Surah An-Nahl: Arabic, Transliteration & Translation
النَّحْل
- Surah 16
- 128 verses
- Meccan
- Juz 14
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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
اَتٰىٓ اَمْرُ اللّٰهِ فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُوْهُ ۗسُبْحٰنَهٗ وَتَعٰلٰى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُوْنَ
Ata amrullahi falaa tasta'jiluuhu subhaanahu wata'aala 'ammaa yusyrikuun(a)
Allah's judgement has (all but) come; do not, then, call for its speedy advent. Holy is He, and far above their associating others with Him in His Divinity.
يُنَزِّلُ الْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةَ بِالرُّوْحِ مِنْ اَمْرِهٖ عَلٰى مَنْ يَّشَاۤءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهٖٓ اَنْ اَنْذِرُوْٓا اَنَّهٗ لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّآ اَنَا۠ فَاتَّقُوْنِ
Yunazzilul malaa-ikata birruuhi min amrihi 'ala man yasyaa-u min 'ibaadihi an andziruu annahu laa ilaha ilaa anaa faattaquun(i)
He sends down this spirit (of prophecy) by His command through His angels on any of His servants whom He wills, (directing them): "Warn people that there is no deity but Me; so hold Me alone in fear."
خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّۗ تَعٰلٰى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُوْنَ
khalaqas-samaawaati wal ardha bil haqqi ta'aala 'ammaa yusyrikuun(a)
He created the heavens and the earth with Truth. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Allah in His Divinity.
خَلَقَ الْاِنْسَانَ مِنْ نُّطْفَةٍ فَاِذَا هُوَ خَصِيْمٌ مُّبِيْنٌ
Khalaqa-insaana min nuthfatin fa-idzaa huwa khashiimun mubiinun
He created man out of a mere drop of fluid, and lo! he turned into an open wrangler.
وَالْاَنْعَامَ خَلَقَهَا لَكُمْ فِيْهَا دِفْءٌ وَّمَنَافِعُ وَمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُوْنَ
Wal an'aama khalaqahaa lakum fiihaa difun wamanaafi'u waminhaa ta'kuluun(a)
He created the cattle. They are a source of clothing and food and also a variety of other benefits for you.
وَلَكُمْ فِيْهَا جَمَالٌ حِيْنَ تُرِيْحُوْنَ وَحِيْنَ تَسْرَحُوْنَۖ
Walakum fiihaa jamaalun hiina turiihuuna wahiina tasrahuun(a)
And you find beauty in them as you drive them to pasture in the morning and as you drive them back home in the evening;
وَتَحْمِلُ اَثْقَالَكُمْ اِلٰى بَلَدٍ لَّمْ تَكُوْنُوْا بٰلِغِيْهِ اِلَّا بِشِقِّ الْاَنْفُسِۗ اِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوْفٌ رَّحِيْمٌۙ
Watahmilu atsqaalakum ila baladin lam takuunuu baalighiihi ilaa bisyiqqil anfusi inna rabbakum larauufun rahiimun
and they carry your loads to many a place which you would be unable to reach without much hardship. Surely your Lord is Intensely Loving, Most Merciful.
وَّالْخَيْلَ وَالْبِغَالَ وَالْحَمِيْرَ لِتَرْكَبُوْهَا وَزِيْنَةًۗ وَيَخْلُقُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ
Wal khaila wal bighaala wal hamiira litarkabuuhaa waziinatan wayakhluqu maa laa ta'lamuun(a)
And He created horses and mules and asses for you to ride, and also for your adornment. And He creates many things (for you) that you do not even know about.
وَعَلَى اللّٰهِ قَصْدُ السَّبِيْلِ وَمِنْهَا جَاۤىِٕرٌ ۗوَلَوْ شَاۤءَ لَهَدٰىكُمْ اَجْمَعِيْنَ ࣖ
Wa'alallahi qashdussabiili waminhaa jaa-irun walau syaa-a lahadaakum ajma'iin(a)
It rests with Allah alone to show you the Right Way, even when there are many crooked ways. Had He so willed, He would have (perforce) guided you all aright.
هُوَ الَّذِيْٓ اَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءً لَّكُمْ مِّنْهُ شَرَابٌ وَّمِنْهُ شَجَرٌ فِيْهِ تُسِيْمُوْنَ
Huwal-ladzii anzala minassamaa-i maa-an lakum minhu syaraabun waminhu syajarun fiihi tusiimuun(a)
He it is Who sends down water for you from the sky out of which you drink and out of which grow the plants on which you pasture your cattle,
يُنْۢبِتُ لَكُمْ بِهِ الزَّرْعَ وَالزَّيْتُوْنَ وَالنَّخِيْلَ وَالْاَعْنَابَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَّتَفَكَّرُوْنَ
Yunbitu lakum bihizzar'a wazzaituuna wannakhiila wal a'naaba wamin kullits-tsamaraati inna fii dzalika li-aayatan liqaumin yatafakkaruun(a)
and by virtue of which He causes crops and olives and date-palms and grapes and all kinds of fruit to grow for you. Surely in this there is a great Sign for those who reflect.
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَۙ وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ۗوَالنُّجُوْمُ مُسَخَّرٰتٌۢ بِاَمْرِهٖ ۗاِنَّ فِي ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَّعْقِلُوْنَۙ
Wasakh-khara lakumullaila wannahaara wasy-syamsa wal qamara wannujuumu musakh-kharaatun biamrihi inna fii dzalika li-aayaatin liqaumin ya'qiluun(a)
He has subjected for you the night and the day and the sun and the moon and the stars have also been made subservient by His command. Surely there are Signs in this for those who use their reason.
وَمَا ذَرَاَ لَكُمْ فِى الْاَرْضِ مُخْتَلِفًا اَلْوَانُهٗ ۗاِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَّذَّكَّرُوْنَ
Wamaa dzaraa lakum fiil ardhi mukhtalifan alwaanuhu inna fii dzalika li-aayatan liqaumin yadz-dzakkaruun(a)
And there are also Signs for those who take heed in the numerous things of various colours that He has created for you on earth.
وَهُوَ الَّذِيْ سَخَّرَ الْبَحْرَ لِتَأْكُلُوْا مِنْهُ لَحْمًا طَرِيًّا وَّتَسْتَخْرِجُوْا مِنْهُ حِلْيَةً تَلْبَسُوْنَهَاۚ وَتَرَى الْفُلْكَ مَوَاخِرَ فِيْهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوْا مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ
Wahuwal-ladzii sakh-kharal bahra lita'kuluu minhu lahman tharii-yan watastakhrijuu minhu hilyatan talbasuunahaa wataral fulka maw-aakhira fiihi walitabtaghuu min fadhlihi wala'allakum tasykuruun(a)
And He it is Who has subjected the sea that you may eat fresh fish from it and bring forth ornaments from it that you can wear. And you see ships ploughing their course through it so that you may go forth seeking His Bounty and be grateful to Him.
