتَرُونَ ﴿56﴾
16:56 And they assign to what they do not know a portion of that which We have provided them. By Allah, you will surely be questioned about what you used to invent.
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وَيَجْعَلُونَ And they assign · لِمَا to what · لَا not · يَعْلَمُونَ they know · نَصِيبًۭا a portion · مِّمَّا of what · رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ ۗ We have provided them · تَٱللَّهِ By Allah · لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ surely you will be asked · عَمَّا about what · كُنتُمْ you used (to) · تَفْتَرُونَ invent
وَيَجۡعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡبَنَٰتِ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ وَلَهُم مَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ ﴿57﴾
16:57 And they attribute to Allah daughters - exalted is He - and for them is what they desire.
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وَيَجْعَلُونَ And they assign · لِلَّهِ to Allah · ٱلْبَنَـٰتِ daughters · سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۙ Glory be to Him · وَلَهُم And for them · مَّا (is) what · يَشْتَهُونَ they desire
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجۡهُهُۥ مُسۡوَدࣰّ ا وَهُوَ كَظِيمࣱ ﴿58﴾
16:58 And when one of them is informed of [the birth of] a female, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.
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وَإِذَا And when · بُشِّرَ is given good news · أَحَدُهُم (to) one of them · بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ of a female · ظَلَّ turns · وَجْهُهُۥ his face · مُسْوَدًّۭا dark · وَهُوَ and he · كَظِيمٌۭ suppresses grief
يَتَوَٰرَىٰ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ مِن سُوٓءِ مَا بُشِّرَ بِهِۦٓۚ أَيُمۡسِكُهُۥ عَلَىٰ هُونٍ أَمۡ يَدُسُّهُۥ فِي ٱلتُّرَابِۗ أَلَا سَآءَ مَا يَحۡكُمُونَ ﴿59﴾
16:59 He hides himself from the people because of the ill of which he has been informed. Should he keep it in humiliation or bury it in the ground? Unquestionably, evil is what they decide.
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يَتَوَٰرَىٰ He hides himself · مِنَ from · ٱلْقَوْمِ the people · مِن (because) of · سُوٓءِ the evil · مَا of what · بُشِّرَ he has been given good news · بِهِۦٓ ۚ about · أَيُمْسِكُهُۥ Should he keep it · عَلَىٰ in · هُونٍ humiliation · أَمْ or · يَدُسُّهُۥ bury it · فِى in · ٱلتُّرَابِ ۗ the dust · أَلَا Unquestionably · سَآءَ evil · مَا (is) what · يَحْكُمُونَ they decide
لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ مَثَلُ ٱلسَّوۡءِۖ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡمَثَلُ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ﴿60﴾
16:60 For those who do not believe in the Hereafter is the description of evil; and for Allah is the highest attribute. And He is Exalted in Might, the Wise.
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لِلَّذِينَ For those who · لَا (do) not · يُؤْمِنُونَ believe · بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ in the Hereafter · مَثَلُ (is) a similitude · ٱلسَّوْءِ ۖ (of) the evil · وَلِلَّهِ and for Allah · ٱلْمَثَلُ (is) the similitude · ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ۚ the Highest · وَهُوَ And He · ٱلْعَزِيزُ (is) the All-Mighty · ٱلْحَكِيمُ All-Wise
وَلَوۡ يُؤَاخِذُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّاسَ بِظُلۡمِهِم مَّا تَرَكَ عَلَيۡهَا مِن دَآبَّةࣲ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُمۡ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلࣲ مُّسَمࣰّ ىۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمۡ لَا يَسۡتَـٔۡخِرُونَ سَاعَةࣰ وَلَا يَسۡتَقۡدِمُونَ ﴿61﴾
16:61 And if Allah were to impose blame on the people for their wrongdoing, He would not have left upon the earth any creature, but He defers them for a specified term. And when their term has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].
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وَلَوْ And if · يُؤَاخِذُ Allah were to seize · ٱللَّهُ Allah were to seize · ٱلنَّاسَ the mankind · بِظُلْمِهِم for their wrongdoing · مَّا not · تَرَكَ He (would) have left · عَلَيْهَا upon it · مِن any · دَآبَّةٍۢ moving creature · وَلَـٰكِن but · يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ He defers them · إِلَىٰٓ for · أَجَلٍۢ a term · مُّسَمًّۭى ۖ appointed · فَإِذَا Then when · جَآءَ comes · أَجَلُهُمْ their terms · لَا not · يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ they (will) remain behind · سَاعَةًۭ ۖ an hour · وَلَا and not · يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ they can advance (it)
وَيَجۡعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ مَا يَكۡرَهُونَۚ وَتَصِفُ أَلۡسِنَتُهُمُ ٱلۡكَذِبَ أَنَّ لَهُمُ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰۚ لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّ لَهُمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَأَنَّهُم مُّفۡرَطُونَ ﴿62﴾
16:62 And they attribute to Allah that which they dislike, and their tongues assert the lie that they will have the best [from Him]. Assuredly, they will have the Fire, and they will be [therein] neglected.
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وَيَجْعَلُونَ And they assign · لِلَّهِ to Allah · مَا what · يَكْرَهُونَ they dislike · وَتَصِفُ and assert · أَلْسِنَتُهُمُ their tongues · ٱلْكَذِبَ the lie · أَنَّ that · لَهُمُ for them · ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۖ (is) the best · لَا No · جَرَمَ doubt · أَنَّ that · لَهُمُ for them · ٱلنَّارَ (is) the Fire · وَأَنَّهُم and that they · مُّفْرَطُونَ (will) be abandoned
تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمَمࣲ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ فَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ فَهُوَ وَلِيُّهُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمࣱ ﴿63﴾
16:63 By Allah, We did certainly send [messengers] to nations before you, but Satan made their deeds attractive to them. And he is the disbelievers' ally today [as well], and they will have a painful punishment.
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تَٱللَّهِ By Allah · لَقَدْ certainly · أَرْسَلْنَآ We have sent · إِلَىٰٓ to · أُمَمٍۢ nations · مِّن before you · قَبْلِكَ before you · فَزَيَّنَ but made fair-seeming · لَهُمُ to them · ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan · أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ their deeds · فَهُوَ So he · وَلِيُّهُمُ (is) their ally · ٱلْيَوْمَ today · وَلَهُمْ and for them · عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment · أَلِيمٌۭ painful
وَمَآ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ إِلَّا لِتُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ فِيهِ وَهُدࣰ ى وَرَحۡمَةࣰ لِّقَوۡمࣲ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ﴿64﴾
16:64 And We have not revealed to you the Book, [O Muhammad], except for you to make clear to them that wherein they have differed and as guidance and mercy for a people who believe.
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وَمَآ And not · أَنزَلْنَا We revealed · عَلَيْكَ to you · ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book · إِلَّا except · لِتُبَيِّنَ that you make clear · لَهُمُ to them · ٱلَّذِى that which · ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ they differed · فِيهِ ۙ in it · وَهُدًۭى and (as) a guidance · وَرَحْمَةًۭ and mercy · لِّقَوْمٍۢ for a people · يُؤْمِنُونَ who believe
وَٱللَّهُ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءࣰ فَأَحۡيَا بِهِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ مَوۡتِهَآۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةࣰ لِّقَوۡمࣲ يَسۡمَعُونَ ﴿65﴾
16:65 And Allah has sent down rain from the sky and given life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who listen.
