Surah An-Nahl

Verse 16:1

اَتٰۤی اَمْرُ اللّٰهِ فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُوْهُ ؕ سُبْحٰنَهٗ وَتَعٰلٰی عَمَّا یُشْرِكُوْنَ ۟

ʹAtaaa ʹAmrul laahi falaa tastaʻjilooh: Subḥaanahoo wa-taʻaalaa ʻammaa yushrikoon.

The command of Allah is at hand, so do not hasten it. Glorified and Exalted is He above what they associate ˹with Him in worship˺!

Verse 16:2

یُنَزِّلُ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةَ بِالرُّوْحِ مِنْ اَمْرِهٖ عَلٰی مَنْ یَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهٖۤ اَنْ اَنْذِرُوْۤا اَنَّهٗ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّاۤ اَنَا فَاتَّقُوْنِ ۟

Yunazzilul malaaaʹikata birrooḥi min ʹAmrihee ʻalaa mañy yashaaaʹu min ʻibaadiheee ʹan ʹañẓirooo ʹannahoo Laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaaa ʹana fattaq̣oon.

He sends down the angels with revelation by His command to whoever He wills of His servants, ˹stating:˺ “Warn ˹humanity˺ that there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Me, so be mindful of Me ˹alone˺.”

Verse 16:3

خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ ؕ تَعٰلٰی عَمَّا یُشْرِكُوْنَ ۟

Khalaq̣as samaawaati wal-ʹarḍa bilḥaq̣q̣: Taʻaalaa ʻammaa yushrikoon!

He created the heavens and the earth for a purpose. Exalted is He above what they associate with Him ˹in worship˺!

Verse 16:4

خَلَقَ الْاِنْسَانَ مِنْ نُّطْفَةٍ فَاِذَا هُوَ خَصِیْمٌ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟

Khalaq̣al ʹiñsaana min nuṭfatiñ faʹiẓaa huwa khaṣeemum mubeen!

He created humans from a sperm-drop, then—behold!—they openly challenge ˹Him˺.

Verse 16:5

وَالْاَنْعَامَ خَلَقَهَا ۚ لَكُمْ فِیْهَا دِفْءٌ وَّمَنَافِعُ وَمِنْهَا تَاْكُلُوْنَ ۪۟

Wal-ʹanʻaama khalaq̣ahaa lakum feehaa difʹuñw wamanaafiʻu wa-minhaa taʹkuloon.

And He created the cattle for you as a source of warmth, food, and ˹many other˺ benefits.

Verse 16:6

وَلَكُمْ فِیْهَا جَمَالٌ حِیْنَ تُرِیْحُوْنَ وَحِیْنَ تَسْرَحُوْنَ ۪۟

Wa-lakum feehaa jamaalun ḥeena tureeḥoona waḥeena tasraḥoon.

They are also pleasing to you when you bring them home and when you take them out to graze.

Verse 16:7

وَتَحْمِلُ اَثْقَالَكُمْ اِلٰی بَلَدٍ لَّمْ تَكُوْنُوْا بٰلِغِیْهِ اِلَّا بِشِقِّ الْاَنْفُسِ ؕ اِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوْفٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟ۙ

Wa-taḥmilu ʹas̤q̣aalakum ʹilaa baladil lam takoonoo baalig̣eehi ʹillaa bishiq̣q̣il ʹañfus: ʹinna Rabbakum la-Raʹoofur Raḥeem.

And they carry your loads to ˹distant˺ lands which you could not otherwise reach without great hardship. Surely your Lord is Ever Gracious, Most Merciful.

Verse 16:8

وَّالْخَیْلَ وَالْبِغَالَ وَالْحَمِیْرَ لِتَرْكَبُوْهَا وَزِیْنَةً ؕ وَیَخْلُقُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Walkhayla wal-big̣aala wal-ḥameera litarkaboohaa wa-zeenah; wa-yakhluq̣u maa laa- taʻlamoon.

˹He also created˺ horses, mules, and donkeys for your transportation and adornment. And He creates what you do not know.

Verse 16:9

وَعَلَی اللّٰهِ قَصْدُ السَّبِیْلِ وَمِنْهَا جَآىِٕرٌ ؕ وَلَوْ شَآءَ لَهَدٰىكُمْ اَجْمَعِیْنَ ۟۠

Wa-ʻalal laahi q̣aṣdus Sabeeli wa-minhaa jaaaʹir: wa-law shaaaʹa lahadaakum ʹajmaʻeen.

It is upon Allah ˹alone˺ to ˹clearly˺ show the Straight Way. Other ways are deviant. Had He willed, He would have easily imposed guidance upon all of you.

Verse 16:10

هُوَ الَّذِیْۤ اَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً لَّكُمْ مِّنْهُ شَرَابٌ وَّمِنْهُ شَجَرٌ فِیْهِ تُسِیْمُوْنَ ۟

Huwal laẓeee ʹañzala minas samaaaʹi maaaʹal lakum minhu sharaabuñw waminhu shajaruñ feehi tuseemoon.

He is the One Who sends down rain from the sky, from which you drink and by which plants grow for your cattle to graze.

Verse 16:11

یُنْۢبِتُ لَكُمْ بِهِ الزَّرْعَ وَالزَّیْتُوْنَ وَالنَّخِیْلَ وَالْاَعْنَابَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً لِّقَوْمٍ یَّتَفَكَّرُوْنَ ۟

Yumbitu lakum̃ bihiz zarʻa wazzaytoona wannakheela wal-ʹaʻnaaba wa-miñ kullis̤ s̤amaraat: ʹinna fee ẓaalika laʹAayatal liq̣awmiñy yatafakkaroon.

With it He produces for you ˹various˺ crops, olives, palm trees, grapevines, and every type of fruit. Surely in this is a sign for those who reflect.

Verse 16:12

وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الَّیْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ ۙ وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ؕ وَالنُّجُوْمُ مُسَخَّرٰتٌ بِاَمْرِهٖ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ یَّعْقِلُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-sakhkhara lakumul layla wannahaara washshamsa walq̣amar; wannujoomu musakhkharaatum biʹAmrih: ʹinna fee ẓaalika laʹAayaatil liq̣awmiñy yaʻq̣iloon.

And He has subjected for your benefit the day and the night, the sun and the moon. And the stars have been subjected by His command. Surely in this are signs for those who understand.

Verse 16:13

وَمَا ذَرَاَ لَكُمْ فِی الْاَرْضِ مُخْتَلِفًا اَلْوَانُهٗ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً لِّقَوْمٍ یَّذَّكَّرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maa ẓaraʹa lakum fil ʹarḍi mukhtalifan ʹalwaanuh: ʹinna fee ẓaalika laʹaayatal liq̣awmiñy yaẓẓakkaroon.

And ˹He subjected˺ for you whatever He has created on earth of varying colours. Surely in this is a sign for those who are mindful.

Verse 16:14

وَهُوَ الَّذِیْ سَخَّرَ الْبَحْرَ لِتَاْكُلُوْا مِنْهُ لَحْمًا طَرِیًّا وَّتَسْتَخْرِجُوْا مِنْهُ حِلْیَةً تَلْبَسُوْنَهَا ۚ وَتَرَی الْفُلْكَ مَوَاخِرَ فِیْهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوْا مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-Huwal laẓee sakhkharal baḥra litaʹkuloo minhu laḥmañ ṭariyyañw watastakhrijoo minhu ḥilyatañ talbasoonahaa: wa-taral fulka mawaakhira feehi wa-litabtag̣oo miñ faḍlihee wa-laʻallakum tashkuroon.

And He is the One Who has subjected the sea, so from it you may eat tender seafood and extract ornaments to wear. And you see the ships ploughing their way through it, so you may seek His bounty and give thanks ˹to Him˺.

Verse 16:15

وَاَلْقٰی فِی الْاَرْضِ رَوَاسِیَ اَنْ تَمِیْدَ بِكُمْ وَاَنْهٰرًا وَّسُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹalq̣aa fil ʹarḍi rawaasiya ʹañ tameeda bikum wa-ʹanhaarañw wasubulal laʻallakum tahtadoon:

He has placed into the earth firm mountains, so it does not shake with you, as well as rivers, and pathways so you may find your way.

Verse 16:16

وَعَلٰمٰتٍ ؕ وَبِالنَّجْمِ هُمْ یَهْتَدُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʻalaamaat; wa-binnajmi hum yahtadoon.

Also by landmarks and stars do people find their way.

Verse 16:17

اَفَمَنْ یَّخْلُقُ كَمَنْ لَّا یَخْلُقُ ؕ اَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُوْنَ ۟

ʹAfamañy yakhluq̣u kamal laa yakhluq̣? ʹAfalaa taẓakkaroon?

Can the One Who creates be equal to those who do not? Will you not then be mindful?

Verse 16:18

وَاِنْ تَعُدُّوْا نِعْمَةَ اللّٰهِ لَا تُحْصُوْهَا ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَغَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-ʹiñ taʻuddoo niʻmatal laahi laa- tuḥṣoohaa: ʹinnal laaha la-G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

If you tried to count Allah’s blessings, you would never be able to number them. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 16:19

وَاللّٰهُ یَعْلَمُ مَا تُسِرُّوْنَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُوْنَ ۟

Wallaahu yaʻlamu maa- tusirroona wa-maa tuʻlinoon.

And Allah knows what you conceal and what you reveal.

Verse 16:20

وَالَّذِیْنَ یَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ لَا یَخْلُقُوْنَ شَیْـًٔا وَّهُمْ یُخْلَقُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Wallaẓeena yadʻoona miñ doonil laahi laa- yakhluq̣oona shayʹañw wahum yukhlaq̣oon.

But those ˹idols˺ they invoke besides Allah cannot create anything—they themselves are created.