وَاَلْقٰى فِى الْاَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ اَنْ تَمِيْدَ بِكُمْ وَاَنْهٰرًا وَّسُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُوْنَۙ
Wa-alqa fiil ardhi rawaasiya an tamiida bikum wa-anhaaran wasubulaa la'allakum tahtaduun(a)
And He has placed firm mountains on the earth lest it should move away from you, and has made rivers and tracks that you may find your way,
وَعَلٰمٰتٍۗ وَبِالنَّجْمِ هُمْ يَهْتَدُوْنَ
Wa'alaamaatin wabinnajmi hum yahtaduun(a)
and He has set other landmarks in the earth. And by the stars too do people find their way.
اَفَمَنْ يَّخْلُقُ كَمَنْ لَّا يَخْلُقُۗ اَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُوْنَ
Afaman yakhluqu kaman laa yakhluqu afalaa tadzakkaruun(a)
Is then the One Who creates like the one who does not create? Will you not, then, take heed?
وَاِنْ تَعُدُّوْا نِعْمَةَ اللّٰهِ لَا تُحْصُوْهَا ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَغَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ
Wa-in ta'udduu ni'matallahi laa tuhshuuhaa innallaha laghafuurun rahiimun
For, were you to count the favours of Allah, you will not be able to count them. Surely Allah is Ever Forgiving, Most Merciful.
وَاللّٰهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُسِرُّوْنَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُوْنَ
Wallahu ya'lamu maa tusirruuna wamaa tu'linuun(a)
Allah knows all that you conceal and all that you disclose.
وَالَّذِيْنَ يَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ لَا يَخْلُقُوْنَ شَيْـًٔا وَّهُمْ يُخْلَقُوْنَۗ
Waal-ladziina yad'uuna min duunillahi laa yakhluquuna syai-an wahum yukhlaquun(a)
Those whom they call upon beside Allah have created nothing; rather, they themselves were created;
اَمْوَاتٌ غَيْرُ اَحْيَاۤءٍ ۗوَمَا يَشْعُرُوْنَۙ اَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُوْنَ ࣖ
Amwaatun ghairu ahyaa-in wamaa yasy'uruuna ai-yaana yub'atsuun(a)
they are dead, not living. They do not even know when they will be resurrected.
اِلٰهُكُمْ اِلٰهٌ وَّاحِدٌ ۚفَالَّذِيْنَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ قُلُوْبُهُمْ مُّنْكِرَةٌ وَّهُمْ مُّسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ
Ilahukum ilahun waahidun faal-ladziina laa yu'minuuna bil-aakhirati quluubuhum munkiratun wahum mustakbiruun(a)
Your God is the One God. But the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter are steeped in rejection of the Truth, and they are given to arrogance.
لَا جَرَمَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّوْنَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُوْنَ ۗاِنَّهٗ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْتَكْبِرِيْنَ
Laa jarama annallaha ya'lamu maa yusirruuna wamaa yu'linuuna innahu laa yuhibbul mustakbiriin(a)
Surely Allah knows all that they conceal and all that they disclose. He certainly does not love those who are steeped in arrogance.
وَاِذَا قِيْلَ لَهُمْ مَّاذَآ اَنْزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ ۙقَالُوْٓا اَسَاطِيْرُ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ
Wa-idzaa qiila lahum maadzaa anzala rabbukum qaaluuu asaathiirul au-waliin(a)
When they are asked: "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" They answer: "They are merely tales of olden times!"
لِيَحْمِلُوْٓا اَوْزَارَهُمْ كَامِلَةً يَّوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ ۙوَمِنْ اَوْزَارِ الَّذِيْنَ يُضِلُّوْنَهُمْ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۗ اَلَا سَاۤءَ مَا يَزِرُوْنَ ࣖ
Liyahmiluu auzaarahum kaamilatan yaumal qiyaamati wamin auzaaril-ladziina yudhilluunahum bighairi 'ilmin alaa saa-a maa yaziruun(a)
(They say so) that they may bear the full weight of their burdens on the Day of Resurrection and also of the burdens of those whom they misled on account of their ignorance. What a heavy burden are they undertaking to bear!
قَدْ مَكَرَ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ فَاَتَى اللّٰهُ بُنْيَانَهُمْ مِّنَ الْقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّقْفُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ وَاَتٰىهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ
Qad makaral-ladziina min qablihim fa-atallahu bunyaanahum minal qawaa'idi fakharra 'alaihimussaqfu min fauqihim wa-ataahumul 'adzaabu min haitsu laa yasy'uruun(a)
Surely many people before them had plotted in a similar manner to (vanquish the Truth), but Allah uprooted the whole structure of their plot from its foundations so that the roof fell in upon them, and the chastisement (of Allah) visited them from unknown directions.
ثُمَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ يُخْزِيْهِمْ وَيَقُوْلُ اَيْنَ شُرَكَاۤءِيَ الَّذِيْنَ كُنْتُمْ تُشَاۤقُّوْنَ فِيْهِمْ ۗقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اُوْتُوا الْعِلْمَ اِنَّ الْخِزْيَ الْيَوْمَ وَالسُّوْۤءَ عَلَى الْكٰفِرِيْنَۙ
Tsumma yaumal qiyaamati yukhziihim wayaquulu aina syurakaa-iyal-ladziina kuntum tusyaaqquuna fiihim qaalal-ladziina uutuul 'ilma innal khizyal yauma wassuu-a 'alal kaafiriin(a)
And again, on the Day of Resurrection, He will bring them to disgrace, and say: "Tell Me, now, where are those to whom you ascribed a share in My Divinity, and for whose sake you disputed (with the upholders of the Truth)?" Those who were endowed with knowledge (in the world) will say: "Surely today humiliation and misery shall be the lot of the unbelievers";
الَّذِيْنَ تَتَوَفّٰىهُمُ الْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةُ ظَالِمِيْٓ اَنْفُسِهِمْ ۖفَاَلْقَوُا السَّلَمَ مَا كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ مِنْ سُوْۤءٍ ۗبَلٰىٓ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلِيْمٌۢ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ
Al-ladziina tatawaffaahumul malaa-ikatu zhaalimii anfusihim fa-alqawuussalama maa kunnaa na'malu min suu-in bala innallaha 'aliimun bimaa kuntum ta'maluun(a)
the same unbelievers who, when the angels seize them and cause them to die while they are engaged in wrong-doing, they will proffer their submission saying: "We were engaged in no evil." (The angels will answer them): "Surely Allah knows well all that you did.
فَادْخُلُوْٓا اَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خٰلِدِيْنَ فِيْهَا ۗفَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِيْنَ
Faadkhuluu abwaaba jahannama khaalidiina fiihaa falabi-asa matswal mutakabbiriin(a)
Go now, and enter the gate of Hell, and abide in it for ever. " Evil indeed is the abode of the arrogant.