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وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · أَنزَلَ has sent down · مِنَ from · ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky · مَآءًۭ water · فَأَحْيَا then gives life · بِهِ by it · ٱلْأَرْضَ (to) the earth · بَعْدَ after · مَوْتِهَآ ۚ its death · إِنَّ Indeed · فِى in · ذَٰلِكَ that · لَـَٔايَةًۭ (is) surely a Sign · لِّقَوْمٍۢ for a people · يَسْمَعُونَ who listen
وَإِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ لَعِبۡرَةࣰۖ نُّسۡقِيكُم مِّمَّا فِي بُطُونِهِۦ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ فَرۡثࣲ وَدَمࣲ لَّبَنًا خَالِصࣰ ا سَآئِغࣰ ا لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ ﴿66﴾
16:66 And indeed, for you in grazing livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from what is in their bellies - between excretion and blood - pure milk, palatable to drinkers.
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وَإِنَّ And indeed · لَكُمْ for you · فِى in · ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ the cattle · لَعِبْرَةًۭ ۖ (is) a lesson · نُّسْقِيكُم We give you to drink · مِّمَّا from what · فِى (is) in · بُطُونِهِۦ their bellies · مِنۢ from · بَيْنِ between · فَرْثٍۢ bowels · وَدَمٍۢ and blood · لَّبَنًا milk · خَالِصًۭا pure · سَآئِغًۭا palatable · لِّلشَّـٰرِبِينَ to the drinkers
وَمِن ثَمَرَٰتِ ٱلنَّخِيلِ وَٱلۡأَعۡنَٰبِ تَتَّخِذُونَ مِنۡهُ سَكَرࣰ ا وَرِزۡقًا حَسَنًاۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةࣰ لِّقَوۡمࣲ يَعۡقِلُونَ ﴿67﴾
16:67 And from the fruits of the palm trees and grapevines you take intoxicant and good provision. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who reason.
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وَمِن And from · ثَمَرَٰتِ fruits · ٱلنَّخِيلِ the date-palm · وَٱلْأَعْنَـٰبِ and the grapes · تَتَّخِذُونَ you take · مِنْهُ from it · سَكَرًۭا intoxicant · وَرِزْقًا and a provision · حَسَنًا ۗ good · إِنَّ Indeed · فِى in · ذَٰلِكَ that · لَـَٔايَةًۭ (is) surely a Sign · لِّقَوْمٍۢ for a people · يَعْقِلُونَ who use reason
وَأَوۡحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلنَّحۡلِ أَنِ ٱتَّخِذِي مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتࣰ ا وَمِنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعۡرِشُونَ ﴿68﴾
16:68 And your Lord inspired to the bee, "Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees and [in] that which they construct.
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وَأَوْحَىٰ And inspired · رَبُّكَ your Lord · إِلَى to · ٱلنَّحْلِ the bee · أَنِ [that] · ٱتَّخِذِى Take · مِنَ among · ٱلْجِبَالِ the mountains · بُيُوتًۭا houses · وَمِنَ and among · ٱلشَّجَرِ the trees · وَمِمَّا and in what · يَعْرِشُونَ they construct
ثُمَّ كُلِي مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ فَٱسۡلُكِي سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلࣰ اۚ يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بُطُونِهَا شَرَابࣱ مُّخۡتَلِفٌ أَلۡوَٰنُهُۥ فِيهِ شِفَآءࣱ لِّلنَّاسِۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةࣰ لِّقَوۡمࣲ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴿69﴾
16:69 Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]." There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
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ثُمَّ Then · كُلِى eat · مِن from · كُلِّ all · ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ the fruits · فَٱسْلُكِى and follow · سُبُلَ (the) ways · رَبِّكِ (of) your Lord · ذُلُلًۭا ۚ made smooth · يَخْرُجُ Comes forth · مِنۢ from · بُطُونِهَا their bellies · شَرَابٌۭ a drink · مُّخْتَلِفٌ (of) varying · أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ colors · فِيهِ in it · شِفَآءٌۭ (is) a healing · لِّلنَّاسِ ۗ for the mankind · إِنَّ Indeed · فِى in · ذَٰلِكَ that · لَـَٔايَةًۭ (is) surely a Sign · لِّقَوْمٍۢ for a people · يَتَفَكَّرُونَ who reflect
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ ثُمَّ يَتَوَفَّىٰكُمۡۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَرۡذَلِ ٱلۡعُمُرِ لِكَيۡ لَا يَعۡلَمَ بَعۡدَ عِلۡمࣲ شَيۡـًٔاۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمࣱ قَدِيرࣱ ﴿70﴾
16:70 And Allah created you; then He will take you in death. And among you is he who is reversed to the most decrepit [old] age so that he will not know, after [having had] knowledge, a thing. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Competent.
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وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · خَلَقَكُمْ created you · ثُمَّ then · يَتَوَفَّىٰكُمْ ۚ will cause you to die · وَمِنكُم And among you · مَّن (is one) who · يُرَدُّ is sent back · إِلَىٰٓ to · أَرْذَلِ the worst · ٱلْعُمُرِ (of) the age · لِكَىْ so that · لَا not · يَعْلَمَ he will know · بَعْدَ after · عِلْمٍۢ knowledge · شَيْـًٔا ۚ a thing · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · عَلِيمٌۭ (is) All-Knowing · قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful
وَٱللَّهُ فَضَّلَ بَعۡضَكُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲ فِي ٱلرِّزۡقِۚ فَمَا ٱلَّذِينَ فُضِّلُواْ بِرَآدِّي رِزۡقِهِمۡ عَلَىٰ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ فَهُمۡ فِيهِ سَوَآءٌۚ أَفَبِنِعۡمَةِ ٱللَّهِ يَجۡحَدُونَ ﴿71﴾
16:71 And Allah has favored some of you over others in provision. But those who were favored would not hand over their provision to those whom their right hands possess so they would be equal to them therein. Then is it the favor of Allah they reject?
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وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · فَضَّلَ has favored · بَعْضَكُمْ some of you · عَلَىٰ over · بَعْضٍۢ others · فِى in · ٱلرِّزْقِ ۚ [the] provision · فَمَا But not · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · فُضِّلُوا۟ were favored · بِرَآدِّى would hand over · رِزْقِهِمْ their provision · عَلَىٰ to · مَا whom · مَلَكَتْ possess · أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ their right hands · فَهُمْ so (that) they · فِيهِ (are) in it · سَوَآءٌ ۚ equal · أَفَبِنِعْمَةِ Then is it the Favor · ٱللَّهِ of Allah · يَجْحَدُونَ they reject
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنۡ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجࣰ ا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُم بَنِينَ وَحَفَدَةࣰ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِۚ أَفَبِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ يُؤۡمِنُونَ وَبِنِعۡمَتِ ٱللَّهِ هُمۡ يَكۡفُرُونَ ﴿72﴾
16:72 And Allah has made for you from yourselves mates and has made for you from your mates sons and grandchildren and has provided for you from the good things. Then in falsehood do they believe and in the favor of Allah they disbelieve?
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وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · جَعَلَ (has) made · لَكُم for you · مِّنْ from · أَنفُسِكُمْ yourselves · أَزْوَٰجًۭا spouses · وَجَعَلَ and has made · لَكُم for you · مِّنْ from · أَزْوَٰجِكُم your spouses · بَنِينَ sons · وَحَفَدَةًۭ and grandsons · وَرَزَقَكُم and has provided for you · مِّنَ from · ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ ۚ the good things · أَفَبِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ Then in falsehood do · يُؤْمِنُونَ they believe · وَبِنِعْمَتِ and the Favor · ٱللَّهِ of Allah · هُمْ they · يَكْفُرُونَ disbelieve
وَيَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَمۡلِكُ لَهُمۡ رِزۡقࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ شَيۡـࣰٔ ا وَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ ﴿73﴾
16:73 And they worship besides Allah that which does not possess for them [the power of] provision from the heavens and the earth at all, and [in fact], they are unable.
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وَيَعْبُدُونَ And they worship · مِن other than · دُونِ other than · ٱللَّهِ Allah · مَا which · لَا not · يَمْلِكُ possesses · لَهُمْ for them · رِزْقًۭا any provision · مِّنَ from · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth · شَيْـًۭٔا [anything] · وَلَا and not · يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they are able
فَلَا تَضۡرِبُواْ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعۡلَمُ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿74﴾
16:74 So do not assert similarities to Allah. Indeed, Allah knows and you do not know.