Verse 16:21

اَمْوَاتٌ غَیْرُ اَحْیَآءٍ ۚ وَمَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ ۙ اَیَّانَ یُبْعَثُوْنَ ۟۠

ʹAmwaatun g̣ayru ʹaḥyaaaʹ: wa-maa yashʻuroona ʹayyaana yubʻas̤oon.

They are dead, not alive—not even knowing when their followers will be resurrected.

Verse 16:22

اِلٰهُكُمْ اِلٰهٌ وَّاحِدٌ ۚ فَالَّذِیْنَ لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ قُلُوْبُهُمْ مُّنْكِرَةٌ وَّهُمْ مُّسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ ۟

ʹIlaahukum ʹIlaahuñw Waaḥid: fallaẓeena laa- yuʹminoona bil-ʹAakhirati q̣uloobuhum muñkiratuñw wahum mustakbiroon.

Your God is ˹only˺ One God. As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, their hearts are in denial, and they are too proud.

Verse 16:23

لَا جَرَمَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ یَعْلَمُ مَا یُسِرُّوْنَ وَمَا یُعْلِنُوْنَ ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَا یُحِبُّ الْمُسْتَكْبِرِیْنَ ۟

Laa- jarama ʹannal laaha yaʻlamu maa- yusirroona wa-maa yuʻlinoon: ʹinnahoo laa- yuḥibbul mustakbireen.

Without a doubt, Allah knows what they conceal and what they reveal. He certainly does not like those who are too proud.

Verse 16:24

وَاِذَا قِیْلَ لَهُمْ مَّاذَاۤ اَنْزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ ۙ قَالُوْۤا اَسَاطِیْرُ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹiẓaa q̣eela lahum maaẓaaa ʹañzala Rabbukum q̣aalooo ʹasaaṭeerul ʹawwaleen?

And when it is said to them, “What has your Lord revealed?” They say, “Ancient fables!”

Verse 16:25

لِیَحْمِلُوْۤا اَوْزَارَهُمْ كَامِلَةً یَّوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ ۙ وَمِنْ اَوْزَارِ الَّذِیْنَ یُضِلُّوْنَهُمْ بِغَیْرِ عِلْمٍ ؕ اَلَا سَآءَ مَا یَزِرُوْنَ ۟۠

Liyaḥmilooo ʹawzaarahum kaamilatañy Yawmal Q̣iyaamati wa-min ʹawzaaril laẓeena yuḍilloonahum̃ big̣ayri ʻilm. ʹAlaa saaaʹa maa- yaziroon!

Let them bear their burdens in full on the Day of Judgment as well as some of the burdens of those they mislead without knowledge. Evil indeed is what they will bear!

Verse 16:26

قَدْ مَكَرَ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ فَاَتَی اللّٰهُ بُنْیَانَهُمْ مِّنَ الْقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَیْهِمُ السَّقْفُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ وَاَتٰىهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَیْثُ لَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ad makaral laẓeena miñ q̣ablihim faʹatal laahu bunyaanahum minal q̣awaaʻidi fakharra ʻalayhimus saq̣fu miñ fawq̣ihim wa-ʹataahumul ʻaẓaabu min ḥays̤u laa- yashʻuroon.

Indeed, those before them had plotted, but Allah struck at the ˹very˺ foundation of their structure, so the roof collapsed on top of them, and the torment came upon them from where they did not expect.

Verse 16:27

ثُمَّ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ یُخْزِیْهِمْ وَیَقُوْلُ اَیْنَ شُرَكَآءِیَ الَّذِیْنَ كُنْتُمْ تُشَآقُّوْنَ فِیْهِمْ ؕ قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوا الْعِلْمَ اِنَّ الْخِزْیَ الْیَوْمَ وَالسُّوْٓءَ عَلَی الْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟ۙ

S̤umma Yawmal Q̣iyaamati yukhzeehim wa-yaq̣oolu ʹayna shurakaaaʹiyal laẓeena kuñtum tushaaaq̣q̣oona feehim? Q̣aalal laẓeena ʹootul ʻilma ʹinnal khizyal yawma wassoooʹa ʻalal kaafireen,―

Then on the Day of Judgment He will humiliate them and say, “Where are My ˹so-called˺ associate-gods for whose sake you used to oppose ˹the believers˺?” Those gifted with knowledge will say, “Surely disgrace and misery today are upon the disbelievers.”

Verse 16:28

الَّذِیْنَ تَتَوَفّٰىهُمُ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ ظَالِمِیْۤ اَنْفُسِهِمْ ۪ فَاَلْقَوُا السَّلَمَ مَا كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ مِنْ سُوْٓءٍ ؕ بَلٰۤی اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلِیْمٌۢ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena tatawaffaahumul malaaaʹikatu z̤̣aalimeee ʹañfusihim. Faʹalq̣awus salama maa- kunnaa naʻmalu miñ soooʹ. Balaaa ʹInnal laaha ʻAleemum bimaa kuntum taʻmaloon.

Those whose souls the angels seize while they wrong themselves will then offer ˹full˺ submission ˹and say falsely,˺ “We did not do any evil.” ˹The angels will say,˺ “No! Surely Allah fully knows what you used to do.

Verse 16:29

فَادْخُلُوْۤا اَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَا ؕ فَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَی الْمُتَكَبِّرِیْنَ ۟

Fadkhulooo ʹabwaaba Jahannama khaalideena feeha. Falabiʹsa mas̤wal mutakabbireen.

So enter the gates of Hell, to stay there forever. Indeed, what an evil home for the arrogant!”

Verse 16:30

وَقِیْلَ لِلَّذِیْنَ اتَّقَوْا مَاذَاۤ اَنْزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ ؕ قَالُوْا خَیْرًا ؕ لِلَّذِیْنَ اَحْسَنُوْا فِیْ هٰذِهِ الدُّنْیَا حَسَنَةٌ ؕ وَلَدَارُ الْاٰخِرَةِ خَیْرٌ ؕ وَلَنِعْمَ دَارُ الْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-q̣eela lillaẓeenat taq̣aw maaẓaaa ʹañzala Rabbukum? Q̣aaloo khayraa. Lillaẓeena ʹaḥsanoo fee haaẓihid dunyaa ḥasanah. Wa-la-Daarul ʹAakhirati khayr. Wa-laniʻma Daarul Muttaq̣een,―

And ˹when˺ it is said to those mindful ˹of Allah˺, “What has your Lord revealed?” They say, “All the best!” For those who do good in this world, there is goodness. But far better is the ˹eternal˺ Home of the Hereafter. How excellent indeed is the home of the righteous:

Verse 16:31

جَنّٰتُ عَدْنٍ یَّدْخُلُوْنَهَا تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ لَهُمْ فِیْهَا مَا یَشَآءُوْنَ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ یَجْزِی اللّٰهُ الْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Jannaatu ʻAdniñy yadkhuloonahaa tajree miñ taḥtihal ʹanhaaru lahum feehaa maa- yashaaaʹoon: kaẓaalika yajzil laahul Muttaq̣een,―

the Gardens of Eternity which they will enter, under which rivers flow. In it they will have whatever they desire. This is how Allah rewards the righteous—

Verse 16:32

الَّذِیْنَ تَتَوَفّٰىهُمُ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ طَیِّبِیْنَ ۙ یَقُوْلُوْنَ سَلٰمٌ عَلَیْكُمُ ۙ ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena tatawaffaahumul malaaaʹikatu ṭayyibeena yaq̣ooloona Salaamun ʻalaykumud khulul Jannata bimaa kuñtum taʻmaloon.

those whose souls the angels take while they are virtuous, saying ˹to them˺, “Peace be upon you! Enter Paradise for what you used to do.”

Verse 16:33

هَلْ یَنْظُرُوْنَ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ تَاْتِیَهُمُ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ اَوْ یَاْتِیَ اَمْرُ رَبِّكَ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ فَعَلَ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ؕ وَمَا ظَلَمَهُمُ اللّٰهُ وَلٰكِنْ كَانُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ یَظْلِمُوْنَ ۟

Hal yañz̤̣uroona ʹillaaa ʹañ taʹtiyahumul malaaaʹikatu ʹaw yaʹtiya ʹAmru Rabbik? Kaẓaalika faʻalal laẓeena miñ q̣ablihim. Wa-maa z̤̣alamahumul laahu wa-laakiñ kaanooo ʹañfusahum yaz̤̣limoon.

Are they only awaiting the coming of the angels or the command of your Lord ˹O Prophet˺? So were those before them. And Allah never wronged them, but it was they who wronged themselves.

Verse 16:34

فَاَصَابَهُمْ سَیِّاٰتُ مَا عَمِلُوْا وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَّا كَانُوْا بِهٖ یَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ ۟۠

Faʹaṣaabahum sayyiʹaatu maa- ʻamiloo waḥaaq̣a bihim maa kaanoo bihee yastahziʹoon.

Then the evil ˹consequences˺ of their deeds overtook them, and they were overwhelmed by what they used to ridicule.

Verse 16:35

وَقَالَ الَّذِیْنَ اَشْرَكُوْا لَوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ مَا عَبَدْنَا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ مِنْ شَیْءٍ نَّحْنُ وَلَاۤ اٰبَآؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ مِنْ شَیْءٍ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ فَعَلَ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ فَهَلْ عَلَی الرُّسُلِ اِلَّا الْبَلٰغُ الْمُبِیْنُ ۟

Wa-q̣aalal laẓeena ʹashrakoo law shaaaʹal laahu maa- ʻabadnaa miñ doonihee miñ shayʹin naḥnu wa-laaa ʹaabaaaʹunaa wa-laa ḥarramnaa miñ doonihee miñ shayyʹ. Kaẓaalika faʻalal laẓeena miñ q̣ablihim Fahal ʻalar rusuli ʹillal Balaag̣ul Mubeen?