۞ وَقِيْلَ لِلَّذِيْنَ اتَّقَوْا مَاذَآ اَنْزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ ۗقَالُوْا خَيْرًا ۚلِلَّذِيْنَ اَحْسَنُوْا فِيْ هٰذِهِ الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةٌ ۗوَلَدَارُ الْاٰخِرَةِ خَيْرٌ ۗوَلَنِعْمَ دَارُ الْمُتَّقِيْنَۙ
Waqiila lil-ladziina-attaqau maadzaa anzala rabbukum qaaluuu khairal(n)-lil-ladziina ahsanuu fii hadzihiddunyaa hasanatun waladaaru-aakhirati khairun walani'ma daarul muttaqiin(a)
And when the God-fearing are asked: "What has your Lord revealed?" they answer: "Something excellent!" Good fortune in this world awaits those who do good; and certainly the abode of the Hereafter is even better for them. How excellent is the abode of the God-fearing:
جَنّٰتُ عَدْنٍ يَّدْخُلُوْنَهَا تَجْرِيْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ لَهُمْ فِيْهَا مَا يَشَاۤءُوْنَ ۗ كَذٰلِكَ يَجْزِى اللّٰهُ الْمُتَّقِيْنَۙ
Jannaatu 'adnin yadkhuluunahaa tajrii min tahtihaal anhaaru lahum fiihaa maa yasyaa-uuna kadzalika yajziillahul muttaqiin(a)
everlasting gardens that they shall enter; the gardens beneath which rivers shall flow, and where they shall have whatever they desire! Thus does Allah reward the God-fearing,
الَّذِيْنَ تَتَوَفّٰىهُمُ الْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةُ طَيِّبِيْنَ ۙيَقُوْلُوْنَ سَلٰمٌ عَلَيْكُمُ ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ
Al-ladziina tatawaffaahumul malaa-ikatu thai-yibiina yaquuluuna salaamun 'alaikumuudkhuluul jannata bimaa kuntum ta'maluun(a)
those whose souls the angels seize while they are in a state of purity, saying: "Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise as a reward for your deeds."
هَلْ يَنْظُرُوْنَ اِلَّآ اَنْ تَأْتِيَهُمُ الْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةُ اَوْ يَأْتِيَ اَمْرُ رَبِّكَ ۗ كَذٰلِكَ فَعَلَ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ۗوَمَا ظَلَمَهُمُ اللّٰهُ وَلٰكِنْ كَانُوْٓا اَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُوْنَ
Hal yanzhuruuna ilaa an ta'tiyahumul malaa-ikatu au ya'tiya amru rabbika kadzalika fa'alal-ladziina min qablihim wamaa zhalamahumullahu walakin kaanuu anfusahum yazhlimuun(a)
(O Muhammad), are they waiting for anything else than that the angels should appear before them, or that your Lord's judgement should come? Many before them acted with similar temerity. And then what happened with them was not Allah's wrong-doing; they rather wronged themselves.
فَاَصَابَهُمْ سَيِّاٰتُ مَا عَمِلُوْا وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَّا كَانُوْا بِهٖ يَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ ࣖ
Fa-ashaabahum sai-yi-aatu maa 'amiluu wahaaqa bihim maa kaanuu bihi yastahzi-uun(a)
The evil consequences of their misdeeds overtook them and what they mocked at overwhelmed them.
وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اَشْرَكُوْا لَوْ شَاۤءَ اللّٰهُ مَا عَبَدْنَا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ مِنْ شَيْءٍ نَّحْنُ وَلَآ اٰبَاۤؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ مِنْ شَيْءٍ ۗ كَذٰلِكَ فَعَلَ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ۚفَهَلْ عَلَى الرُّسُلِ اِلَّا الْبَلٰغُ الْمُبِيْنُ
Waqaalal-ladziina asyrakuu lau syaa-allahu maa 'abadnaa min duunihi min syai-in nahnu walaa aabaa'unaa walaa harramnaa min duunihi min syai-in kadzalika fa'alal-ladziina min qablihim fahal 'alarrusuli ilaal balaaghul mubiin(u)
Those who associate others with Allah in His Divinity say: "Were Allah to will so, neither we nor our forefathers would have worshipped any other than Him, nor would we have prohibited anything without His command." Their predecessors proffered similar excuses. Do the Messengers have any other duty but to plainly convey the Message?
وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِيْ كُلِّ اُمَّةٍ رَّسُوْلًا اَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَاجْتَنِبُوا الطَّاغُوْتَۚ فَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ هَدَى اللّٰهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الضَّلٰلَةُ ۗ فَسِيْرُوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ فَانْظُرُوْا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِيْنَ
Walaqad ba'atsnaa fii kulli ummatin rasuulaa anii'buduullaha waajtanibuuth-thaaghuuta faminhum man hadallahu waminhum man haqqat 'alaihidh-dhalaalatu fasiiruu fiil ardhi faanzhuruu kaifa kaana 'aaqibatul mukadz-dzibiin(a)
We raised a Messenger in every community (to tell them): "Serve Allah and shun the Evil One." Thereafter Allah guided some of them while others were overtaken by error. Go about the earth, then, and observe what was the end of those who rejected the Messengers, calling them liars.
اِنْ تَحْرِصْ عَلٰى هُدٰىهُمْ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَهْدِيْ مَنْ يُّضِلُّ وَمَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ نّٰصِرِيْنَ
In tahrish 'ala hudaahum fa-innallaha laa yahdii man yudhillu wamaa lahum min naashiriin(a)
(O Muhammad), howsoever eager you may be to show them the Right Way, Allah does not bestow His guidance on those whom He lets go astray; and in fact none will be able to help them.
وَاَقْسَمُوْا بِاللّٰهِ جَهْدَ اَيْمَانِهِمْۙ لَا يَبْعَثُ اللّٰهُ مَنْ يَّمُوْتُۗ بَلٰى وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا وَّلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَۙ
Wa-aqsamuu billahi jahda aimaanihim laa yab'atsullahu man yamuutu bala wa'dan 'alaihi haqqan walakinna aktsarannaasi laa ya'lamuun(a)
They swear most solemnly in the name of Allah and say: "Allah shall not raise to life any who dies." (Yes, He will do so); that is a promise by which He is bound, even though most people do not know that.
لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ الَّذِيْ يَخْتَلِفُوْنَ فِيْهِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْٓا اَنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا كٰذِبِيْنَ
Liyubai-yina lahumul-ladzii yakhtalifuuna fiihi waliya'lamal-ladziina kafaruu annahum kaanuu kaadzibiin(a)
(That is bound to happen in order that) He may make clear to them the reality regarding the matters on which they differ and that the unbelievers may realize that they were liars.
اِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَيْءٍ اِذَآ اَرَدْنٰهُ اَنْ نَّقُوْلَ لَهٗ كُنْ فَيَكُوْنُ ࣖ
Innamaa qaulunaa lisyai-in idzaa aradnaahu an naquula lahu kun fayakuun(u)
(As for the possibility of resurrection, bear in mind that) whenever We do will something, We have to do no more than say: "Be", and it is.
وَالَّذِيْنَ هَاجَرُوْا فِى اللّٰهِ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوْا لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ فِى الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً ۗوَلَاَجْرُ الْاٰخِرَةِ اَكْبَرُۘ لَوْ كَانُوْا يَعْلَمُوْنَۙ
Waal-ladziina haajaruu fiillahi min ba'di maa zhulimuu lanubau-wi-annahum fiiddunyaa hasanatan wal-ajru-aakhirati akbaru lau kaanuu ya'lamuun(a)
As for those who have forsaken their homes for the sake of Allah after enduring persecution, We shall certainly grant them a good abode in this world; and surely the reward of the Hereafter is much greater. If they could but know (what an excellent end awaits)
الَّذِيْنَ صَبَرُوْا وَعَلٰى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُوْنَ
Al-ladziina shabaruu wa'ala rabbihim yatawakkaluun(a)
those who remain steadfast and put their trust in their Lord.