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فَلَا So (do) not · تَضْرِبُوا۟ put forth · لِلَّهِ for Allah · ٱلْأَمْثَالَ ۚ the similitude · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · يَعْلَمُ knows · وَأَنتُمْ and you · لَا (do) not · تَعْلَمُونَ know
۞ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا عَبۡدࣰ ا مَّمۡلُوكࣰ ا لَّا يَقۡدِرُ عَلَىٰ شَيۡءࣲ وَمَن رَّزَقۡنَٰهُ مِنَّا رِزۡقًا حَسَنࣰ ا فَهُوَ يُنفِقُ مِنۡهُ سِرࣰّ ا وَجَهۡرًاۖ هَلۡ يَسۡتَوُۥنَۚ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِۚ بَلۡ أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿75﴾
16:75 Allah presents an example: a slave [who is] owned and unable to do a thing and he to whom We have provided from Us good provision, so he spends from it secretly and publicly. Can they be equal? Praise to Allah! But most of them do not know.
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۞ ضَرَبَ Allah sets forth · ٱللَّهُ Allah sets forth · مَثَلًا the example · عَبْدًۭا (of) a slave · مَّمْلُوكًۭا (who is) owned · لَّا not · يَقْدِرُ he has power · عَلَىٰ on · شَىْءٍۢ anything · وَمَن and (one) whom · رَّزَقْنَـٰهُ We provided him · مِنَّا from Us · رِزْقًا a provision · حَسَنًۭا good · فَهُوَ so he · يُنفِقُ spends · مِنْهُ from it · سِرًّۭا secretly · وَجَهْرًا ۖ and publicly · هَلْ Can · يَسْتَوُۥنَ ۚ they be equal · ٱلْحَمْدُ All praise · لِلَّهِ ۚ (is) for Allah · بَلْ Nay · أَكْثَرُهُمْ but most of them · لَا (do) not · يَعْلَمُونَ know
وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلࣰ ا رَّجُلَيۡنِ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَبۡكَمُ لَا يَقۡدِرُ عَلَىٰ شَيۡءࣲ وَهُوَ كَلٌّ عَلَىٰ مَوۡلَىٰهُ أَيۡنَمَا يُوَجِّههُّ لَا يَأۡتِ بِخَيۡرٍ هَلۡ يَسۡتَوِي هُوَ وَمَن يَأۡمُرُ بِٱلۡعَدۡلِ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطࣲ مُّسۡتَقِيمࣲ ﴿76﴾
16:76 And Allah presents an example of two men, one of them dumb and unable to do a thing, while he is a burden to his guardian. Wherever he directs him, he brings no good. Is he equal to one who commands justice, while he is on a straight path?
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وَضَرَبَ And Allah sets forth · ٱللَّهُ And Allah sets forth · مَثَلًۭا an example · رَّجُلَيْنِ (of) two men · أَحَدُهُمَآ one of them · أَبْكَمُ (is) dumb · لَا not · يَقْدِرُ he has power · عَلَىٰ on · شَىْءٍۢ anything · وَهُوَ while he · كَلٌّ (is) a burden · عَلَىٰ on · مَوْلَىٰهُ his master · أَيْنَمَا Wherever · يُوَجِّههُّ he directs him · لَا not · يَأْتِ he comes · بِخَيْرٍ ۖ with any good · هَلْ Is · يَسْتَوِى equal · هُوَ he · وَمَن and (the one) who · يَأْمُرُ commands · بِٱلْعَدْلِ ۙ [of] justice · وَهُوَ and he · عَلَىٰ (is) on · صِرَٰطٍۢ a path · مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ straight
وَلِلَّهِ غَيۡبُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَمَآ أَمۡرُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ إِلَّا كَلَمۡحِ ٱلۡبَصَرِ أَوۡ هُوَ أَقۡرَبُۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءࣲ قَدِيرࣱ ﴿77﴾
16:77 And to Allah belongs the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth. And the command for the Hour is not but as a glance of the eye or even nearer. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.
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وَلِلَّهِ And to Allah (belongs) · غَيْبُ (the) unseen · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ and the earth · وَمَآ And not · أَمْرُ (is the) matter · ٱلسَّاعَةِ (of) the Hour · إِلَّا but · كَلَمْحِ as a twinkling · ٱلْبَصَرِ (of) the eye · أَوْ or · هُوَ it · أَقْرَبُ ۚ (is) nearer · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · عَلَىٰ on · كُلِّ every · شَىْءٍۢ thing · قَدِيرٌۭ (is) All-Powerful
وَٱللَّهُ أَخۡرَجَكُم مِّنۢ بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ شَيۡـࣰٔ ا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرَ وَٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ ﴿78﴾
16:78 And Allah has extracted you from the wombs of your mothers not knowing a thing, and He made for you hearing and vision and intellect that perhaps you would be grateful.
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وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · أَخْرَجَكُم brought you forth · مِّنۢ from · بُطُونِ the wombs · أُمَّهَـٰتِكُمْ (of) your mothers · لَا not · تَعْلَمُونَ knowing · شَيْـًۭٔا anything · وَجَعَلَ and made · لَكُمُ for you · ٱلسَّمْعَ the hearing · وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَ and the sight · وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۙ and the hearts · لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may · تَشْكُرُونَ give thanks
أَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَى ٱلطَّيۡرِ مُسَخَّرَٰتࣲ فِي جَوِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَا يُمۡسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتࣲ لِّقَوۡمࣲ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ﴿79﴾
16:79 Do they not see the birds controlled in the atmosphere of the sky? None holds them up except Allah. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.
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أَلَمْ Do not · يَرَوْا۟ they see · إِلَى towards · ٱلطَّيْرِ the birds · مُسَخَّرَٰتٍۢ controlled · فِى in · جَوِّ the midst · ٱلسَّمَآءِ (of) the sky · مَا None · يُمْسِكُهُنَّ holds them up · إِلَّا except · ٱللَّهُ ۗ Allah · إِنَّ Indeed · فِى in · ذَٰلِكَ that · لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ (are) Signs · لِّقَوْمٍۢ for a people · يُؤْمِنُونَ who believe
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنۢ بُيُوتِكُمۡ سَكَنࣰ ا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّن جُلُودِ ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ بُيُوتࣰ ا تَسۡتَخِفُّونَهَا يَوۡمَ ظَعۡنِكُمۡ وَيَوۡمَ إِقَامَتِكُمۡ وَمِنۡ أَصۡوَافِهَا وَأَوۡبَارِهَا وَأَشۡعَارِهَآ أَثَٰثࣰ ا وَمَتَٰعًا إِلَىٰ حِينࣲ ﴿80﴾
16:80 And Allah has made for you from your homes a place of rest and made for you from the hides of the animals tents which you find light on your day of travel and your day of encampment; and from their wool, fur and hair is furnishing and enjoyment for a time.
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وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · جَعَلَ (has) made · لَكُم for you · مِّنۢ [from] · بُيُوتِكُمْ your homes · سَكَنًۭا a resting place · وَجَعَلَ and made · لَكُم for you · مِّن from · جُلُودِ the hides · ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ (of) the cattle · بُيُوتًۭا tents · تَسْتَخِفُّونَهَا which you find light · يَوْمَ (on) the day · ظَعْنِكُمْ (of) your travel · وَيَوْمَ and the day · إِقَامَتِكُمْ ۙ (of) your encampment · وَمِنْ and from · أَصْوَافِهَا their wool · وَأَوْبَارِهَا and their fur · وَأَشْعَارِهَآ and their hair · أَثَـٰثًۭا (is) furnishing · وَمَتَـٰعًا and a provision · إِلَىٰ for · حِينٍۢ a time
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلَٰلࣰ ا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ أَكۡنَٰنࣰ ا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمۡ سَرَٰبِيلَ تَقِيكُمُ ٱلۡحَرَّ وَسَرَٰبِيلَ تَقِيكُم بَأۡسَكُمۡۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُتِمُّ نِعۡمَتَهُۥ عَلَيۡكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُسۡلِمُونَ ﴿81﴾
16:81 And Allah has made for you, from that which He has created, shadows and has made for you from the mountains, shelters and has made for you garments which protect you from the heat and garments which protect you from your [enemy in] battle. Thus does He complete His favor upon you that you might submit [to Him].