The polytheists argue, “Had Allah willed, neither we nor our forefathers would have worshipped anything other than Him, nor prohibited anything without His command.” So did those before them. Is not the messengers’ duty only to deliver ˹the message˺ clearly?

Verse 16:36

وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِیْ كُلِّ اُمَّةٍ رَّسُوْلًا اَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَاجْتَنِبُوا الطَّاغُوْتَ ۚ فَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ هَدَی اللّٰهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَیْهِ الضَّلٰلَةُ ؕ فَسِیْرُوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ فَانْظُرُوْا كَیْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad baʻas̤naa fee kulli ʹummatir rasoolan ʹaniʻ budul laaha wajtanibuṭ Ṭaag̣oot; faminhum man hadal laahu wa-minhum man ḥaq̣q̣at ʻalayhiḍ ḍalaalah. Faseeroo fil ʹarḍi fañz̤̣uroo kayfa kaana ʻaaq̣ibatul mukaẓẓibeen.

We surely sent a messenger to every community, saying, “Worship Allah and shun false gods.” But some of them were guided by Allah, while others were destined to stray. So travel throughout the land and see the fate of the deniers!

Verse 16:37

اِنْ تَحْرِصْ عَلٰی هُدٰىهُمْ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یَهْدِیْ مَنْ یُّضِلُّ وَمَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ نّٰصِرِیْنَ ۟

ʹIñ taḥriṣ ʻalaa hudaahum faʹinnal laaha laa- yahdee mañy yuḍillu wa-maa lahum min naaṣireen.

Even though you ˹O Prophet˺ are keen on their guidance, Allah certainly does not guide those He leaves to stray, and they will have no helpers.

Verse 16:38

وَاَقْسَمُوْا بِاللّٰهِ جَهْدَ اَیْمَانِهِمْ ۙ لَا یَبْعَثُ اللّٰهُ مَنْ یَّمُوْتُ ؕ بَلٰی وَعْدًا عَلَیْهِ حَقًّا وَّلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹaq̣samoo billaahi jahda ʹaymaanihim laa- yabʻas̤ul laahu mañy yamoot: balaa waʻdan ʻalayhi ḥaq̣q̣añw walaakinna ʹaks̤aran naasi laa- yaʻlamoon.

They swear by Allah their most solemn oaths that Allah will never raise the dead to life. Yes ˹He will˺! It is a true promise binding on Him, but most people do not know.

Verse 16:39

لِیُبَیِّنَ لَهُمُ الَّذِیْ یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ فِیْهِ وَلِیَعْلَمَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اَنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا كٰذِبِیْنَ ۟

Liyubayyina lahumul laẓee yakhtalifoona feehi wa-liyaʻlamal laẓeena kafarooo ʹannahum kaanoo kaaẓibeen.

˹He will do that˺ to make clear to them what they disagreed on, and for the disbelievers to know that they were liars.

Verse 16:40

اِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَیْءٍ اِذَاۤ اَرَدْنٰهُ اَنْ نَّقُوْلَ لَهٗ كُنْ فَیَكُوْنُ ۟۠

ʹInnamaa q̣awlunaa lishayʹin ʹiẓaaa ʹaradnaahu ʹan naq̣oola lahoo Kuñ Fayakoon.

If We ever will something ˹to exist˺, all We say is: “Be!” And it is!

Verse 16:41

وَالَّذِیْنَ هَاجَرُوْا فِی اللّٰهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوْا لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ فِی الدُّنْیَا حَسَنَةً ؕ وَلَاَجْرُ الْاٰخِرَةِ اَكْبَرُ ۘ لَوْ كَانُوْا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wallaẓeena haajaroo fil laahi mim baʻdi maa- z̤̣ulimoo lanubawwiʹannahum fid dunyaa ḥasanah; wa-laʹajrul ʹAakhirati ʹakbar. Law kaanoo yaʻlamoon!

As for those who emigrated in ˹the cause of˺ Allah after being persecuted, We will surely bless them with a good home in this world. But the reward of the Hereafter is far better, if only they knew.

Verse 16:42

الَّذِیْنَ صَبَرُوْا وَعَلٰی رَبِّهِمْ یَتَوَكَّلُوْنَ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena ṣabaroo wa-ʻalaa Rabbihim yatawakkaloon.

˹It is˺ they who have patiently endured, and in their Lord they put their trust.

Verse 16:43

وَمَاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ اِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوْحِیْۤ اِلَیْهِمْ فَسْـَٔلُوْۤا اَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-maaa ʹarsalnaa miñ q̣ablika ʹillaa rijaalan nooḥeee ʹilayhim, fasʹalooo ʹahlaẓ Ẓikri ʹiñ kuñtum laa- taʻlamoon,―

We did not send ˹messengers˺ before you ˹O Prophet˺ except mere men inspired by Us. If you ˹polytheists˺ do not know ˹this already˺, then ask those who have knowledge ˹of the Scriptures˺.

Verse 16:44

بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ وَالزُّبُرِ ؕ وَاَنْزَلْنَاۤ اِلَیْكَ الذِّكْرَ لِتُبَیِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ مَا نُزِّلَ اِلَیْهِمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ یَتَفَكَّرُوْنَ ۟

Bil-Bayyinaati waz-Zubur; wa-ʹañzalnaaa ʹilaykaẓ Ẓikra litubayyina linnaasi maa- nuzzila ʹilayhim wa-laʻallahum yatafakkaroon.

˹We sent them˺ with clear proofs and divine Books. And We have sent down to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Reminder, so that you may explain to people what has been revealed for them, and perhaps they will reflect.

Verse 16:45

اَفَاَمِنَ الَّذِیْنَ مَكَرُوا السَّیِّاٰتِ اَنْ یَّخْسِفَ اللّٰهُ بِهِمُ الْاَرْضَ اَوْ یَاْتِیَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَیْثُ لَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹA-faʹaminal laẓeena makarus sayyiʹaati ʹañy yakhsifal laahu bihimul ʹarḍa ʹaw yaʹtiyahumul ʻaẓaabu min ḥays̤u laa- yashʻuroon?

Do those who devise evil plots feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them? Or that the torment will not come upon them in ways they cannot comprehend?

Verse 16:46

اَوْ یَاْخُذَهُمْ فِیْ تَقَلُّبِهِمْ فَمَا هُمْ بِمُعْجِزِیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹAw yaʹkhuẓahum fee taq̣allubihim famaa hum̃ bimuʻjizeen?―

Or that He will not seize them while they go about ˹their day˺, for then they will have no escape?

Verse 16:47

اَوْ یَاْخُذَهُمْ عَلٰی تَخَوُّفٍ ؕ فَاِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوْفٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟

ʹAw yaʹkhuẓahum ʻalaa takhawwuf: faʹinna Rabbakum la-Raʹoofur Raḥeem.

Or that He will not destroy them gradually? But your Lord is truly Ever Gracious, Most Merciful.

Verse 16:48

اَوَلَمْ یَرَوْا اِلٰی مَا خَلَقَ اللّٰهُ مِنْ شَیْءٍ یَّتَفَیَّؤُا ظِلٰلُهٗ عَنِ الْیَمِیْنِ وَالشَّمَآىِٕلِ سُجَّدًا لِّلّٰهِ وَهُمْ دٰخِرُوْنَ ۟

ʹA-walam yaraw ʹilaa maa- khalaq̣al laahu miñ shayʹiñy yatafayyaʹu z̤̣ilaaluhoo ʻanil yameeni washshamaaaʹili sujjadal lillaahi wa-hum daakhiroon?

Have they not considered how the shadows of everything Allah has created incline to the right and the left ˹as the sun moves˺, totally submitting to Allah in all humility?

Verse 16:49

وَلِلّٰهِ یَسْجُدُ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِی الْاَرْضِ مِنْ دَآبَّةٍ وَّالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ وَهُمْ لَا یَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-lillaahi yasjudu maa- fis samaawaati wa-maa fil ʹarḍi miñ daaabbatiñw walmalaaaʹikatu wa-hum laa- yastakbiroon,

And to Allah ˹alone˺ bows down ˹in submission˺ whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of living creatures, as do the angels—who are not too proud ˹to do so˺.

Verse 16:50

یَخَافُوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ مِّنْ فَوْقِهِمْ وَیَفْعَلُوْنَ مَا یُؤْمَرُوْنَ ۟

Yakhaafoona Rabbahum miñ fawq̣ihim wayafʻaloona maa- yuʹmaroon.

They fear their Lord above them, and do whatever they are commanded.

Verse 16:51

وَقَالَ اللّٰهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوْۤا اِلٰهَیْنِ اثْنَیْنِ ۚ اِنَّمَا هُوَ اِلٰهٌ وَّاحِدٌ ۚ فَاِیَّایَ فَارْهَبُوْنِ ۟

Waq̣aalal laahu laa- tattakhiẓooo ʹilaahaynis̤ nayn: ʹinnamaa Huwa ʹIlaahuñw Waaḥid: faʹiyyaaya farhaboon.

And Allah has said, “Do not take two gods. There is only One God. So be in awe of Me ˹alone˺.”

Verse 16:52

وَلَهٗ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَلَهُ الدِّیْنُ وَاصِبًا ؕ اَفَغَیْرَ اللّٰهِ تَتَّقُوْنَ ۟

Walahoo maa- fis samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi wa-lahud Deenu waaṣibaa: ʹafag̣ayral laahi tattaq̣oon?

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and to Him ˹alone˺ is the everlasting devotion. Will you then fear any other than Allah?

Verse 16:53

وَمَا بِكُمْ مِّنْ نِّعْمَةٍ فَمِنَ اللّٰهِ ثُمَّ اِذَا مَسَّكُمُ الضُّرُّ فَاِلَیْهِ تَجْـَٔرُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-maa bikum min niʻmatiñ faminal laahi s̤umma ʹiẓaa massakumuḍ ḍurru faʹilayhi tajʹaroon;

Whatever blessings you have are from Allah. Then whenever hardship touches you, to Him ˹alone˺ you cry ˹for help˺.