وَمَآ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ اِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوْحِيْٓ اِلَيْهِمْ فَاسْـَٔلُوْٓا اَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَۙ
Wamaa arsalnaa min qablika ilaa rijaaalan nuuhii ilaihim faasaluu ahladz-dzikri in kuntum laa ta'lamuun(a)
(O Muhammad), whenever We raised any Messengers before you, they were no other than human beings; (except that) to them We sent revelation. So ask those who possess knowledge if you do not know.
بِالْبَيِّنٰتِ وَالزُّبُرِۗ وَاَنْزَلْنَآ اِلَيْكَ الذِّكْرَ لِتُبَيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ مَا نُزِّلَ اِلَيْهِمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُوْنَ
Bil bai-yinaati wazzuburi wa-anzalnaa ilaikadz-dzikra litubai-yina li-nnaasi maa nuzzila ilaihim wala'allahum yatafakkaruun(a)
We raised the Messengers earlier with Clear Signs and Divine Books, and We have now sent down this Reminder upon you that you may elucidate to people the teaching that has been sent down for them, and that the people may themselves reflect.
اَفَاَمِنَ الَّذِيْنَ مَكَرُوا السَّيِّاٰتِ اَنْ يَّخْسِفَ اللّٰهُ بِهِمُ الْاَرْضَ اَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُوْنَۙ
Afaaminal-ladziina makaruussai-yi-aati an yakhsifallahu bihimul ardha au ya'tiyahumul 'adzaabu min haitsu laa yasy'uruun(a)
Do those who have been devising evil plans (against the mission of the Messenger) feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them up or that chastisement will not come upon them from a direction that they will not even be able to imagine;
اَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ فِيْ تَقَلُّبِهِمْ فَمَا هُمْ بِمُعْجِزِيْنَۙ
Au ya'khudzahum fii taqallubihim famaa hum bimu'jiziin(a)
or that He will not suddenly seize them while they are going about to and fro and they will be unable to frustrate His design,
اَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ عَلٰى تَخَوُّفٍۗ فَاِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوْفٌ رَّحِيْمٌ
Au ya'khudzahum 'ala takhau-wufin fa-inna rabbakum larauufun rahiimun
or that He will not seize them when they are apprehensive of the impending calamity? Surely your Lord is Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
اَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا اِلٰى مَا خَلَقَ اللّٰهُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ يَّتَفَيَّؤُا ظِلٰلُهٗ عَنِ الْيَمِيْنِ وَالشَّمَاۤىِٕلِ سُجَّدًا لِّلّٰهِ وَهُمْ دَاخِرُوْنَ
Awalam yarau ila maa khalaqallahu min syai-in yatafai-yau zhilaluhu 'anil yamiini wasy-syamaa-ili sujjadal(n)-lillahi wahum da-aakhiruun(a)
Do the people not see how the objects Allah has created cast their shadows right and left, prostrating themselves in utter submission to Allah?
وَلِلّٰهِ يَسْجُدُ مَا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِى الْاَرْضِ مِنْ دَاۤبَّةٍ وَّالْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةُ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ
Walillahi yasjudu maa fiis-samaawaati wamaa fiil ardhi min daabbatin wal malaa-ikatu wahum laa yastakbiruun(a)
All living creatures and all angels in the heavens and on the earth are in prostration before Allah; and never do they behave in arrogant defiance.
يَخَافُوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ مِّنْ فَوْقِهِمْ وَيَفْعَلُوْنَ مَا يُؤْمَرُوْنَ ࣖ ۩
Yakhaafuuna rabbahum min fauqihim wayaf'aluuna maa yu'maruun(a)
They hold their Lord, Who is above them, in fear, and do as they are bidden.
۞ وَقَالَ اللّٰهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوْٓا اِلٰهَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِۚ اِنَّمَا هُوَ اِلٰهٌ وَّاحِدٌ فَاِيَّايَ فَارْهَبُوْنِ
Waqaalallahu laa tattakhidzuu ilahainiitsnaini innamaa huwa ilahun waahidun fa-ii-yaaya faarhabuun(i)
Allah has commanded: "Do not take two gods; for He is but One God. So fear Me alone."
وَلَهٗ مَا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَلَهُ الدِّيْنُ وَاصِبًاۗ اَفَغَيْرَ اللّٰهِ تَتَّقُوْنَ
Walahu maa fiis-samaawaati wal ardhi walahuddiinu waashiban afaghairallahi tattaquun(a)
His is whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and obedience to Him inevitably pervades the whole universe. Will you, then, hold in awe any other than Allah?
وَمَا بِكُمْ مِّنْ نِّعْمَةٍ فَمِنَ اللّٰهِ ثُمَّ اِذَا مَسَّكُمُ الضُّرُّ فَاِلَيْهِ تَجْـَٔرُوْنَۚ
Wamaa bikum min ni'matin faminallahi tsumma idzaa massakumudh-dhurru fa-ilaihi tajaruun(a)
Every bounty that you enjoy is from Allah; and whenever any misfortune strikes you, it is to Him that you cry for the removal of your distress.
ثُمَّ اِذَا كَشَفَ الضُّرَّ عَنْكُمْ اِذَا فَرِيْقٌ مِّنْكُمْ بِرَبِّهِمْ يُشْرِكُوْنَۙ
Tsumma idzaa kasyafadh-dhurra 'ankum idzaa fariiqun minkum birabbihim yusyrikuun(a)
But as soon as He removes the distress from you, some of you associate others with their Lord in giving thanks,
لِيَكْفُرُوْا بِمَآ اٰتَيْنٰهُمْۗ فَتَمَتَّعُوْاۗ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُوْنَ
Liyakfuruu bimaa aatainaahum fatamatta'uu fasaufa ta'lamuun(a)
that they may show ingratitude for the bounties We bestowed upon them. So enjoy yourselves for a while, soon you will come to know (the truth).
وَيَجْعَلُوْنَ لِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ نَصِيْبًا مِّمَّا رَزَقْنٰهُمْۗ تَاللّٰهِ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنْتُمْ تَفْتَرُوْنَ
Wayaj'aluuna limaa laa ya'lamuuna nashiiban mimmaa razaqnaahum tallahi latusalunna 'ammaa kuntum taftaruun(a)
They set apart for those, whose reality they do not even know, a portion of the sustenance We have provided them. By Allah, you will surely be called to account for the lies that you have invented!
وَيَجْعَلُوْنَ لِلّٰهِ الْبَنٰتِ سُبْحٰنَهٗۙ وَلَهُمْ مَّا يَشْتَهُوْنَ
Wayaj'aluuna lillahil banaati subhaanahu walahum maa yasytahuun(a)
They assign daughters to Allah - glory be to Him - whereas they assign to themselves what they truly desire!