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وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · جَعَلَ (has) made · لَكُم for you · مِّمَّا from what · خَلَقَ He created · ظِلَـٰلًۭا shades · وَجَعَلَ and (has) made · لَكُم for you · مِّنَ from · ٱلْجِبَالِ the mountains · أَكْنَـٰنًۭا shelters · وَجَعَلَ and (has) made · لَكُمْ for you · سَرَٰبِيلَ garments · تَقِيكُمُ to protect you · ٱلْحَرَّ (from) the heat · وَسَرَٰبِيلَ and garments · تَقِيكُم to protect you · بَأْسَكُمْ ۚ from your (mutual) violence · كَذَٰلِكَ Thus · يُتِمُّ He completes · نِعْمَتَهُۥ His Favor · عَلَيْكُمْ upon you · لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may · تُسْلِمُونَ submit
فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡبَلَٰغُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ ﴿82﴾
16:82 But if they turn away, [O Muhammad] - then only upon you is [responsibility for] clear notification.
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فَإِن Then, if · تَوَلَّوْا۟ they turn away · فَإِنَّمَا then only · عَلَيْكَ upon you · ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ (is) the conveyance · ٱلْمُبِينُ the clear
يَعۡرِفُونَ نِعۡمَتَ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنكِرُونَهَا وَأَكۡثَرُهُمُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ ﴿83﴾
16:83 They recognize the favor of Allah; then they deny it. And most of them are disbelievers.
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يَعْرِفُونَ They recognize · نِعْمَتَ (the) Favor · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · ثُمَّ then · يُنكِرُونَهَا they deny it · وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ And most of them · ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ (are) the disbelievers
وَيَوۡمَ نَبۡعَثُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةࣲ شَهِيدࣰ ا ثُمَّ لَا يُؤۡذَنُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَلَا هُمۡ يُسۡتَعۡتَبُونَ ﴿84﴾
16:84 And [mention] the Day when We will resurrect from every nation a witness. Then it will not be permitted to the disbelievers [to apologize or make excuses], nor will they be asked to appease [Allah].
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وَيَوْمَ And the Day · نَبْعَثُ We will resurrect · مِن from · كُلِّ every · أُمَّةٍۢ nation · شَهِيدًۭا a witness · ثُمَّ then · لَا not · يُؤْذَنُ will be permitted · لِلَّذِينَ to those who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved · وَلَا and not · هُمْ they · يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ will be asked to make amends
وَإِذَا رَءَا ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابَ فَلَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنۡهُمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يُنظَرُونَ ﴿85﴾
16:85 And when those who wronged see the punishment, it will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.
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وَإِذَا And when · رَءَا (will) see · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · ظَلَمُوا۟ wronged · ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment · فَلَا then not · يُخَفَّفُ it will be lightened · عَنْهُمْ for them · وَلَا and not · هُمْ they · يُنظَرُونَ will be given respite
وَإِذَا رَءَا ٱلَّذِينَ أَشۡرَكُواْ شُرَكَآءَهُمۡ قَالُواْ رَبَّنَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ شُرَكَآؤُنَا ٱلَّذِينَ كُنَّا نَدۡعُواْ مِن دُونِكَۖ فَأَلۡقَوۡاْ إِلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡقَوۡلَ إِنَّكُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ ﴿86﴾
16:86 And when those who associated others with Allah see their "partners," they will say," Our Lord, these are our partners [to You] whom we used to invoke besides You." But they will throw at them the statement, "Indeed, you are liars."
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وَإِذَا And when · رَءَا (will) see · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · أَشْرَكُوا۟ associated partners with Allah · شُرَكَآءَهُمْ their partners · قَالُوا۟ They will say · رَبَّنَا Our Lord · هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ these · شُرَكَآؤُنَا (are) our partners · ٱلَّذِينَ those whom · كُنَّا we used to · نَدْعُوا۟ invoke · مِن besides You · دُونِكَ ۖ besides You · فَأَلْقَوْا۟ But they (will) throw back · إِلَيْهِمُ at them · ٱلْقَوْلَ (their) word · إِنَّكُمْ Indeed, you · لَكَـٰذِبُونَ (are) surely liars
وَأَلۡقَوۡاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ يَوۡمَئِذٍ ٱلسَّلَمَۖ وَضَلَّ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَفۡتَرُونَ ﴿87﴾
16:87 And they will impart to Allah that Day [their] submission, and lost from them is what they used to invent.
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وَأَلْقَوْا۟ And they (will) offer · إِلَى to · ٱللَّهِ Allah · يَوْمَئِذٍ (on) that Day · ٱلسَّلَمَ ۖ the submission · وَضَلَّ and (is) lost · عَنْهُم from them · مَّا what · كَانُوا۟ they used (to) · يَفْتَرُونَ invent
ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَصَدُّواْ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ زِدۡنَٰهُمۡ عَذَابࣰ ا فَوۡقَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ بِمَا كَانُواْ يُفۡسِدُونَ ﴿88﴾
16:88 Those who disbelieved and averted [others] from the way of Allah - We will increase them in punishment over [their] punishment for what corruption they were causing.
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ٱلَّذِينَ And those who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved · وَصَدُّوا۟ and hindered · عَن from · سَبِيلِ (the) way · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · زِدْنَـٰهُمْ We will increase them · عَذَابًۭا (in) punishment · فَوْقَ over · ٱلْعَذَابِ punishment · بِمَا because · كَانُوا۟ they used (to) · يُفْسِدُونَ spread corruption
وَيَوۡمَ نَبۡعَثُ فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةࣲ شَهِيدًا عَلَيۡهِم مِّنۡ أَنفُسِهِمۡۖ وَجِئۡنَا بِكَ شَهِيدًا عَلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِۚ وَنَزَّلۡنَا عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ تِبۡيَٰنࣰ ا لِّكُلِّ شَيۡءࣲ وَهُدࣰ ى وَرَحۡمَةࣰ وَبُشۡرَىٰ لِلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ ﴿89﴾
16:89 And [mention] the Day when We will resurrect among every nation a witness over them from themselves. And We will bring you, [O Muhammad], as a witness over your nation. And We have sent down to you the Book as clarification for all things and as guidance and mercy and good tidings for the Muslims.
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وَيَوْمَ And the Day · نَبْعَثُ We will resurrect · فِى among · كُلِّ every · أُمَّةٍۢ nation · شَهِيدًا a witness · عَلَيْهِم over them · مِّنْ from · أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ themselves · وَجِئْنَا And We (will) bring · بِكَ you · شَهِيدًا (as) a witness · عَلَىٰ over · هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ ۚ these · وَنَزَّلْنَا And We sent down · عَلَيْكَ to you · ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book · تِبْيَـٰنًۭا (as) a clarification · لِّكُلِّ of every · شَىْءٍۢ thing · وَهُدًۭى and a guidance · وَرَحْمَةًۭ and mercy · وَبُشْرَىٰ and glad tidings · لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ for the Muslims
۞إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأۡمُرُ بِٱلۡعَدۡلِ وَٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنِ وَإِيتَآيِٕ ذِي ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَيَنۡهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلۡفَحۡشَآءِ وَٱلۡمُنكَرِ وَٱلۡبَغۡيِۚ يَعِظُكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿90﴾
16:90 Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded.