Verse 16:54

ثُمَّ اِذَا كَشَفَ الضُّرَّ عَنْكُمْ اِذَا فَرِیْقٌ مِّنْكُمْ بِرَبِّهِمْ یُشْرِكُوْنَ ۟ۙ

S̤umma ʹiẓaa kashafaḍ ḍurra ʻañkum ʹiẓaa fareeq̣um miñkum̃ bi-Rabbihim yushrikoon.

Then as soon as He removes the hardship from you, a group of you associates ˹others˺ with their Lord ˹in worship˺,

Verse 16:55

لِیَكْفُرُوْا بِمَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰهُمْ ؕ فَتَمَتَّعُوْا ۫ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Liyakfuroo bimaaa ʹaataynaahum! Fatamattaʻoo; fasawfa taʻlamoon!

only returning Our favours with ingratitude. So enjoy yourselves, for you will soon know.

Verse 16:56

وَیَجْعَلُوْنَ لِمَا لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ نَصِیْبًا مِّمَّا رَزَقْنٰهُمْ ؕ تَاللّٰهِ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنْتُمْ تَفْتَرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-yajʻaloona limaa laa- yaʻlamoona naṣeebam mimmaa razaq̣naahum! Tallaahi latusʹalunna ʻammaa kuñtum taftaroon.

And they ˹even˺ assign to those ˹idols˺—who know nothing—a share of what We have provided for them. By Allah! You will certainly be questioned about whatever ˹lies˺ you used to fabricate ˹against Allah˺.

Verse 16:57

وَیَجْعَلُوْنَ لِلّٰهِ الْبَنٰتِ سُبْحٰنَهٗ ۙ وَلَهُمْ مَّا یَشْتَهُوْنَ ۟

Wa-yajʻaloona lillaahil banaati Subḥaanahoo wa-lahum maa yashtahoon!

And they attribute ˹angels as˺ daughters to Allah—glory be to Him!—the opposite of what they desire for themselves.

Verse 16:58

وَاِذَا بُشِّرَ اَحَدُهُمْ بِالْاُ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهٗ مُسْوَدًّا وَّهُوَ كَظِیْمٌ ۟ۚ

Wa-ʹiẓaa bushshira ʹaḥaduhum̃ bil-ʹuñs̤aa z̤̣alla wajhuhoo muswaddañw wahuwa kaz̤̣eem!

Whenever one of them is given the good news of a baby girl, his face grows gloomy, as he suppresses his rage.

Verse 16:59

یَتَوَارٰی مِنَ الْقَوْمِ مِنْ سُوْٓءِ مَا بُشِّرَ بِهٖ ؕ اَیُمْسِكُهٗ عَلٰی هُوْنٍ اَمْ یَدُسُّهٗ فِی التُّرَابِ ؕ اَلَا سَآءَ مَا یَحْكُمُوْنَ ۟

Yatawaaraa minal q̣awmi miñ soooʹi maa- bushshira bih! ʹA-yumsikuhoo ʻalaa hoonin ʹam yadussuhoo fit turaab? ʹAlaa saaaʹa maa- yaḥkumoon?

He hides himself from the people because of the bad news he has received. Should he keep her in disgrace, or bury her ˹alive˺ in the ground? Evil indeed is their judgment!

Verse 16:60

لِلَّذِیْنَ لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ مَثَلُ السَّوْءِ ۚ وَلِلّٰهِ الْمَثَلُ الْاَعْلٰی ؕ وَهُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الْحَكِیْمُ ۟۠

Lillaẓeena laa- yuʹminoona bil-ʹAakhirati mas̤alus sawʹ: wa-lillaahil Mas̤alul ʹAʻlaa: wa-Huwal ʻAzeezul Ḥakeem.

To those who disbelieve in the Hereafter belong all evil qualities, whereas to Allah belong the finest attributes. And He is the Almighty, All-Wise.

Verse 16:61

وَلَوْ یُؤَاخِذُ اللّٰهُ النَّاسَ بِظُلْمِهِمْ مَّا تَرَكَ عَلَیْهَا مِنْ دَآبَّةٍ وَّلٰكِنْ یُّؤَخِّرُهُمْ اِلٰۤی اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّی ۚ فَاِذَا جَآءَ اَجَلُهُمْ لَا یَسْتَاْخِرُوْنَ سَاعَةً وَّلَا یَسْتَقْدِمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-law yuʹaakhiẓul laahun naasa biz̤̣ulmihim maa taraka ʻalayhaa miñ daaabbatiñw walaakiñy yuʹakhkhiruhum ʹilaaa ʹajalim musammaa: faʹiẓaa jaaaʹa ʹajaluhum laa- yastaʹkhiroona saaʻatañw walaa yastaq̣dimoon.

If Allah were to punish people ˹immediately˺ for their wrongdoing, He would not have left a single living being on earth. But He delays them for an appointed term. And when their time arrives, they cannot delay it for a moment, nor could they advance it.

Verse 16:62

وَیَجْعَلُوْنَ لِلّٰهِ مَا یَكْرَهُوْنَ وَتَصِفُ اَلْسِنَتُهُمُ الْكَذِبَ اَنَّ لَهُمُ الْحُسْنٰی ؕ لَا جَرَمَ اَنَّ لَهُمُ النَّارَ وَاَنَّهُمْ مُّفْرَطُوْنَ ۟

Wa-yajʻaloona lillaahi maa- yakrahoona wa-taṣifu ʹalsinatuhumul kaẓiba ʹanna lahumul ḥusnaa: laa- jarama ʹanna lahumun Naara wa-ʹannahum mufraṭoon!

They attribute to Allah what they hate ˹for themselves˺, and their tongues utter the lie that they will have the finest reward. Without a doubt, for them is the Fire, where they will be abandoned.

Verse 16:63

تَاللّٰهِ لَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَاۤ اِلٰۤی اُمَمٍ مِّنْ قَبْلِكَ فَزَیَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّیْطٰنُ اَعْمَالَهُمْ فَهُوَ وَلِیُّهُمُ الْیَوْمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ ۟

Tallaahi laq̣ad ʹarsalnaaa ʹilaaa ʹumamim miñ q̣ablika fazayyana lahumush Shayṭaanu ʹaʻmaalahum fahuwa waliyyuhumul yawma wa-lahum ʻaẓaabun ʹaleem.

By Allah! We have surely sent messengers to communities before you ˹O Prophet˺, but Satan made their misdeeds appealing to them. So he is their patron today, and they will suffer a painful punishment.

Verse 16:64

وَمَاۤ اَنْزَلْنَا عَلَیْكَ الْكِتٰبَ اِلَّا لِتُبَیِّنَ لَهُمُ الَّذِی اخْتَلَفُوْا فِیْهِ ۙ وَهُدًی وَّرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ یُّؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maaa ʹañzalnaa ʻalaykal Kitaaba ʹillaa litubayyina lahumul laẓikh talafoo feehi wa-hudañw waraḥmatal liq̣awmiñy yuʹminoon.

We have revealed to you the Book only to clarify for them what they differed about, and as a guide and mercy for those who believe.

Verse 16:65

وَاللّٰهُ اَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَاَحْیَا بِهِ الْاَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً لِّقَوْمٍ یَّسْمَعُوْنَ ۟۠

Wallaahu ʹañzala minas samaaaʹi maaaʹañ faʹaḥyaa bihil ʹarḍa baʻda mawtihaa: ʹinna fee ẓaalika laʹAayatal liq̣awmiñy yasmaʻoon.

And Allah sends down rain from the sky, giving life to the earth after its death. Surely in this is a sign for those who listen.

Verse 16:66

وَاِنَّ لَكُمْ فِی الْاَنْعَامِ لَعِبْرَةً ؕ نُسْقِیْكُمْ مِّمَّا فِیْ بُطُوْنِهٖ مِنْ بَیْنِ فَرْثٍ وَّدَمٍ لَّبَنًا خَالِصًا سَآىِٕغًا لِّلشّٰرِبِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹinna lakum fil ʹanʻaami laʻIbrah. Nusq̣eekum mimmaa fee buṭoonihee mim bayni fars̤iñw wadamil labanan khaaliṣañ saaaʹig̣allish shaaribeen.

And there is certainly a lesson for you in cattle: We give you to drink of what is in their bellies, from between digested food and blood: pure milk, pleasant to drink.

Verse 16:67

وَمِنْ ثَمَرٰتِ النَّخِیْلِ وَالْاَعْنَابِ تَتَّخِذُوْنَ مِنْهُ سَكَرًا وَّرِزْقًا حَسَنًا ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً لِّقَوْمٍ یَّعْقِلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-miñ s̤amaraatin nakheeli wal-ʹaʻnaabi tattakhiẓoona minhu sakarañw warizq̣an ḥasanaa: ʹinna fee ẓaalika laʹAayatal liq̣awmiñy yaʻq̣iloon.

And from the fruits of palm trees and grapevines you derive intoxicants as well as wholesome provision. Surely in this is a sign for those who understand.