وَاِذَا بُشِّرَ اَحَدُهُمْ بِالْاُنْثٰى ظَلَّ وَجْهُهٗ مُسْوَدًّا وَّهُوَ كَظِيْمٌۚ
Wa-idzaa busy-syira ahaduhum bil antsa zhalla wajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa kazhiimun
When any of them is told about the birth of a female his face turns dark, and he is filled with suppressed anger,
يَتَوٰرٰى مِنَ الْقَوْمِ مِنْ سُوْۤءِ مَا بُشِّرَ بِهٖۗ اَيُمْسِكُهٗ عَلٰى هُوْنٍ اَمْ يَدُسُّهٗ فِى التُّرَابِۗ اَلَا سَاۤءَ مَا يَحْكُمُوْنَ
Yatawaara minal qaumi min suu-i maa busy-syira bihi ayumsikuhu 'ala huunin am yadussuhu fiitturaabi alaa saa-a maa yahkumuun(a)
and he hides himself from people because of the bad news, thinking: should he keep the child despite disgrace, or should he bury it in dust? How evil is their estimate of Allah!
لِلَّذِيْنَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ مَثَلُ السَّوْءِۚ وَلِلّٰهِ الْمَثَلُ الْاَعْلٰىۗ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُ ࣖ
Lil-ladziina laa yu'minuuna bil-aakhirati matsalussau-i walillahil matsalul a'la wahuwal 'aziizul hakiim(u)
Those who do not believe in the Hereafter deserve to be characterized with evil attributes whereas Allah's are the most excellent attributes. He is the Most Mighty, the Most Wise.
وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ اللّٰهُ النَّاسَ بِظُلْمِهِمْ مَّا تَرَكَ عَلَيْهَا مِنْ دَاۤبَّةٍ وَّلٰكِنْ يُّؤَخِّرُهُمْ اِلٰٓى اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّىۚ فَاِذَا جَاۤءَ اَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُوْنَ سَاعَةً وَّلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُوْنَ
Walau yu'aakhidzul-lahunnaasa bizhulmihim maa taraka 'alaihaa min daabbatin walakin yu'akh-khiruhum ila ajalin musamman fa-idzaa jaa-a ajaluhum laa yasta'khiruuna saa'atan walaa yastaqdimuun(a)
Were Allah to take people to task for their wrong-doing, He would not have spared even a single living creature on the face of the earth. But He grants them respite until an appointed term. And when that term arrives, they have no power to delay it by a single moment, nor to hasten it.
وَيَجْعَلُوْنَ لِلّٰهِ مَا يَكْرَهُوْنَ وَتَصِفُ اَلْسِنَتُهُمُ الْكَذِبَ اَنَّ لَهُمُ الْحُسْنٰى لَا جَرَمَ اَنَّ لَهُمُ النَّارَ وَاَنَّهُمْ مُّفْرَطُوْنَ
Wayaj'aluuna lillahi maa yakrahuuna watashifu alsinatuhumul kadziba anna lahumul husna laa jarama anna lahumunnaara wa-annahum mufrathuun(a)
They assign to Allah what they dislike for themselves and their tongues utter a sheer lie in stating that a happy state awaits them. Without doubt the Fire awaits them and it is to it that they shall be hastened.
تَاللّٰهِ لَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَآ اِلٰٓى اُمَمٍ مِّنْ قَبْلِكَ فَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطٰنُ اَعْمَالَهُمْ فَهُوَ وَلِيُّهُمُ الْيَوْمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ
Tallahi laqad arsalnaa ila umamin min qablika fazai-yana lahumusy-syaithaanu a'maalahum fahuwa walii-yuhumul yauma walahum 'adzaabun aliimun
By Allah, (O Muhammad), We sent Messengers to other communities before you but Satan made their evil deeds attractive to them (so they paid no heed to the call of the Messengers). The same Satan is their patron today and they are heading towards a painful chastisement.
وَمَآ اَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتٰبَ اِلَّا لِتُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ الَّذِى اخْتَلَفُوْا فِيْهِۙ وَهُدًى وَّرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُّؤْمِنُوْنَ
Wamaa anzalnaa 'alaikal kitaaba ilaa litubai-yina lahumul-ladziiikhtalafuu fiihi wahudan warahmatan liqaumin yu'minuun(a)
We have sent down the Book that you may explain to them the truth concerning what they are disputing and that the Book may serve as a guidance and mercy for those who believe in it.
وَاللّٰهُ اَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءً فَاَحْيَا بِهِ الْاَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَاۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَّسْمَعُوْنَ ࣖ
Wallahu anzala minassamaa-i maa-an fa-ahyaa bihil ardha ba'da mautihaa inna fii dzalika li-aayatan liqaumin yasma'uun(a)
Allah sends down water from the heaven, and thereby He instantly revives the earth after it lay dead. Verily there is a sign in it for those who have ears.
وَاِنَّ لَكُمْ فِى الْاَنْعَامِ لَعِبْرَةً ۚ نُسْقِيْكُمْ مِّمَّا فِيْ بُطُوْنِهٖ مِنْۢ بَيْنِ فَرْثٍ وَّدَمٍ لَّبَنًا خَالِصًا سَاۤىِٕغًا لِّلشّٰرِبِيْنَ
Wa-inna lakum fiil an'aami la'ibratan nusqiikum mimmaa fii buthuunihi min baini fartsin wadamin labanan khaalishan saa-ighan li-sysyaaribiin(a)
Surely there is a lesson for you in the cattle: We provide you to drink out of that which is in their bellies between the faeces and the blood - pure milk - which is a palatable drink for those who take it.
وَمِنْ ثَمَرٰتِ النَّخِيْلِ وَالْاَعْنَابِ تَتَّخِذُوْنَ مِنْهُ سَكَرًا وَّرِزْقًا حَسَنًاۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَّعْقِلُوْنَ
Wamin tsamaraatin-nakhiili wal a'naabi tattakhidzuuna minhu sakaran warizqan hasanan inna fii dzalika li-aayatan liqaumin ya'qiluun(a)
And out of the fruits of date-palms and grapes you derive intoxicants as well as wholesome sustenance. Surely there is a sign for those who use reason.
وَاَوْحٰى رَبُّكَ اِلَى النَّحْلِ اَنِ اتَّخِذِيْ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوْتًا وَّمِنَ الشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعْرِشُوْنَۙ
Wa-a-uha rabbuka ilannahli aniittakhidzii minal jibaali buyuutan waminasy-syajari wamimmaa ya'risyuun(a)
Your Lord inspired the bee, saying: "Set up hives in the mountains and in the trees and in the trellises that people put up,
ثُمَّ كُلِيْ مِنْ كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِ فَاسْلُكِيْ سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلًاۗ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بُطُوْنِهَا شَرَابٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ اَلْوَانُهٗ ۖفِيْهِ شِفَاۤءٌ لِّلنَّاسِۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَّتَفَكَّرُوْنَ
Tsumma kulii min kullits-tsamaraati faaslukii subula rabbiki dzululaa yakhruju min buthuunihaa syaraabun mukhtalifun alwaanuhu fiihi syifaa-un li-nnaasi inna fii dzalika li-aayatan liqaumin yatafakkaruun(a)
then suck the juice of every kind of fruit and keep treading the ways of your Lord which have been made easy." There comes forth from their bellies a drink varied in colours, wherein there is healing for men. Verily there is a sign in this for those who reflect.