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۞ إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · يَأْمُرُ commands · بِٱلْعَدْلِ justice · وَٱلْإِحْسَـٰنِ and the good · وَإِيتَآئِ and giving · ذِى (to) relatives · ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ (to) relatives · وَيَنْهَىٰ and forbids · عَنِ [from] · ٱلْفَحْشَآءِ the immorality · وَٱلْمُنكَرِ and the bad · وَٱلْبَغْىِ ۚ and the oppression · يَعِظُكُمْ He admonishes you · لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may · تَذَكَّرُونَ take heed
وَأَوۡفُواْ بِعَهۡدِ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا عَٰهَدتُّمۡ وَلَا تَنقُضُواْ ٱلۡأَيۡمَٰنَ بَعۡدَ تَوۡكِيدِهَا وَقَدۡ جَعَلۡتُمُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ كَفِيلًاۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعۡلَمُ مَا تَفۡعَلُونَ ﴿91﴾
16:91 And fulfill the covenant of Allah when you have taken it, [O believers], and do not break oaths after their confirmation while you have made Allah, over you, a witness. Indeed, Allah knows what you do.
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وَأَوْفُوا۟ And fulfil · بِعَهْدِ the covenant · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · إِذَا when · عَـٰهَدتُّمْ you have taken a covenant · وَلَا and (do) not · تَنقُضُوا۟ break · ٱلْأَيْمَـٰنَ oaths · بَعْدَ after · تَوْكِيدِهَا their confirmation · وَقَدْ while verily · جَعَلْتُمُ you have made · ٱللَّهَ Allah · عَلَيْكُمْ over you · كَفِيلًا ۚ a surety · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · يَعْلَمُ knows · مَا what · تَفْعَلُونَ you do
وَلَا تَكُونُواْ كَٱلَّتِي نَقَضَتۡ غَزۡلَهَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ قُوَّةٍ أَنكَٰثࣰ ا تَتَّخِذُونَ أَيۡمَٰنَكُمۡ دَخَلَۢا بَيۡنَكُمۡ أَن تَكُونَ أُمَّةٌ هِيَ أَرۡبَىٰ مِنۡ أُمَّةٍۚ إِنَّمَا يَبۡلُوكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦۚ وَلَيُبَيِّنَنَّ لَكُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ مَا كُنتُمۡ فِيهِ تَخۡتَلِفُونَ ﴿92﴾
16:92 And do not be like she who untwisted her spun thread after it was strong [by] taking your oaths as [means of] deceit between you because one community is more plentiful [in number or wealth] than another community. Allah only tries you thereby. And He will surely make clear to you on the Day of Resurrection that over which you used to differ.
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وَلَا And (do) not · تَكُونُوا۟ be · كَٱلَّتِى like her who · نَقَضَتْ untwists · غَزْلَهَا her spun yarn · مِنۢ after · بَعْدِ after · قُوَّةٍ strength · أَنكَـٰثًۭا (into) untwisted strands · تَتَّخِذُونَ you take · أَيْمَـٰنَكُمْ your oaths · دَخَلًۢا (as) a deception · بَيْنَكُمْ between you · أَن because · تَكُونَ is · أُمَّةٌ a community · هِىَ [it] · أَرْبَىٰ more numerous · مِنْ than · أُمَّةٍ ۚ (another) community · إِنَّمَا Only · يَبْلُوكُمُ Allah tests you · ٱللَّهُ Allah tests you · بِهِۦ ۚ by it · وَلَيُبَيِّنَنَّ And He will make clear · لَكُمْ to you · يَوْمَ (on) the Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection · مَا what · كُنتُمْ you used (to) · فِيهِ in it · تَخْتَلِفُونَ differ
وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَجَعَلَكُمۡ أُمَّةࣰ وَٰحِدَةࣰ وَلَٰكِن يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهۡدِي مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَلَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿93﴾
16:93 And if Allah had willed, He could have made you [of] one religion, but He causes to stray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And you will surely be questioned about what you used to do.
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وَلَوْ And if · شَآءَ Allah (had) willed · ٱللَّهُ Allah (had) willed · لَجَعَلَكُمْ surely He (could) have made you · أُمَّةًۭ a nation · وَٰحِدَةًۭ one · وَلَـٰكِن but · يُضِلُّ He lets go astray · مَن whom · يَشَآءُ He wills · وَيَهْدِى and guides · مَن whom · يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills · وَلَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ And surely you will be questioned · عَمَّا about what · كُنتُمْ you used (to) · تَعْمَلُونَ do
وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوٓاْ أَيۡمَٰنَكُمۡ دَخَلَۢا بَيۡنَكُمۡ فَتَزِلَّ قَدَمُۢ بَعۡدَ ثُبُوتِهَا وَتَذُوقُواْ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِمَا صَدَدتُّمۡ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَكُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمࣱ ﴿94﴾
16:94 And do not take your oaths as [means of] deceit between you, lest a foot slip after it was [once] firm, and you would taste evil [in this world] for what [people] you diverted from the way of Allah, and you would have [in the Hereafter] a great punishment.
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وَلَا And (do) not · تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ take · أَيْمَـٰنَكُمْ your oaths · دَخَلًۢا (as) a deception · بَيْنَكُمْ between you · فَتَزِلَّ lest, should slip · قَدَمٌۢ a foot · بَعْدَ after · ثُبُوتِهَا it is firmly planted · وَتَذُوقُوا۟ and you would taste · ٱلسُّوٓءَ the evil · بِمَا for what · صَدَدتُّمْ you hindered · عَن from · سَبِيلِ (the) way · ٱللَّهِ ۖ (of) Allah · وَلَكُمْ and for you · عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment · عَظِيمٌۭ great
وَلَا تَشۡتَرُواْ بِعَهۡدِ ٱللَّهِ ثَمَنࣰ ا قَلِيلًاۚ إِنَّمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيۡرࣱ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿95﴾
16:95 And do not exchange the covenant of Allah for a small price. Indeed, what is with Allah is best for you, if only you could know.
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وَلَا And (do) not · تَشْتَرُوا۟ exchange · بِعَهْدِ the covenant · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · ثَمَنًۭا (for) a price · قَلِيلًا ۚ little · إِنَّمَا Indeed, what · عِندَ (is) with · ٱللَّهِ Allah · هُوَ it · خَيْرٌۭ (is) better · لَّكُمْ for you · إِن if · كُنتُمْ you were (to) · تَعْلَمُونَ know
مَا عِندَكُمۡ يَنفَدُ وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ بَاقࣲۗ وَلَنَجۡزِيَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوٓاْ أَجۡرَهُم بِأَحۡسَنِ مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿96﴾
16:96 Whatever you have will end, but what Allah has is lasting. And We will surely give those who were patient their reward according to the best of what they used to do.
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مَا Whatever · عِندَكُمْ (is) with you · يَنفَدُ ۖ will be exhausted · وَمَا and whatever · عِندَ (is) with · ٱللَّهِ Allah · بَاقٍۢ ۗ (will) be remaining · وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّ And surely We will pay · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · صَبَرُوٓا۟ (are) patient · أَجْرَهُم their reward · بِأَحْسَنِ to (the) best · مَا (of) what · كَانُوا۟ they used (to) · يَعْمَلُونَ do
مَنۡ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحࣰ ا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوۡ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنࣱ فَلَنُحۡيِيَنَّهُۥ حَيَوٰةࣰ طَيِّبَةࣰۖ وَلَنَجۡزِيَنَّهُمۡ أَجۡرَهُم بِأَحۡسَنِ مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿97﴾
16:97 Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do.