Verse 16:68

وَاَوْحٰی رَبُّكَ اِلَی النَّحْلِ اَنِ اتَّخِذِیْ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُیُوْتًا وَّمِنَ الشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا یَعْرِشُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹawḥaa Rabbuka ʹilan NAḤLI ʹanit takhiẓee minal jibaali buyootañw waminash shajari wa-mimmaa yaʻrishoon;

And your Lord inspired the bees: “Make ˹your˺ homes in the mountains, the trees, and in what people construct,

Verse 16:69

ثُمَّ كُلِیْ مِنْ كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِ فَاسْلُكِیْ سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلًا ؕ یَخْرُجُ مِنْ بُطُوْنِهَا شَرَابٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ اَلْوَانُهٗ فِیْهِ شِفَآءٌ لِّلنَّاسِ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً لِّقَوْمٍ یَّتَفَكَّرُوْنَ ۟

S̤umma kulee miñ kullis̤ s̤amaraati faslukee subula Rabbiki ẓululaa. Yakhruju mim buṭoonihaa sharaabum mukhtalifun ʹalwaanuhoo feehi shifaaaʹul linnaas: ʹinna fee ẓaalika laʹAayatal liq̣awmiñy yatafakkaroon.

and feed from ˹the flower of˺ any fruit ˹you please˺ and follow the ways your Lord has made easy for you.” From their bellies comes forth liquid of varying colours, in which there is healing for people. Surely in this is a sign for those who reflect.

Verse 16:70

وَاللّٰهُ خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ یَتَوَفّٰىكُمْ ۙ۫ وَمِنْكُمْ مَّنْ یُّرَدُّ اِلٰۤی اَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ لِكَیْ لَا یَعْلَمَ بَعْدَ عِلْمٍ شَیْـًٔا ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلِیْمٌ قَدِیْرٌ ۟۠

Wallaahu khalaq̣akum s̤umma yatawaffaakum wa-miñkum mañy yuraddu ʹilaaa ʹarẓalil ʻumuri likay laa- yaʻlama baʻda ʻilmiñ shayʹaa: ʹinnal laaha ʻAleemuñ Q̣adeer.

Allah has created you, and then causes you to die. And some of you are left to reach the most feeble stage of life so that they may know nothing after having known much. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, Most Capable.

Verse 16:71

وَاللّٰهُ فَضَّلَ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلٰی بَعْضٍ فِی الرِّزْقِ ۚ فَمَا الَّذِیْنَ فُضِّلُوْا بِرَآدِّیْ رِزْقِهِمْ عَلٰی مَا مَلَكَتْ اَیْمَانُهُمْ فَهُمْ فِیْهِ سَوَآءٌ ؕ اَفَبِنِعْمَةِ اللّٰهِ یَجْحَدُوْنَ ۟

Wallaahu faḍḍala baʻḍakum ʻalaa baʻḍiñ fir rizq̣: famal laẓeena fuḍḍiloo biraaaddee rizq̣ihim ʻalaa maa- malakat ʹaymaanuhum fahum feehi sawaaaʹ. ʹAfabiniʻmatil laahi yajḥadoon?

And Allah has favoured some of you over others in provision. But those who have been much favoured would not share their wealth with those ˹bondspeople˺ in their possession, making them their equals. Do they then deny Allah’s favours?

Verse 16:72

وَاللّٰهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنْ اَنْفُسِكُمْ اَزْوَاجًا وَّجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنْ اَزْوَاجِكُمْ بَنِیْنَ وَحَفَدَةً وَّرَزَقَكُمْ مِّنَ الطَّیِّبٰتِ ؕ اَفَبِالْبَاطِلِ یُؤْمِنُوْنَ وَبِنِعْمَتِ اللّٰهِ هُمْ یَكْفُرُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wallaahu jaʻala lakum min ʹañfusikum ʹazwaajañw Wajaʻala lakum min ʹazwaajikum baneena waḥafadatañw warazaq̣akum minaṭ ṭayyibaat: ʹafabilbaaṭili yuʹminoona wa-biniʻmatil laahi hum yakfuroon?―

And Allah has made for you spouses of your own kind, and given you through your spouses children and grandchildren. And He has granted you good, lawful provisions. Are they then faithful to falsehood and ungrateful for Allah’s favours?

Verse 16:73

وَیَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا یَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا مِّنَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ شَیْـًٔا وَّلَا یَسْتَطِیْعُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-yaʻbudoona miñ doonil laahi maa laa- yamliku lahum rizq̣am minas samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi shayʹañw walaa yastaṭeeʻoon?

Yet they worship besides Allah those ˹idols˺ who do not afford them any provision from the heavens and the earth, nor do they have the power to.

Verse 16:74

فَلَا تَضْرِبُوْا لِلّٰهِ الْاَمْثَالَ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَعْلَمُ وَاَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Falaa taḍriboo lillaahil ʹams̤aal: ʹinnal laaha yaʻlamu waʹañtum laa- taʻlamoon.

So do not set up equals to Allah, for Allah certainly knows and you do not know.

Verse 16:75

ضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلًا عَبْدًا مَّمْلُوْكًا لَّا یَقْدِرُ عَلٰی شَیْءٍ وَّمَنْ رَّزَقْنٰهُ مِنَّا رِزْقًا حَسَنًا فَهُوَ یُنْفِقُ مِنْهُ سِرًّا وَّجَهْرًا ؕ هَلْ یَسْتَوٗنَ ؕ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ ؕ بَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Ḍarabal laahu Mas̤alan ʻabdam mamlookal laa yaq̣diru ʻalaa shayʹiñw wamar razaq̣naahu minnaa rizq̣an ḥasanañ fahuwa yuñfiq̣u minhu sirrañw wajahraa: hal yastawoon? ʹAl-Ḥamdu lillaah. Bal ʹaks̤aruhum laa- yaʻlamoon.

Allah sets forth a parable: a slave who lacks all means, compared to a ˹free˺ man to whom We granted a good provision, of which he donates ˹freely,˺ openly and secretly. Are they equal? Praise be to Allah. In fact, most of them do not know.

Verse 16:76

وَضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلًا رَّجُلَیْنِ اَحَدُهُمَاۤ اَبْكَمُ لَا یَقْدِرُ عَلٰی شَیْءٍ وَّهُوَ كَلٌّ عَلٰی مَوْلٰىهُ ۙ اَیْنَمَا یُوَجِّهْهُّ لَا یَاْتِ بِخَیْرٍ ؕ هَلْ یَسْتَوِیْ هُوَ ۙ وَمَنْ یَّاْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ ۙ وَهُوَ عَلٰی صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِیْمٍ ۟۠

Wa-ḍarabal laahu Mas̤alar rajulayni ʹaḥaduhumaaa ʹabkamu laa- yaq̣diru ʻalaa shayʹiñw wa huwa kallun ʻalaa mawlaahu ʹaynamaa yuwajjihhu laa- yaʹti bikhayr: hal yastawee huwa wa-mañy yaʹmuru bilʻadli wa-huwa ʻalaa Ṣiraaṭim Mustaq̣eem?

And Allah sets forth a parable of two men: one of them is dumb, incapable of anything. He is a burden on his master. Wherever he is sent, he brings no good. Can such a person be equal to the one who commands justice and is on the Straight Path?

Verse 16:77

وَلِلّٰهِ غَیْبُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ وَمَاۤ اَمْرُ السَّاعَةِ اِلَّا كَلَمْحِ الْبَصَرِ اَوْ هُوَ اَقْرَبُ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ ۟

Wa-lillaahi g̣aybus samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ. Wa-maaa ʹamrus Saaʻati ʹillaa kalamḥil baṣari ʹaw huwa ʹaq̣rab: ʹinnal laaha ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Q̣adeer.

To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs ˹the knowledge of˺ the unseen in the heavens and the earth. Bringing about the Hour would only take the blink of an eye, or even less. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.

Verse 16:78

وَاللّٰهُ اَخْرَجَكُمْ مِّنْ بُطُوْنِ اُمَّهٰتِكُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ شَیْـًٔا ۙ وَّجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْاَبْصَارَ وَالْاَفْـِٕدَةَ ۙ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ ۟

Wallaahu ʹakhrajakum mim buṭooni ʹummahaatikum laa- taʻlamoona shayʹañw wajaʻala lakumus samʻa wal-ʹabṣaara wal-ʹafʹidata laʻallakum tashkuroon.

And Allah brought you out of the wombs of your mothers while you knew nothing, and gave you hearing, sight, and intellect so perhaps you would be thankful.

Verse 16:79

اَلَمْ یَرَوْا اِلَی الطَّیْرِ مُسَخَّرٰتٍ فِیْ جَوِّ السَّمَآءِ ؕ مَا یُمْسِكُهُنَّ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ یُّؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟

ʹAlam yaraw ʹilaṭ ṭayri musakhkharaatiñ fee jawwis samaaaʹ? Maa- yumsikuhunna ʹillal laah. ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayaatil liq̣awmiñy yuʹminoon.

Have they not seen the birds glide in the open sky? None holds them up except Allah. Surely in this are signs for those who believe.

Verse 16:80

وَاللّٰهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنْ بُیُوْتِكُمْ سَكَنًا وَّجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنْ جُلُوْدِ الْاَنْعَامِ بُیُوْتًا تَسْتَخِفُّوْنَهَا یَوْمَ ظَعْنِكُمْ وَیَوْمَ اِقَامَتِكُمْ ۙ وَمِنْ اَصْوَافِهَا وَاَوْبَارِهَا وَاَشْعَارِهَاۤ اَثَاثًا وَّمَتَاعًا اِلٰی حِیْنٍ ۟

Wallaahu jaʻala lakum mim buyootikum sakanañw wajaʻala lakum miñ juloodil ʹanʻaami buyootañ tastakhiffoonahaa yawma z̤̣aʻnikum wa-yawma ʻiq̣aamatikum wa-min aṣwaafihaa wa-ʹawbaarihaa wa-ʹashʻaarihaaa ʹas̤aas̤añw Wamataaʻan ʹilaa ḥeen.

And Allah has made your homes a place to rest, and has given you tents from the hide of animals, light to handle when you travel and when you camp. And out of their wool, fur, and hair He has given you furnishings and goods for a while.