وَاللّٰهُ خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَفّٰىكُمْ وَمِنْكُمْ مَّنْ يُّرَدُّ اِلٰٓى اَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ لِكَيْ لَا يَعْلَمَ بَعْدَ عِلْمٍ شَيْـًٔاۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلِيْمٌ قَدِيْرٌ ࣖ
Wallahu khalaqakum tsumma yatawaffaakum waminkum man yuraddu ila ardzalil 'umuri likai laa ya'lama ba'da 'ilmin syai-an innallaha 'aliimun qadiirun
Allah has created you, and then He causes you to die. Some of you have your lives prolonged to an abject old age, when one loses all knowledge after having acquired it. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Powerful.
وَاللّٰهُ فَضَّلَ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ فِى الرِّزْقِۚ فَمَا الَّذِيْنَ فُضِّلُوْا بِرَاۤدِّيْ رِزْقِهِمْ عَلٰى مَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُهُمْ فَهُمْ فِيْهِ سَوَاۤءٌۗ اَفَبِنِعْمَةِ اللّٰهِ يَجْحَدُوْنَ
Wallahu fadh-dhala ba'dhakum 'ala ba'dhin fiirrizqi famaal-ladziina fudh-dhiluu biraaddii rizqihim 'ala maa malakat aimaanuhum fahum fiihi sawaa-un afabini'matillahi yajhaduun(a)
Allah has favoured some of you with more worldly provisions than others. Then those who are more favoured do not give away their provisions to their slaves lest they become equal sharers in it. Do they, then, deny the favour of Allah?
وَاللّٰهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنْ اَنْفُسِكُمْ اَزْوَاجًا وَّجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنْ اَزْوَاجِكُمْ بَنِيْنَ وَحَفَدَةً وَّرَزَقَكُمْ مِّنَ الطَّيِّبٰتِۗ اَفَبِالْبَاطِلِ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ وَبِنِعْمَتِ اللّٰهِ هُمْ يَكْفُرُوْنَۙ
Wallahu ja'ala lakum min anfusikum azwaajan waja'ala lakum min azwaajikum baniina wahafadatan warazaqakum minath-thai-yibaati afabil baathili yu'minuuna wabini'matillahi hum yakfuruun(a)
And Allah has given you spouses from your kind, and has granted you through your spouses, sons and grandsons, and has provided you wholesome things as sustenance. (After knowing all this), do they still believe in falsehood and deny Allah's bounty,
وَيَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا مِّنَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ شَيْـًٔا وَّلَا يَسْتَطِيْعُوْنَ ۚ
Waya'buduuna min duunillahi maa laa yamliku lahum rizqan minas-samaawaati wal ardhi syai-an walaa yastathii'uun(a)
and worship instead of Allah, those helpless beings who have no control over providing them any sustenance from the heavens and the earth; do you worship those who have no power to do anything of this sort?
فَلَا تَضْرِبُوْا لِلّٰهِ الْاَمْثَالَ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ يَعْلَمُ وَاَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ
Falaa tadhribuu lillahil amtsaala innallaha ya'lamu wa-antum laa ta'lamuun(a)
So do not strike any similitudes to Allah. Allah knows whereas you do not know.
۞ ضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلًا عَبْدًا مَّمْلُوْكًا لَّا يَقْدِرُ عَلٰى شَيْءٍ وَّمَنْ رَّزَقْنٰهُ مِنَّا رِزْقًا حَسَنًا فَهُوَ يُنْفِقُ مِنْهُ سِرًّا وَّجَهْرًاۗ هَلْ يَسْتَوٗنَ ۚ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ ۗبَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ
Dharaballahu matsalaa 'abdan mamluukan laa yaqdiru 'ala syai-in waman razaqnaahu minnaa rizqan hasanan fahuwa yunfiqu minhu sirran wajahran hal yastawuunal hamdu lillahi bal aktsaruhum laa ya'lamuun(a)
Allah sets forth a parable: There is one who is a slave and is owned by another and has no power over anything; and there is one whom We have granted good provision Ourselves, of which he spends both secretly and openly. Can they be equal? All praise be to Allah. But most of them do not even know (this simple fact).
وَضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلًا رَّجُلَيْنِ اَحَدُهُمَآ اَبْكَمُ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلٰى شَيْءٍ وَّهُوَ كَلٌّ عَلٰى مَوْلٰىهُ ۗ اَيْنَمَا يُوَجِّهْهُّ لَا يَأْتِ بِخَيْرٍ ۖهَلْ يَسْتَوِيْ هُوَۙ وَمَنْ يَّأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَهُوَ عَلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيْمٍ ࣖ
Wadharaballahu matsalaa rajulaini ahaduhumaa abkamu laa yaqdiru 'ala syai-in wahuwa kallun 'ala maulaahu ainamaa yuwajjihhu laa ya'ti bikhairin hal yastawii huwa waman ya'muru bil 'adli wahuwa 'ala shiraathin mustaqiimin
Allah sets forth another parable: There are two men, one of whom is dumb and has no power over anything; he is a burden to his master, and wheresoever his master directs him, he fails to bring forth any good. Can such a person be the equal of one who enjoins justice and himself follows the Right Way?
وَلِلّٰهِ غَيْبُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ وَمَآ اَمْرُ السَّاعَةِ اِلَّا كَلَمْحِ الْبَصَرِ اَوْ هُوَ اَقْرَبُۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ
Walillahi ghaibus-samaawaati wal ardhi wamaa amrussaa'ati ilaa kalamhil bashari au huwa aqrabu innallaha 'ala kulli syai-in qadiirun
Allah has full knowledge of the truths beyond the reach of perception both in the heavens and the earth; and the coming of the Hour will take no more than the twinkling of an eye; it may take even less. Indeed Allah has power over everything.
وَاللّٰهُ اَخْرَجَكُمْ مِّنْۢ بُطُوْنِ اُمَّهٰتِكُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ شَيْـًٔاۙ وَّجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْاَبْصَارَ وَالْاَفْـِٕدَةَ ۙ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ
Wallahu akhrajakum min buthuuni ummahaatikum laa ta'lamuuna syai-an waja'ala lakumussam'a wal abshaara wal af-idata la'allakum tasykuruun(a)
Allah has brought you forth from your mothers' wombs when you knew nothing, and then gave you hearing, and sight and thinking hearts so that you may give thanks.
اَلَمْ يَرَوْا اِلَى الطَّيْرِ مُسَخَّرٰتٍ فِيْ جَوِّ السَّمَاۤءِ ۗمَا يُمْسِكُهُنَّ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ ۗاِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُّؤْمِنُوْنَ
Alam yarau ilath-thairi musakh-kharaatin fii jau-wissamaa-i maa yumsikuhunna ilaallahu inna fii dzalika li-aayaatin liqaumin yu'minuun(a)
Have they never noticed the birds how they are held under control in the middle of the sky, where none holds them (from falling) except Allah? Surely there are signs in this for those who believe.
وَاللّٰهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنْۢ بُيُوْتِكُمْ سَكَنًا وَّجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنْ جُلُوْدِ الْاَنْعَامِ بُيُوْتًا تَسْتَخِفُّوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ظَعْنِكُمْ وَيَوْمَ اِقَامَتِكُمْ ۙ وَمِنْ اَصْوَافِهَا وَاَوْبَارِهَا وَاَشْعَارِهَآ اَثَاثًا وَّمَتَاعًا اِلٰى حِيْنٍ
Wallahu ja'ala lakum min buyuutikum sakanan waja'ala lakum min juluudil an'aami buyuutan tastakhiffuunahaa yauma zha'nikum wayauma iqaamatikum wamin ashwaafihaa wa-aubaarihaa wa-asy'aarihaa atsaatsan wamataa'an ila hiinin
Allah has made your houses a repose, and has provided you with the skins of the cattle for your habitation which are light to handle both when you travel and when you camp; and out of their wool and their fur and their hair He has given you furnishings and goods for use over a period of time.
وَاللّٰهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلٰلًا وَّجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الْجِبَالِ اَكْنَانًا وَّجَعَلَ لَكُمْ سَرَابِيْلَ تَقِيْكُمُ الْحَرَّ وَسَرَابِيْلَ تَقِيْكُمْ بَأْسَكُمْ ۚ كَذٰلِكَ يُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهٗ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْلِمُوْنَ
Wallahu ja'ala lakum mimmaa khalaqa zhilaalan waja'ala lakum minal jibaali aknaanan waja'ala lakum saraabiila taqiikumul harra wasaraabiila taqiikum ba'sakum kadzalika yutimmu ni'matahu 'alaikum la'allakum tuslimuun(a)
And Allah has provided shade for you out of some of the things He has created; and He has provided you with shelters in the mountains, and has given you coats that protect you from heat as well as coats that protect you in battle. Thus does He complete His favour upon you that you may submit to Him.
فَاِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَاِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلٰغُ الْمُبِيْنُ
Fa-in tawallau fa-innamaa 'alaikal balaaghul mubiin(u)
But if they turn away, your only duty is to clearly deliver the message of the truth.
يَعْرِفُوْنَ نِعْمَتَ اللّٰهِ ثُمَّ يُنْكِرُوْنَهَا وَاَكْثَرُهُمُ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ ࣖ
Ya'rifuuna ni'matallahi tsumma yunkiruunahaa wa-aktsaruhumul kaafiruun(a)
They are aware of the favours of Allah, and yet refuse to acknowledge them. Most of them are determined not to accept the Truth.
وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ مِنْ كُلِّ اُمَّةٍ شَهِيْدًا ثُمَّ لَا يُؤْذَنُ لِلَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُوْنَ
Wayauma nab'atsu min kulli ummatin syahiidan tsumma laa yu'dzanu lil-ladziina kafaruu walaa hum yusta'tabuun(a)
(They are heedless of) the Day when We shall raise a witness from each community and then the unbelievers will neither be allowed to plead nor will they be asked to repent and seek pardon.
وَاِذَا رَاَ الَّذِيْنَ ظَلَمُوا الْعَذَابَ فَلَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنْظَرُوْنَ
Wa-idzaa raaal-ladziina zhalamuul 'adzaaba falaa yukhaffafu 'anhum walaa hum yunzharuun(a)
Once the wrong-doers have beheld the chastisement, neither will it be lightened for them nor will they be granted any respite.
وَاِذَا رَاَ الَّذِيْنَ اَشْرَكُوْا شُرَكَاۤءَهُمْ قَالُوْا رَبَّنَا هٰٓؤُلَاۤءِ شُرَكَاۤؤُنَا الَّذِيْنَ كُنَّا نَدْعُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِكَۚ فَاَلْقَوْا اِلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلَ اِنَّكُمْ لَكٰذِبُوْنَۚ
Wa-idzaa raaal-ladziina asyrakuu syurakaa-ahum qaaluuu rabbanaa ha'ulaa-i syurakaa'unaal-ladziina kunnaa nad'uu min duunika fa-alqau ilaihimul qaula innakum lakaadzibuun(a)
And when those who associated others with Allah in His Divinity will see those to whom they ascribed this share, they will say: "Our Lord! These are the beings to whom we ascribed a share in Your Divinity and whom we called upon instead of You," whereupon those beings will fling at them the words: "You are liars."
وَاَلْقَوْا اِلَى اللّٰهِ يَوْمَىِٕذِ ِۨالسَّلَمَ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُوْا يَفْتَرُوْنَ
Wa-alqau ilallahi yauma-idzinssalama wadhalla 'anhum maa kaanuu yaftaruun(a)
On that Day they will offer their submission and all that they had fabricated will have vanished.
اَلَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَصَدُّوْا عَنْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ زِدْنٰهُمْ عَذَابًا فَوْقَ الْعَذَابِ بِمَا كَانُوْا يُفْسِدُوْنَ
Al-ladziina kafaruu washadduu 'an sabiilillahi zidnaahum 'adzaaban fauqal 'adzaabi bimaa kaanuu yufsiduun(a)
As for those who disbelieved and barred others from the way of Allah, We shall add further chastisement to their chastisement for all the mischief they did.
وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ فِيْ كُلِّ اُمَّةٍ شَهِيْدًا عَلَيْهِمْ مِّنْ اَنْفُسِهِمْ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ شَهِيْدًا عَلٰى هٰٓؤُلَاۤءِۗ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتٰبَ تِبْيَانًا لِّكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَّهُدًى وَّرَحْمَةً وَّبُشْرٰى لِلْمُسْلِمِيْنَ ࣖ
Wayauma nab'atsu fii kulli ummatin syahiidan 'alaihim min anfusihim waji-anaa bika syahiidan 'ala ha'ulaa-i wanazzalnaa 'alaikal kitaaba tibyaanan likulli syai-in wahudan warahmatan wabusyra lilmuslimiin(a)
(O Muhammad), warn them of the coming of a Day when We shall bring forth a witness against them from each community and We shall bring you forth as a witness against them all; (and it is for that purpose that) We sent down the Book to you which makes everything clear, and serves as a guidance and mercy and glad tidings to those who have submitted to Allah.
۞ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْاِحْسَانِ وَاِيْتَاۤئِ ذِى الْقُرْبٰى وَيَنْهٰى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاۤءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُوْنَ
Innallaha ya'muru bil 'adli wal-ihsaani wa-iitaa-i dziil qurba wayanha 'anil fahsyaa-i wal munkari wal baghyi ya'izhukum la'allakum tadzakkaruun(a)
Surely Allah enjoins justice, kindness and the doing of good to kith and kin, and forbids all that is shameful, evil and oppressive. He exhorts you so that you may be mindful.