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مَنْ Whoever · عَمِلَ does · صَـٰلِحًۭا righteous deeds · مِّن whether · ذَكَرٍ male · أَوْ or · أُنثَىٰ female · وَهُوَ while he · مُؤْمِنٌۭ (is) a believer · فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُۥ then surely We will give him life · حَيَوٰةًۭ a life · طَيِّبَةًۭ ۖ good · وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ and We will pay them · أَجْرَهُم their reward · بِأَحْسَنِ to (the) best · مَا of what · كَانُوا۟ they used (to) · يَعْمَلُونَ do
فَإِذَا قَرَأۡتَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ فَٱسۡتَعِذۡ بِٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ ﴿98﴾
16:98 So when you recite the Qur'an, [first] seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
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فَإِذَا So when · قَرَأْتَ you recite · ٱلْقُرْءَانَ the Quran · فَٱسْتَعِذْ seek refuge · بِٱللَّهِ in Allah · مِنَ from · ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ the Shaitaan · ٱلرَّجِيمِ the accursed
إِنَّهُۥ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ سُلۡطَٰنٌ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمۡ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ ﴿99﴾
16:99 Indeed, there is for him no authority over those who have believed and rely upon their Lord.
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إِنَّهُۥ Indeed he · لَيْسَ not · لَهُۥ for him · سُلْطَـٰنٌ (is) any authority · عَلَى on · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believe · وَعَلَىٰ and upon · رَبِّهِمْ their Lord · يَتَوَكَّلُونَ they put their trust
إِنَّمَا سُلۡطَٰنُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَوَلَّوۡنَهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِهِۦ مُشۡرِكُونَ ﴿100﴾
16:100 His authority is only over those who take him as an ally and those who through him associate others with Allah.
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إِنَّمَا Only · سُلْطَـٰنُهُۥ his authority · عَلَى (is) over · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · يَتَوَلَّوْنَهُۥ take him as an ally · وَٱلَّذِينَ and those who · هُم [they] · بِهِۦ with Him · مُشْرِكُونَ associate partners
وَإِذَا بَدَّلۡنَآ ءَايَةࣰ مَّكَانَ ءَايَةࣲ وَٱللَّهُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يُنَزِّلُ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُفۡتَرِۭۚ بَلۡ أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿101﴾
16:101 And when We substitute a verse in place of a verse - and Allah is most knowing of what He sends down - they say, "You, [O Muhammad], are but an inventor [of lies]." But most of them do not know.
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وَإِذَا And when · بَدَّلْنَآ We substitute · ءَايَةًۭ a Verse · مَّكَانَ (in) place · ءَايَةٍۢ ۙ (of) a Verse · وَٱللَّهُ and Allah · أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing · بِمَا of what · يُنَزِّلُ He sends down · قَالُوٓا۟ they say · إِنَّمَآ Only · أَنتَ you · مُفْتَرٍۭ ۚ (are) an inventor · بَلْ Nay · أَكْثَرُهُمْ most of them · لَا (do) not · يَعْلَمُونَ know
قُلۡ نَزَّلَهُۥ رُوحُ ٱلۡقُدُسِ مِن رَّبِّكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ لِيُثَبِّتَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَهُدࣰ ى وَبُشۡرَىٰ لِلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ ﴿102﴾
16:102 Say, [O Muhammad], "The Pure Spirit has brought it down from your Lord in truth to make firm those who believe and as guidance and good tidings to the Muslims."
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قُلْ Say · نَزَّلَهُۥ Has brought it down · رُوحُ the Holy Spirit · ٱلْقُدُسِ the Holy Spirit · مِن from · رَّبِّكَ your Lord · بِٱلْحَقِّ in truth · لِيُثَبِّتَ to make firm · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believe · وَهُدًۭى and (as) a guidance · وَبُشْرَىٰ and glad tidings · لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ to the Muslims
وَلَقَدۡ نَعۡلَمُ أَنَّهُمۡ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّمَا يُعَلِّمُهُۥ بَشَرࣱۗ لِّسَانُ ٱلَّذِي يُلۡحِدُونَ إِلَيۡهِ أَعۡجَمِيࣱّ وَهَٰذَا لِسَانٌ عَرَبِيࣱّ مُّبِينٌ ﴿103﴾
16:103 And We certainly know that they say, "It is only a human being who teaches the Prophet." The tongue of the one they refer to is foreign, and this Qur'an is [in] a clear Arabic language.
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وَلَقَدْ And certainly · نَعْلَمُ We know · أَنَّهُمْ that they · يَقُولُونَ say · إِنَّمَا Only · يُعَلِّمُهُۥ teaches him · بَشَرٌۭ ۗ a human being · لِّسَانُ (The) tongue · ٱلَّذِى (of) the one · يُلْحِدُونَ they refer · إِلَيْهِ to him · أَعْجَمِىٌّۭ (is) foreign · وَهَـٰذَا while this · لِسَانٌ (is) a language · عَرَبِىٌّۭ Arabic · مُّبِينٌ clear
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَهۡدِيهِمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿104﴾
16:104 Indeed, those who do not believe in the verses of Allah - Allah will not guide them, and for them is a painful punishment.
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إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · لَا (do) not · يُؤْمِنُونَ believe · بِـَٔايَـٰتِ in the Verses · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · لَا not · يَهْدِيهِمُ Allah will guide them · ٱللَّهُ Allah will guide them · وَلَهُمْ and for them · عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment · أَلِيمٌ painful
إِنَّمَا يَفۡتَرِي ٱلۡكَذِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِۖ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَٰذِبُونَ ﴿105﴾
16:105 They only invent falsehood who do not believe in the verses of Allah, and it is those who are the liars.
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إِنَّمَا Only · يَفْتَرِى they invent · ٱلْكَذِبَ the falsehood · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · لَا (do) not · يُؤْمِنُونَ believe · بِـَٔايَـٰتِ in the Verses · ٱللَّهِ ۖ (of) Allah · وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ and those · هُمُ they · ٱلْكَـٰذِبُونَ (are) the liars
مَن كَفَرَ بِٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ إِيمَٰنِهِۦٓ إِلَّا مَنۡ أُكۡرِهَ وَقَلۡبُهُۥ مُطۡمَئِنُّۢ بِٱلۡإِيمَٰنِ وَلَٰكِن مَّن شَرَحَ بِٱلۡكُفۡرِ صَدۡرࣰ ا فَعَلَيۡهِمۡ غَضَبࣱ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمࣱ ﴿106﴾
16:106 Whoever disbelieves in Allah after his belief... except for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith. But those who [willingly] open their breasts to disbelief, upon them is wrath from Allah, and for them is a great punishment;
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مَن Whoever · كَفَرَ disbelieves · بِٱللَّهِ in Allah · مِنۢ after · بَعْدِ after · إِيمَـٰنِهِۦٓ his belief · إِلَّا except · مَنْ (one) who · أُكْرِهَ is forced · وَقَلْبُهُۥ while his heart · مُطْمَئِنٌّۢ (is) content · بِٱلْإِيمَـٰنِ with the faith · وَلَـٰكِن But · مَّن (one) who · شَرَحَ opens · بِٱلْكُفْرِ to disbelief · صَدْرًۭا (his) breast · فَعَلَيْهِمْ then upon them · غَضَبٌۭ (is) a wrath · مِّنَ of · ٱللَّهِ Allah · وَلَهُمْ and for them · عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment · عَظِيمٌۭ great
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ ٱسۡتَحَبُّواْ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا عَلَى ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ﴿107﴾
16:107 That is because they preferred the worldly life over the Hereafter and that Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.
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ذَٰلِكَ That (is) · بِأَنَّهُمُ because · ٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ they preferred · ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ the life · ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world · عَلَى over · ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ the Hereafter · وَأَنَّ and that · ٱللَّهَ Allah · لَا (does) not · يَهْدِى guide · ٱلْقَوْمَ the people · ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ وَسَمۡعِهِمۡ وَأَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡۖ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰفِلُونَ ﴿108﴾
16:108 Those are the ones over whose hearts and hearing and vision Allah has sealed, and it is those who are the heedless.