Verse 16:81

وَاللّٰهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلٰلًا وَّجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الْجِبَالِ اَكْنَانًا وَّجَعَلَ لَكُمْ سَرَابِیْلَ تَقِیْكُمُ الْحَرَّ وَسَرَابِیْلَ تَقِیْكُمْ بَاْسَكُمْ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ یُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهٗ عَلَیْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْلِمُوْنَ ۟

Wallaahu jaʻala lakum mimmaa khalaq̣a z̤̣ilaalañw wajaʻala lakum minal jibaali ʹaknaanañw Wajaʻala lakum saraabeela taq̣eekumul ḥarra wa-saraabeela taq̣eekum̃ baʹsakum. Kaẓaalika yutimmu niʻmatahoo ʻalaykum laʻallakum tuslimoon.

And Allah has provided you shade out of what He created, and has given you shelter in the mountains. He has also provided you with clothes protecting you from the heat ˹and cold˺, and armour shielding you in battle. This is how He perfects His favour upon you, so perhaps you will ˹fully˺ submit ˹to Him˺.

Verse 16:82

فَاِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَاِنَّمَا عَلَیْكَ الْبَلٰغُ الْمُبِیْنُ ۟

Faʹiñ tawallaw faʹinnamaa ʻalaykal Balaag̣ul Mubeen.

But if they turn away, then your duty ˹O Prophet˺ is only to deliver ˹the message˺ clearly.

Verse 16:83

یَعْرِفُوْنَ نِعْمَتَ اللّٰهِ ثُمَّ یُنْكِرُوْنَهَا وَاَكْثَرُهُمُ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ ۟۠

Yaʻrifoona niʻmatal laahi s̤umma yuñkiroonahaa wa-ʹaksaruhumul kaafiroon.

They are aware of Allah’s favours, but still deny them. And most of them are ˹truly˺ ungrateful.

Verse 16:84

وَیَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ مِنْ كُلِّ اُمَّةٍ شَهِیْدًا ثُمَّ لَا یُؤْذَنُ لِلَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَلَا هُمْ یُسْتَعْتَبُوْنَ ۟

Wa-yawma nabʻas̤u miñ kulli ʹummatiñ Shaheedañ s̤umma laa- yuʹẓanu lillaẓeena kafaroo wa-laa hum yustaʻtaboon.

˹Consider, O Prophet,˺ the Day We will call ˹a prophet as˺ a witness from every faith-community. Then the disbelievers will neither be allowed to plead nor appease ˹their Lord˺.

Verse 16:85

وَاِذَا رَاَ الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوا الْعَذَابَ فَلَا یُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ یُنْظَرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa ra ʹallaẓeena z̤̣alamul ʻAẓaaba falaa yukhaffafu ʻanhum wa-laa hum yuñz̤̣aroon.

And when the wrongdoers face the punishment, it will not be lightened for them, nor will they be delayed ˹from it˺.

Verse 16:86

وَاِذَا رَاَ الَّذِیْنَ اَشْرَكُوْا شُرَكَآءَهُمْ قَالُوْا رَبَّنَا هٰۤؤُلَآءِ شُرَكَآؤُنَا الَّذِیْنَ كُنَّا نَدْعُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِكَ ۚ فَاَلْقَوْا اِلَیْهِمُ الْقَوْلَ اِنَّكُمْ لَكٰذِبُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-ʹiẓaa ra ʹallaẓeena ʹashrakoo shurakaaaʹahum q̣aaloo Rabbanaa haaaʹulaaaʹi shurakaaaʹunal laẓeena kunnaa nadʻoo miñ doonik. Faʹalq̣aw ʹilayhimul q̣awla ʹinnakum lakaaẓiboon!

And when the polytheists see their associate-gods, they will say, “Our Lord! These are our associate-gods that we used to invoke besides You.” Their gods will throw a rebuttal at them, ˹saying,˺ “You are definitely liars.”

Verse 16:87

وَاَلْقَوْا اِلَی اللّٰهِ یَوْمَىِٕذِ لسَّلَمَ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُوْا یَفْتَرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹalq̣aw ʹilal laahi yawmaʹiẓinis salama wa-ḍalla ʻanhum maa kaanoo yaftaroon.

They will offer ˹full˺ submission to Allah on that Day, and whatever ˹gods˺ they fabricated will fail them.

Verse 16:88

اَلَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَصَدُّوْا عَنْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ زِدْنٰهُمْ عَذَابًا فَوْقَ الْعَذَابِ بِمَا كَانُوْا یُفْسِدُوْنَ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena kafaroo waṣaddoo ʻañ Sabeelil laahi zidnaahum ʻAẓaabañ fawq̣al ʻaẓaabi bimaa kaanoo yufsidoon.

For those who disbelieve and hinder ˹others˺ from the Way of Allah, We will add more punishment to their punishment for all the corruption they spread.

Verse 16:89

وَیَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ فِیْ كُلِّ اُمَّةٍ شَهِیْدًا عَلَیْهِمْ مِّنْ اَنْفُسِهِمْ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ شَهِیْدًا عَلٰی هٰۤؤُلَآءِ ؕ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَیْكَ الْكِتٰبَ تِبْیَانًا لِّكُلِّ شَیْءٍ وَّهُدًی وَّرَحْمَةً وَّبُشْرٰی لِلْمُسْلِمِیْنَ ۟۠

Wa-yawma nabʻas̤u fee kulli ʹummatiñ shaheedan ʻalayhim min ʹañfusihim wa-jiʹnaa bika shaheedan ʻalaa haaaʹulaaaʹ. Wa-nazzalnaa ʻalaykal Kitaaba tibyaanal likulli shayʹiñw wa-Hudañw wa-Raḥmatañw wa-Bushraa lil-Muslimeen.

˹Consider, O Prophet,˺ the Day We will call against every faith-community a witness of their own. And We will call you to be a witness against these ˹people of yours˺. We have revealed to you the Book as an explanation of all things, a guide, a mercy, and good news for those who ˹fully˺ submit.

Verse 16:90

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَاْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْاِحْسَانِ وَاِیْتَآئِ ذِی الْقُرْبٰی وَیَنْهٰی عَنِ الْفَحْشَآءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ وَالْبَغْیِ ۚ یَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُوْنَ ۟

ʹInnal laaha yaʹmuru bil-ʻadli wal-ʹiḥsaani wa-ʹeetaaaʹi ẓil q̣urbaa wa-yanhaa ʻanil faḥshaaaʹi wal-muñkari walbag̣yi: yaʻi-Z̤̣ukum laʻallakum taẓakkaroon.

Indeed, Allah commands justice, grace, as well as courtesy to close relatives. He forbids indecency, wickedness, and aggression. He instructs you so perhaps you will be mindful.

Verse 16:91

وَاَوْفُوْا بِعَهْدِ اللّٰهِ اِذَا عٰهَدْتُّمْ وَلَا تَنْقُضُوا الْاَیْمَانَ بَعْدَ تَوْكِیْدِهَا وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُمُ اللّٰهَ عَلَیْكُمْ كَفِیْلًا ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹawfoo biʻAhdil laahi ʹiẓaa ʻaahattum wa-laa tañq̣uḍul ʹaymaana baʻda tawkeedihaa wa-q̣ad jaʻaltumul laaha ʻalaykum kafeelaa: ʹinnal laaha yaʻlamu maa- tafʻaloon.

Honour Allah’s covenant when you make a pledge, and do not break your oaths after confirming them, having made Allah your guarantor. Surely Allah knows all you do.

Verse 16:92

وَلَا تَكُوْنُوْا كَالَّتِیْ نَقَضَتْ غَزْلَهَا مِنْ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ اَنْكَاثًا ؕ تَتَّخِذُوْنَ اَیْمَانَكُمْ دَخَلًا بَیْنَكُمْ اَنْ تَكُوْنَ اُمَّةٌ هِیَ اَرْبٰی مِنْ اُمَّةٍ ؕ اِنَّمَا یَبْلُوْكُمُ اللّٰهُ بِهٖ ؕ وَلَیُبَیِّنَنَّ لَكُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ مَا كُنْتُمْ فِیْهِ تَخْتَلِفُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laa takoonoo kallatee naq̣aḍat g̣azlahaa mim baʻdi q̣uwwatin ʹañkaas̤aa. Tattakhiẓoona ʹaymaanakum dakhalam baynakum ʹañ takoona ʹummatun hiya ʹarbaa min ʹummah; ʹinnamaa yablookumul laahu bih; wa-la-yubayyinanna lakum Yawmal Q̣iyaamati maa- kuñtum feehi takhtalifoon.

Do not be like the woman who ˹foolishly˺ unravels her yarn after it is firmly spun, by taking your oaths as a means of deceiving one another in favour of a stronger group. Surely Allah tests you through this. And on the Day of Judgment He will certainly make your differences clear to you.

Verse 16:93

وَلَوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ اُمَّةً وَّاحِدَةً وَّلٰكِنْ یُّضِلُّ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ وَیَهْدِیْ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ؕ وَلَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-law shaaaʹal laahu lajaʻalakum ʹummatañw waaḥidatañw walaakiñy yuḍillu mañy yashaaaʹu wa-yahdee mañy yashaaaʹ: wa-latusʹalunna ʻammaa kuñtum taʻmaloon.

Had Allah willed, He could have easily made you one community ˹of believers˺, but He leaves to stray whoever He wills and guides whoever He wills. And you will certainly be questioned about what you used to do.

Verse 16:94

وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوْۤا اَیْمَانَكُمْ دَخَلًا بَیْنَكُمْ فَتَزِلَّ قَدَمٌ بَعْدَ ثُبُوْتِهَا وَتَذُوْقُوا السُّوْٓءَ بِمَا صَدَدْتُّمْ عَنْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ ۚ وَلَكُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-laa tattakhiẓooo ʹaymaanakum dakhalam baynakum fatazilla q̣adamum baʻda s̤ubootihaa wa-taẓooq̣us soooʹa bimaa ṣadattum ʻañ Sabeelil laahi walakum ʻaẓaabun ʻaz̤̣eem.

And do not take your oaths as a means of deceiving one another or your feet will slip after they have been firm. Then you will taste the evil ˹consequences˺ of hindering ˹others˺ from the Way of Allah, and you will suffer a tremendous punishment.

Verse 16:95

وَلَا تَشْتَرُوْا بِعَهْدِ اللّٰهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِیْلًا ؕ اِنَّمَا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ هُوَ خَیْرٌ لَّكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laa tashtaroo biʻAhdil laahi s̤amanañ q̣aleelaa: ʹinnamaa ʻiñdal laahi huwa khayrul lakum ʹiñ kuñtum taʻlamoon.

And do not trade Allah’s covenant for a fleeting gain. What is with Allah is certainly far better for you, if only you knew.

Verse 16:96

مَا عِنْدَكُمْ یَنْفَدُ وَمَا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ بَاقٍ ؕ وَلَنَجْزِیَنَّ الَّذِیْنَ صَبَرُوْۤا اَجْرَهُمْ بِاَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Maa- ʻiñdakum yañfadu wa-maa ʻiñdal laahi baaq̣. Wa-lanajziyannal laẓeena ṣabarooo ʹajrahum̃ biʹaḥsani maa- kaanoo yaʻmaloon.

Whatever you have will end, but whatever Allah has is everlasting. And We will certainly reward the steadfast according to the best of their deeds.

Verse 16:97

مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِّنْ ذَكَرٍ اَوْ اُ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْیِیَنَّهٗ حَیٰوةً طَیِّبَةً ۚ وَلَنَجْزِیَنَّهُمْ اَجْرَهُمْ بِاَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Man ʻamila ṣaaliḥam miñ ẓakarin ʹaw ʹuñs̤aa wa-huwa Muʹminuñ falanuḥyiyannahoo Ḥayaatañ Ṭayyibah, wa-lanajzi-yannahum ʹajrahum̃ biʹaḥsani maa- kaanoo yaʻmaloon.

Whoever does good, whether male or female, and is a believer, We will surely bless them with a good life, and We will certainly reward them according to the best of their deeds.

Verse 16:98

فَاِذَا قَرَاْتَ الْقُرْاٰنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِیْمِ ۟

Faʹiẓaa q̣araʹtal Q̣urʹaana fastaʻiẓ billaahi minash Shayṭaanir Rajeem.

When you recite the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the accursed.

Verse 16:99

اِنَّهٗ لَیْسَ لَهٗ سُلْطٰنٌ عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَلٰی رَبِّهِمْ یَتَوَكَّلُوْنَ ۟

ʹInnahoo laysa lahoo sulṭaanun ʻalal laẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-ʻalaa Rabbihim yatawakkaloon.

He certainly has no authority over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord.

Verse 16:100

اِنَّمَا سُلْطٰنُهٗ عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ یَتَوَلَّوْنَهٗ وَالَّذِیْنَ هُمْ بِهٖ مُشْرِكُوْنَ ۟۠

ʹInnamaa sulṭaanuhoo ʻalal laẓeena yatawallawnahoo wallaẓeena hum̃ bihee mushrikoon.

His authority is only over those who take him as a patron and who—under his influence—associate ˹others˺ with Allah ˹in worship˺.

Verse 16:101

وَاِذَا بَدَّلْنَاۤ اٰیَةً مَّكَانَ اٰیَةٍ ۙ وَّاللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا یُنَزِّلُ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّمَاۤ اَنْتَ مُفْتَرٍ ؕ بَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa baddalnaaa ʹaayatam makaana ʹaayatiñw wal-laahu ʹAʻlamu bimaa yunazzilu q̣aalooo ʹinnamaaa ʹañta muftar: bal ʹaks̤aruhum laa- yaʻlamoon.

When We replace a verse with another—and Allah knows best what He reveals—they say, “You ˹Muḥammad˺ are just a fabricator.” In fact, most of them do not know.

Verse 16:102

قُلْ نَزَّلَهٗ رُوْحُ الْقُدُسِ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ بِالْحَقِّ لِیُثَبِّتَ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَهُدًی وَّبُشْرٰی لِلْمُسْلِمِیْنَ ۟

Q̣ul nazzalahoo Rooḥul Q̣udusi mir Rabbika bil-Ḥaq̣q̣i liyus̤abbital laẓeena ʹaamanoo Bushraa wa-Hudañwwa lil-Muslimeen.

Say, “The holy spirit has brought it down from your Lord with the truth to reassure the believers, and as a guide and good news for those who submit ˹to Allah˺.”

Verse 16:103

وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ اَنَّهُمْ یَقُوْلُوْنَ اِنَّمَا یُعَلِّمُهٗ بَشَرٌ ؕ لِسَانُ الَّذِیْ یُلْحِدُوْنَ اِلَیْهِ اَعْجَمِیٌّ وَّهٰذَا لِسَانٌ عَرَبِیٌّ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad naʻlamu ʹannahum yaq̣ooloona ʹinnamaa yuʻallimuhoo bashar. Lisaanul laẓee yulḥidoona ʹilayhi ʹaʻjamiyyuñw Wahaaẓaa lisaanun ʻArabiyyum mubeen.

And We surely know that they say, “No one is teaching him except a human.” But the man they refer to speaks a foreign tongue, whereas this ˹Quran˺ is ˹in˺ eloquent Arabic.

Verse 16:104

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ ۙ لَا یَهْدِیْهِمُ اللّٰهُ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ ۟

ʹInnal lazeena laa- yuʹminoona biʹaayaatil lahi laa- yahdeehimul laahu wa-lahum ʻaẓaabun ʹaleem.

Surely those who do not believe in Allah’s revelations will never be guided by Allah, and they will suffer a painful punishment.

Verse 16:105

اِنَّمَا یَفْتَرِی الْكَذِبَ الَّذِیْنَ لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ ۚ وَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْكٰذِبُوْنَ ۟

ʹInnamaa yaftaril kaẓibal laẓeena laa- yuʹminoona biʹaayaatil laahi wa-ʹulaaaʹika humul kaaẓiboon.

No one fabricates lies except those who disbelieve in Allah’s revelations, and it is they who are the ˹true˺ liars.

Verse 16:106

مَنْ كَفَرَ بِاللّٰهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ اِیْمَانِهٖۤ اِلَّا مَنْ اُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهٗ مُطْمَىِٕنٌّۢ بِالْاِیْمَانِ وَلٰكِنْ مَّنْ شَرَحَ بِالْكُفْرِ صَدْرًا فَعَلَیْهِمْ غَضَبٌ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ ۚ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِیْمٌ ۟

Mañ kafara billaahi mim baʻdi ʹeemaaniheee ʹillaa man ʹukriha wa-q̣albuhoo muṭmaʹinnum bil-ʹEemaani wa-laakim mañ sharaḥa bilkufri ṣadrañ faʻalayhim g̣aḍabum minal laahi wa-lahum ʻaẓaabun ʻaz̤̣eem.

Whoever disbelieves in Allah after their belief—not those who are forced while their hearts are firm in faith, but those who embrace disbelief wholeheartedly—they will be condemned by Allah and suffer a tremendous punishment.

Verse 16:107

ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمُ اسْتَحَبُّوا الْحَیٰوةَ الدُّنْیَا عَلَی الْاٰخِرَةِ ۙ وَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یَهْدِی الْقَوْمَ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

Ẓaalika biʹannahumus taḥabbul ḥayaatad dunyaa ʻalal ʹAakhirati waʹannal laaha laa- yahdil Q̣awmal kaafireen.

This is because they prefer the life of this world over the Hereafter. Surely Allah never guides those who ˹choose to˺ disbelieve.

Verse 16:108

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِیْنَ طَبَعَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰی قُلُوْبِهِمْ وَسَمْعِهِمْ وَاَبْصَارِهِمْ ۚ وَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْغٰفِلُوْنَ ۟

ʹUlaaaʹikal laẓeena ṭabaʻal laahu ʻalaa q̣uloobihim wa-samʻihim wa-ʹabṣaarihim wa-ʹulaaaʹika humul G̣aafiloon.

They are the ones whose hearts, ears, and eyes are sealed by Allah, and it is they who are ˹truly˺ heedless.

Verse 16:109

لَا جَرَمَ اَنَّهُمْ فِی الْاٰخِرَةِ هُمُ الْخٰسِرُوْنَ ۟

Laa- jarama ʹannahum fil ʹaakhirati humul khaasiroon.

Without a doubt, they will be the losers in the Hereafter.

Verse 16:110

ثُمَّ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِیْنَ هَاجَرُوْا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا فُتِنُوْا ثُمَّ جٰهَدُوْا وَصَبَرُوْۤا ۙ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنْ بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟۠

S̤umma ʹinna Rabbaka lillaẓeena haajaroo mim baʻdi maa- futinoo s̤umma jaahadoo waṣabarooo ʹinna Rabbaka mim baʻdihaa G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

As for those who emigrated after being compelled ˹to renounce Islam˺, then struggled ˹in Allah’s cause˺, and persevered, your Lord ˹O Prophet˺ is truly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful after all.

Verse 16:111

یَوْمَ تَاْتِیْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ تُجَادِلُ عَنْ نَّفْسِهَا وَتُوَفّٰی كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ وَهُمْ لَا یُظْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Yawma taʹtee kullu nafsiñ tujaadilu ʻan nafsihaa wa-tuwaffaa kullu nafsim maa ʻamilat Wahum laa- yuz̤̣lamoon.

˹Consider˺ the Day ˹when˺ every soul will come pleading for itself, and each will be paid in full for what it did, and none will be wronged.