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those · ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones · طَبَعَ Allah has set a seal · ٱللَّهُ Allah has set a seal · عَلَىٰ over · قُلُوبِهِمْ their hearts · وَسَمْعِهِمْ and their hearing · وَأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ ۖ and their sight · وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ And those · هُمُ they are · ٱلْغَـٰفِلُونَ the heedless
لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ هُمُ ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ ﴿109﴾
16:109 Assuredly, it is they, in the Hereafter, who will be the losers.
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لَا No · جَرَمَ doubt · أَنَّهُمْ that they · فِى in · ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ the Hereafter · هُمُ [they] · ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ (are) the losers
ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا فُتِنُواْ ثُمَّ جَٰهَدُواْ وَصَبَرُوٓاْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهَا لَغَفُورࣱ رَّحِيمࣱ ﴿110﴾
16:110 Then, indeed your Lord, to those who emigrated after they had been compelled [to renounce their religion] and thereafter fought [for the cause of Allah] and were patient - indeed, your Lord, after that, is Forgiving and Merciful
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ثُمَّ Then · إِنَّ indeed · رَبَّكَ your Lord · لِلَّذِينَ to those who · هَاجَرُوا۟ emigrated · مِنۢ after · بَعْدِ after · مَا what · فُتِنُوا۟ they had been put to trials · ثُمَّ then · جَـٰهَدُوا۟ strove hard · وَصَبَرُوٓا۟ and were patient · إِنَّ Indeed · رَبَّكَ your Lord · مِنۢ after it · بَعْدِهَا after it · لَغَفُورٌۭ surely is Oft-Forgiving · رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful
۞يَوۡمَ تَأۡتِي كُلُّ نَفۡسࣲ تُجَٰدِلُ عَن نَّفۡسِهَا وَتُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفۡسࣲ مَّا عَمِلَتۡ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ ﴿111﴾
16:111 On the Day when every soul will come disputing for itself, and every soul will be fully compensated for what it did, and they will not be wronged.
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۞ يَوْمَ (On) the Day · تَأْتِى (when) will come · كُلُّ every · نَفْسٍۢ soul · تُجَـٰدِلُ pleading · عَن for · نَّفْسِهَا itself · وَتُوَفَّىٰ and will be paid in full · كُلُّ every · نَفْسٍۢ soul · مَّا what · عَمِلَتْ it did · وَهُمْ and they · لَا (will) not · يُظْلَمُونَ be wronged
وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلࣰ ا قَرۡيَةࣰ كَانَتۡ ءَامِنَةࣰ مُّطۡمَئِنَّةࣰ يَأۡتِيهَا رِزۡقُهَا رَغَدࣰ ا مِّن كُلِّ مَكَانࣲ فَكَفَرَتۡ بِأَنۡعُمِ ٱللَّهِ فَأَذَٰقَهَا ٱللَّهُ لِبَاسَ ٱلۡجُوعِ وَٱلۡخَوۡفِ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَصۡنَعُونَ ﴿112﴾
16:112 And Allah presents an example: a city which was safe and secure, its provision coming to it in abundance from every location, but it denied the favors of Allah. So Allah made it taste the envelopment of hunger and fear for what they had been doing.
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وَضَرَبَ And Allah sets forth · ٱللَّهُ And Allah sets forth · مَثَلًۭا a similitude · قَرْيَةًۭ (of) a town · كَانَتْ (that) was · ءَامِنَةًۭ secure · مُّطْمَئِنَّةًۭ and content · يَأْتِيهَا coming to it · رِزْقُهَا its provision · رَغَدًۭا (in) abundance · مِّن from · كُلِّ every · مَكَانٍۢ place · فَكَفَرَتْ but it denied · بِأَنْعُمِ (the) Favors of Allah · ٱللَّهِ (the) Favors of Allah · فَأَذَٰقَهَا so Allah made it taste · ٱللَّهُ so Allah made it taste · لِبَاسَ (the) garb · ٱلْجُوعِ (of) the hunger · وَٱلْخَوْفِ and the fear · بِمَا for what · كَانُوا۟ they used (to) · يَصْنَعُونَ do
وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولࣱ مِّنۡهُمۡ فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ وَهُمۡ ظَٰلِمُونَ ﴿113﴾
16:113 And there had certainly come to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they denied him; so punishment overtook them while they were wrongdoers.
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وَلَقَدْ And certainly · جَآءَهُمْ came to them · رَسُولٌۭ a Messenger · مِّنْهُمْ from among them · فَكَذَّبُوهُ but they denied him · فَأَخَذَهُمُ so seized them · ٱلْعَذَابُ the punishment · وَهُمْ while they · ظَـٰلِمُونَ (were) wrongdoers
فَكُلُواْ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ حَلَٰلࣰ ا طَيِّبࣰ ا وَٱشۡكُرُواْ نِعۡمَتَ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمۡ إِيَّاهُ تَعۡبُدُونَ ﴿114﴾
16:114 Then eat of what Allah has provided for you [which is] lawful and good. And be grateful for the favor of Allah, if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.
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فَكُلُوا۟ So eat · مِمَّا of what · رَزَقَكُمُ Allah has provided you · ٱللَّهُ Allah has provided you · حَلَـٰلًۭا lawful · طَيِّبًۭا and good · وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ And be grateful · نِعْمَتَ (for the) Favor · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · إِن if · كُنتُمْ [you] · إِيَّاهُ Him Alone · تَعْبُدُونَ you worship
إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡمَيۡتَةَ وَٱلدَّمَ وَلَحۡمَ ٱلۡخِنزِيرِ وَمَآ أُهِلَّ لِغَيۡرِ ٱللَّهِ بِهِۦۖ فَمَنِ ٱضۡطُرَّ غَيۡرَ بَاغࣲ وَلَا عَادࣲ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورࣱ رَّحِيمࣱ ﴿115﴾
16:115 He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
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إِنَّمَا Only · حَرَّمَ He has forbidden · عَلَيْكُمُ to you · ٱلْمَيْتَةَ the dead animal · وَٱلدَّمَ and the blood · وَلَحْمَ and the flesh · ٱلْخِنزِيرِ (of) the swine · وَمَآ and what · أُهِلَّ has been dedicated · لِغَيْرِ to other (than) · ٱللَّهِ Allah · بِهِۦ ۖ [with it] · فَمَنِ But (if) one · ٱضْطُرَّ (is) forced · غَيْرَ without (being) · بَاغٍۢ disobedient · وَلَا and not · عَادٍۢ a transgressor · فَإِنَّ then indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving · رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful
وَلَا تَقُولُواْ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلۡسِنَتُكُمُ ٱلۡكَذِبَ هَٰذَا حَلَٰلࣱ وَهَٰذَا حَرَامࣱ لِّتَفۡتَرُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَفۡتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَ لَا يُفۡلِحُونَ ﴿116﴾
16:116 And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, "This is lawful and this is unlawful," to invent falsehood about Allah. Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed.
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وَلَا And (do) not · تَقُولُوا۟ say · لِمَا for that which · تَصِفُ assert · أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ your tongues · ٱلْكَذِبَ the lie · هَـٰذَا This · حَلَـٰلٌۭ (is) lawful · وَهَـٰذَا and this · حَرَامٌۭ (is) forbidden · لِّتَفْتَرُوا۟ so that you invent · عَلَى about · ٱللَّهِ Allah · ٱلْكَذِبَ ۚ the lie · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · يَفْتَرُونَ invent · عَلَى about · ٱللَّهِ Allah · ٱلْكَذِبَ the lie · لَا they will not succeed · يُفْلِحُونَ they will not succeed
مَتَٰعࣱ قَلِيلࣱ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمࣱ ﴿117﴾
16:117 [It is but] a brief enjoyment, and they will have a painful punishment.
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مَتَـٰعٌۭ An enjoyment · قَلِيلٌۭ little · وَلَهُمْ and for them · عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment · أَلِيمٌۭ painful
وَعَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُواْ حَرَّمۡنَا مَا قَصَصۡنَا عَلَيۡكَ مِن قَبۡلُۖ وَمَا ظَلَمۡنَٰهُمۡ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ يَظۡلِمُونَ ﴿118﴾
16:118 And to those who are Jews We have prohibited that which We related to you before. And We did not wrong them [thereby], but they were wronging themselves.
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وَعَلَى And to · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · هَادُوا۟ are Jews · حَرَّمْنَا We have forbidden · مَا what · قَصَصْنَا We related · عَلَيْكَ to you · مِن before · قَبْلُ ۖ before · وَمَا And not · ظَلَمْنَـٰهُمْ We wronged them · وَلَـٰكِن but · كَانُوٓا۟ they used (to) · أَنفُسَهُمْ themselves · يَظْلِمُونَ wrong
ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ عَمِلُواْ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَٰلَةࣲ ثُمَّ تَابُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصۡلَحُوٓاْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهَا لَغَفُورࣱ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿119﴾
16:119 Then, indeed your Lord, to those who have done wrong out of ignorance and then repent after that and correct themselves - indeed, your Lord, thereafter, is Forgiving and Merciful.
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ثُمَّ Then · إِنَّ indeed · رَبَّكَ your Lord · لِلَّذِينَ to those who · عَمِلُوا۟ did · ٱلسُّوٓءَ evil · بِجَهَـٰلَةٍۢ in ignorance · ثُمَّ then · تَابُوا۟ repented · مِنۢ after · بَعْدِ after · ذَٰلِكَ that · وَأَصْلَحُوٓا۟ and corrected themselves · إِنَّ indeed · رَبَّكَ your Lord · مِنۢ after that · بَعْدِهَا after that · لَغَفُورٌۭ (is) surely Oft-Forgiving · رَّحِيمٌ Most Merciful
إِنَّ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةࣰ قَانِتࣰ ا لِّلَّهِ حَنِيفࣰ ا وَلَمۡ يَكُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ ﴿120﴾
16:120 Indeed, Abraham was a [comprehensive] leader, devoutly obedient to Allah, inclining toward truth, and he was not of those who associate others with Allah.
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إِنَّ Indeed · إِبْرَٰهِيمَ Ibrahim · كَانَ was · أُمَّةًۭ a nation · قَانِتًۭا obedient · لِّلَّهِ to Allah · حَنِيفًۭا upright · وَلَمْ and not · يَكُ he was · مِنَ of · ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ the polytheists
شَاكِرࣰ ا لِّأَنۡعُمِهِۚ ٱجۡتَبَىٰهُ وَهَدَىٰهُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطࣲ مُّسۡتَقِيمࣲ ﴿121﴾
16:121 [He was] grateful for His favors. Allah chose him and guided him to a straight path.
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شَاكِرًۭا Thankful · لِّأَنْعُمِهِ ۚ for His favors · ٱجْتَبَىٰهُ He chose him · وَهَدَىٰهُ and guided him · إِلَىٰ to · صِرَٰطٍۢ the way · مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ straight
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةࣰۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴿122﴾
16:122 And We gave him good in this world, and indeed, in the Hereafter he will be among the righteous.
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وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ And We gave him · فِى in · ٱلدُّنْيَا the world · حَسَنَةًۭ ۖ good · وَإِنَّهُۥ and indeed, he · فِى in · ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ the Hereafter · لَمِنَ (he) will surely (be) among · ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous
ثُمَّ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ أَنِ ٱتَّبِعۡ مِلَّةَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ حَنِيفࣰ اۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ ﴿123﴾
16:123 Then We revealed to you, [O Muhammad], to follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not of those who associate with Allah.
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ثُمَّ Then · أَوْحَيْنَآ We revealed · إِلَيْكَ to you · أَنِ that · ٱتَّبِعْ You follow · مِلَّةَ (the) religion · إِبْرَٰهِيمَ (of) Ibrahim · حَنِيفًۭا ۖ upright · وَمَا and not · كَانَ he was · مِنَ of · ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ the polytheists
إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ ٱلسَّبۡتُ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ فِيهِۚ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَحۡكُمُ بَيۡنَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُواْ فِيهِ يَخۡتَلِفُونَ ﴿124﴾
16:124 The sabbath was only appointed for those who differed over it. And indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.
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إِنَّمَا Only · جُعِلَ was appointed · ٱلسَّبْتُ the Sabbath · عَلَى for · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ differed · فِيهِ ۚ in it · وَإِنَّ And indeed · رَبَّكَ your Lord · لَيَحْكُمُ will surely judge · بَيْنَهُمْ between them · يَوْمَ (on) the Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection · فِيمَا in what · كَانُوا۟ they used (to) · فِيهِ [in it] · يَخْتَلِفُونَ differ
ٱدۡعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلۡحِكۡمَةِ وَٱلۡمَوۡعِظَةِ ٱلۡحَسَنَةِۖ وَجَٰدِلۡهُم بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَ ﴿125﴾
16:125 Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from His way, and He is most knowing of who is [rightly] guided.
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ٱدْعُ Call · إِلَىٰ to · سَبِيلِ (the) way · رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord · بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ with the wisdom · وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ and the instruction · ٱلْحَسَنَةِ ۖ the good · وَجَـٰدِلْهُم and discuss with them · بِٱلَّتِى in that · هِىَ which · أَحْسَنُ ۚ (is) best · إِنَّ Indeed · رَبَّكَ your Lord · هُوَ He · أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing · بِمَن of who · ضَلَّ has strayed · عَن from · سَبِيلِهِۦ ۖ His way · وَهُوَ And He · أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing · بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ of the guided ones
وَإِنۡ عَاقَبۡتُمۡ فَعَاقِبُواْ بِمِثۡلِ مَا عُوقِبۡتُم بِهِۦۖ وَلَئِن صَبَرۡتُمۡ لَهُوَ خَيۡرࣱ لِّلصَّٰبِرِينَ ﴿126﴾
16:126 And if you punish [an enemy, O believers], punish with an equivalent of that with which you were harmed. But if you are patient - it is better for those who are patient.
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وَإِنْ And if · عَاقَبْتُمْ you retaliate · فَعَاقِبُوا۟ then retaliate · بِمِثْلِ with the like · مَا of what · عُوقِبْتُم you were afflicted · بِهِۦ ۖ with [it] · وَلَئِن But if · صَبَرْتُمْ you are patient · لَهُوَ surely (it) is · خَيْرٌۭ better · لِّلصَّـٰبِرِينَ for those who are patient
وَٱصۡبِرۡ وَمَا صَبۡرُكَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِۚ وَلَا تَحۡزَنۡ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا تَكُ فِي ضَيۡقࣲ مِّمَّا يَمۡكُرُونَ ﴿127﴾
16:127 And be patient, [O Muhammad], and your patience is not but through Allah. And do not grieve over them and do not be in distress over what they conspire.
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وَٱصْبِرْ And be patient · وَمَا and not · صَبْرُكَ (is) your patience · إِلَّا but · بِٱللَّهِ ۚ from Allah · وَلَا And (do) not · تَحْزَنْ grieve · عَلَيْهِمْ over them · وَلَا and (do) not · تَكُ be · فِى in · ضَيْقٍۢ distress · مِّمَّا for what · يَمْكُرُونَ they plot
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَواْ وَّٱلَّذِينَ هُم مُّحۡسِنُونَ ﴿128﴾
16:128 Indeed, Allah is with those who fear Him and those who are doers of good.
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إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · مَعَ (is) with · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · ٱتَّقَوا۟ fear (Him) · وَّٱلَّذِينَ and those who · هُم [they] · مُّحْسِنُونَ (are) good-doers