Verse 16:112

وَضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلًا قَرْیَةً كَانَتْ اٰمِنَةً مُّطْمَىِٕنَّةً یَّاْتِیْهَا رِزْقُهَا رَغَدًا مِّنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فَكَفَرَتْ بِاَنْعُمِ اللّٰهِ فَاَذَاقَهَا اللّٰهُ لِبَاسَ الْجُوْعِ وَالْخَوْفِ بِمَا كَانُوْا یَصْنَعُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ḍarabal laahu Mas̤alañ q̣aryatañ kaanat ʹaaminatam muṭmaʹinnatañy yaʹteehaa rizq̣uhaa rag̣adam miñ kulli makaaniñ fakafarat biʹanʻumil laahi faʹaẓaaq̣ahal laahu libaasal jooʻi walkhawfi bimaa kaanoo yaṣnaʻoon.

And Allah sets forth the example of a society which was safe and at ease, receiving its provision in abundance from all directions. But its people met Allah’s favours with ingratitude, so Allah made them taste the clutches of hunger and fear for their misdeeds.

Verse 16:113

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُوْلٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوْهُ فَاَخَذَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ وَهُمْ ظٰلِمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad jaaaʹahum Rasoolum minhum fakaẓẓaboohu faʹakhaẓahumul ʻaẓaabu wa-hum z̤̣aalimoon.

A messenger of their own actually did come to them, but they denied him. So the torment overtook them while they persisted in wrongdoing.

Verse 16:114

فَكُلُوْا مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللّٰهُ حَلٰلًا طَیِّبًا ۪ وَّاشْكُرُوْا نِعْمَتَ اللّٰهِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ اِیَّاهُ تَعْبُدُوْنَ ۟

Fakuloo mimmaa razaq̣akumul laahu Ḥalaalañ Ṭayyibaa; washkuroo niʻmatal laahi ʹiñ kuñtum ʹiyyaahu taʻbudoon.

So eat from the good, lawful things which Allah has provided for you, and be grateful for Allah’s favours, if you ˹truly˺ worship Him ˹alone˺.

Verse 16:115

اِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَیْكُمُ الْمَیْتَةَ وَالدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ الْخِنْزِیْرِ وَمَاۤ اُهِلَّ لِغَیْرِ اللّٰهِ بِهٖ ۚ فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ غَیْرَ بَاغٍ وَّلَا عَادٍ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟

ʹInnamaa ḥarrama ʻalaykumul maytata waddama wa-laḥmal khiñzeeri wa-maaa ʹuhilla lig̣ayril laahi bih. Famaniḍ ṭurra g̣ayra baag̣iñw walaa ʻaadiñ faʹinnal laaha G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

He has only forbidden you ˹to eat˺ carrion, blood, swine, and what is slaughtered in the name of any other than Allah. But if someone is compelled by necessity—neither driven by desire nor exceeding immediate need—then surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 16:116

وَلَا تَقُوْلُوْا لِمَا تَصِفُ اَلْسِنَتُكُمُ الْكَذِبَ هٰذَا حَلٰلٌ وَّهٰذَا حَرَامٌ لِّتَفْتَرُوْا عَلَی اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ ؕ اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یَفْتَرُوْنَ عَلَی اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ لَا یُفْلِحُوْنَ ۟ؕ

wa-laa taq̣ooloo limaa taṣifu ʹalsinatukumul kaẓiba haaẓaa ḥalaaluñw wahaaẓaa ḥaraamul litaftaroo ʻalal laahil kaẓib. ʹInnal laẓeena yaftaroona ʻalal laahil kaẓiba laa- yufliḥoon.

Do not falsely declare with your tongues, “This is lawful, and that is unlawful,” ˹only˺ fabricating lies against Allah. Indeed, those who fabricate lies against Allah will never succeed.

Verse 16:117

مَتَاعٌ قَلِیْلٌ ۪ وَّلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ ۟

Mataaʻuñ q̣aleel; wa-lahum ʻaẓaabun ʹaleem.

˹It is only˺ a brief enjoyment, then they will suffer a painful punishment.

Verse 16:118

وَعَلَی الَّذِیْنَ هَادُوْا حَرَّمْنَا مَا قَصَصْنَا عَلَیْكَ مِنْ قَبْلُ ۚ وَمَا ظَلَمْنٰهُمْ وَلٰكِنْ كَانُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ یَظْلِمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʻalal laẓeena haadoo ḥarramnaa maa- q̣aṣaṣnaa ʻalayka miñ q̣abl: wa-maa z̤̣alamnaahum wa-laakiñ kaanooo ʹañfusahum yaz̤̣limoon.

To the Jews, We have forbidden what We related to you before. We did not wrong them, but it was they who wronged themselves.

Verse 16:119

ثُمَّ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِیْنَ عَمِلُوا السُّوْٓءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ تَابُوْا مِنْ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ وَاَصْلَحُوْۤا ۙ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنْ بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟۠

S̤umma ʹinna Rabbaka lillaẓeena ʻamilus soooʹa bijahaalatiñ s̤umma taaboo mim baʻdi ẓaalika wa-ʹaṣlaḥooo ʹinna Rabbaka mim baʻdihaa la-G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

As for those who commit evil ignorantly ˹or recklessly˺, then repent afterwards and mend their ways, then your Lord is surely All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 16:120

اِنَّ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ كَانَ اُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِّلّٰهِ حَنِیْفًا ؕ وَلَمْ یَكُ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹInna ʹIbraaheema kaana ʹummatañ q̣aanital lillaahi ḥaneefaa: wa-lam yaku minal mushrikeen:

Indeed, Abraham was a model of excellence: devoted to Allah, ˹perfectly˺ upright—not a polytheist—

Verse 16:121

شَاكِرًا لِّاَنْعُمِهٖ ؕ اِجْتَبٰىهُ وَهَدٰىهُ اِلٰی صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِیْمٍ ۟

Shaakiral liʹanʻumih: ʹijtabaahu wa-hadaahu ʹilaa Ṣiraatim Mustaq̣eem.

˹utterly˺ grateful for Allah’s favours. ˹So˺ He chose him and guided him to the Straight Path.

Verse 16:122

وَاٰتَیْنٰهُ فِی الدُّنْیَا حَسَنَةً ؕ وَاِنَّهٗ فِی الْاٰخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصّٰلِحِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-ʹaataynaahu fid dunyaa Ḥasanah: wa-ʹinnahoo fil ʹAakhirati laminaṣ Ṣaaliḥeen.

We blessed him with all goodness in this world, and in the Hereafter he will certainly be among the righteous.

Verse 16:123

ثُمَّ اَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلَیْكَ اَنِ اتَّبِعْ مِلَّةَ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ حَنِیْفًا ؕ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِیْنَ ۟

S̤umma awḥaynaaa ʹilayka ʹanit tabiʻ Millata ʹIbraaheema Ḥaneefaa, wa-maa kaana minal mushrikeen.

Then We revealed to you ˹O Prophet, saying˺: “Follow the faith of Abraham, the upright, who was not one of the polytheists.”

Verse 16:124

اِنَّمَا جُعِلَ السَّبْتُ عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ اخْتَلَفُوْا فِیْهِ ؕ وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَیَحْكُمُ بَیْنَهُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ فِیْمَا كَانُوْا فِیْهِ یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ ۟

Innamaa juʻilas Sabtu ʻalal laẓeenakh talafoo feeh: wa-ʹinna Rabbaka layaḥkumu baynahum Yawmal Q̣iyaamati feemaa kaanoo feehi yakhtalifoon.

˹Honouring˺ the Sabbath was ordained only for those who disputed about Abraham. And surely your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Judgment regarding their disputes.

Verse 16:125

اُدْعُ اِلٰی سَبِیْلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُمْ بِالَّتِیْ هِیَ اَحْسَنُ ؕ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ ضَلَّ عَنْ سَبِیْلِهٖ وَهُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِیْنَ ۟

ʹUdʻu ʹilaa sabeeli Rabbika bilḥikmati walmawʻiz̤̣atil ḥasanati wa-jaadilhum̃ billatee hiya ʹaḥsan: ʹInna Rabbaka Huwa ʹAʻlamu bimañ ḍalla ʻañ Sabeelihee wa-Huwa ʹaʻlamu bil-Muhtadeen.

Invite ˹all˺ to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and kind advice, and only debate with them in the best manner. Surely your Lord ˹alone˺ knows best who has strayed from His Way and who is ˹rightly˺ guided.

Verse 16:126

وَاِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُوْا بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوْقِبْتُمْ بِهٖ ؕ وَلَىِٕنْ صَبَرْتُمْ لَهُوَ خَیْرٌ لِّلصّٰبِرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹin ʻaaq̣abtum faʻaaq̣iboo bimis̤li maa- ʻooq̣ibtum̃ bih: wa-laʹiñ ṣabartum lahuwa khayrul liṣ-Ṣaabireen.

If you retaliate, then let it be equivalent to what you have suffered. But if you patiently endure, it is certainly best for those who are patient.

Verse 16:127

وَاصْبِرْ وَمَا صَبْرُكَ اِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَیْهِمْ وَلَا تَكُ فِیْ ضَیْقٍ مِّمَّا یَمْكُرُوْنَ ۟

Waṣbir wa-maa ṣabruka ʹillaa billaahi wa-laa taḥzan ʻalayhim wa-laa taku fee ḍayq̣im mimmaa yamkuroon.

Be patient ˹O Prophet˺, for your patience is only with Allah’s help. Do not grieve over those ˹who disbelieve˺, nor be distressed by their schemes.

Verse 16:128

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ مَعَ الَّذِیْنَ اتَّقَوْا وَّالَّذِیْنَ هُمْ مُّحْسِنُوْنَ ۟۠

ʹInnal laaha maʻal laẓeenat taq̣aw wal-laẓeena hum Muḥsinoon.

Surely Allah is with those who shun evil and who do good ˹deeds˺.