وَاَوْفُوْا بِعَهْدِ اللّٰهِ اِذَا عَاهَدْتُّمْ وَلَا تَنْقُضُوا الْاَيْمَانَ بَعْدَ تَوْكِيْدِهَا وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُمُ اللّٰهَ عَلَيْكُمْ كَفِيْلًا ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُوْنَ
Wa-a-ufuu bi'ahdillahi idzaa 'aahadtum walaa tanqudhuul aimaana ba'da taukiidihaa waqad ja'altumullaha 'alaikum kafiilaa innallaha ya'lamu maa taf'aluun(a)
And fulfil the covenant which you have made with Allah and do not break your oaths after having firmly made them, and after having made Allah your witness. Surely Allah knows all that you do.
وَلَا تَكُوْنُوْا كَالَّتِيْ نَقَضَتْ غَزْلَهَا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ اَنْكَاثًاۗ تَتَّخِذُوْنَ اَيْمَانَكُمْ دَخَلًا ۢ بَيْنَكُمْ اَنْ تَكُوْنَ اُمَّةٌ هِيَ اَرْبٰى مِنْ اُمَّةٍ ۗاِنَّمَا يَبْلُوْكُمُ اللّٰهُ بِهٖۗ وَلَيُبَيِّنَنَّ لَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ مَا كُنْتُمْ فِيْهِ تَخْتَلِفُوْنَ
Walaa takuunuu kaallatii naqadhat ghazlahaa min ba'di quu-watin ankaatsan tattakhidzuuna aimaanakum dakhalaa bainakum an takuuna ummatun hiya arba min ummatin innamaa yabluukumullahu bihi walayubai-yinanna lakum yaumal qiyaamati maa kuntum fiihi takhtalifuun(a)
And do not become like the woman who, after having painstakingly spun her yarn, caused it to disintegrate into pieces. You resort to oaths as instruments of mutual deceit so that one people might take greater advantage than another although Allah puts you to the test through this. Surely on the Day of Resurrection He will make clear the Truth concerning the matters over which you differed.
وَلَوْ شَاۤءَ اللّٰهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ اُمَّةً وَّاحِدَةً وَّلٰكِنْ يُّضِلُّ مَنْ يَّشَاۤءُ وَيَهْدِيْ مَنْ يَّشَاۤءُۗ وَلَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ
Walau syaa-allahu laja'alakum ummatan waahidatan walakin yudhillu man yasyaa-u wayahdii man yasyaa-u walatusalunna 'ammaa kuntum ta'maluun(a)
Had Allah so willed, He would have made you all one single community. However, He lets go astray whomsoever He wills and shows the Right Way to whomsoever He wills. Surely you shall be called to account regarding what you did.
وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوْٓا اَيْمَانَكُمْ دَخَلًا ۢ بَيْنَكُمْ فَتَزِلَّ قَدَمٌۢ بَعْدَ ثُبُوْتِهَا وَتَذُوْقُوا السُّوْۤءَ بِمَا صَدَدْتُّمْ عَنْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ ۚوَلَكُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيْمٌ
Walaa tattakhidzuu aimaanakum dakhalaa bainakum fatazilla qadamun ba'da tsubuutihaa watadzuuquussuu-a bimaa shadadtum 'an sabiilillahi walakum 'adzaabun 'azhiimun
Do not make your oaths a means of deceiving one another or else your foot may slip after having been firm, and you may suffer evil consequences because of hindering people from the way of Allah. A mighty chastisement awaits you.
وَلَا تَشْتَرُوْا بِعَهْدِ اللّٰهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيْلًاۗ اِنَّمَا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ
Walaa tasytaruu bi'ahdillahi tsamanan qaliilaa innamaa 'indallahi huwa khairun lakum in kuntum ta'lamuun(a)
Do not barter away the covenant of Allah for a paltry gain. Verily that which is with Allah is far better for you, if you only knew.
مَا عِنْدَكُمْ يَنْفَدُ وَمَا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ بَاقٍۗ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّ الَّذِيْنَ صَبَرُوْٓا اَجْرَهُمْ بِاَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ
Maa 'indakum yanfadu wamaa 'indallahi baaqin walanajziyannal-ladziina shabaruu ajrahum biahsani maa kaanuu ya'maluun(a)
Whatever you have is bound to pass away and whatever is with Allah will last. And We shall surely grant those who have been patient their reward according to the best of what they did.
مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِّنْ ذَكَرٍ اَوْ اُنْثٰى وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهٗ حَيٰوةً طَيِّبَةًۚ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ اَجْرَهُمْ بِاَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ
Man 'amila shaalihan min dzakarin au untsa wahuwa mu'minun falanuhyiyannahu hayaatan thai-yibatan walanajziyannahum ajrahum biahsani maa kaanuu ya'maluun(a)
Whosoever acts righteously - whether a man or a woman - and embraces belief, We will surely grant him a good life; and will surely grant such persons their reward according to the best of their deeds.
فَاِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْاٰنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْمِ
Fa-idzaa qara'tal quraana faasta'idz billahi minasy-syaithaanirrajiim(i)
Whenever you read the Qur'an seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the accursed.
اِنَّهٗ لَيْسَ لَهٗ سُلْطٰنٌ عَلَى الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَلٰى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُوْنَ
Innahu laisa lahu sulthaanun 'alaal-ladziina aamanuu wa'ala rabbihim yatawakkaluun(a)
Surely he has no power over those who have faith and who place their trust in their Lord.
اِنَّمَا سُلْطٰنُهٗ عَلَى الَّذِيْنَ يَتَوَلَّوْنَهٗ وَالَّذِيْنَ هُمْ بِهٖ مُشْرِكُوْنَ ࣖ
Innamaa sulthaanuhu 'alaal-ladziina yatawallaunahu waal-ladziina hum bihi musyrikuun(a)
He has power only over those who take him as their patron and who, under his influence, associate others with Allah in His Divinity.
وَاِذَا بَدَّلْنَآ اٰيَةً مَّكَانَ اٰيَةٍ ۙوَّاللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُنَزِّلُ قَالُوْٓا اِنَّمَآ اَنْتَ مُفْتَرٍۗ بَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ
Wa-idzaa baddalnaa aayatan makaana aayatin wallahu a'lamu bimaa yunazzilu qaaluuu innamaa anta muftarin bal aktsaruhum laa ya'lamuun(a)
Whenever We replace one verse by another verse - and Allah knows what He should reveal - they are wont to say: "You are nothing but a fabricator (who has invented the Qur'an)." The fact is that most of them are ignorant of the Truth.
قُلْ نَزَّلَهٗ رُوْحُ الْقُدُسِ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ بِالْحَقِّ لِيُثَبِّتَ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَهُدًى وَّبُشْرٰى لِلْمُسْلِمِيْنَ
Qul nazzalahu ruuhul qudusi min rabbika bil haqqi liyutsabbital-ladziina aamanuu wahudan wabusyra lilmuslimiin(a)
Tell them: "It is the spirit of holiness that has brought it down, by stages, from your Lord so that it might bring firmness to those who believe, and guidance to the Right Way, and give glad tidings of felicity and success to those who submit to Allah."
وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ اَنَّهُمْ يَقُوْلُوْنَ اِنَّمَا يُعَلِّمُهٗ بَشَرٌۗ لِسَانُ الَّذِيْ يُلْحِدُوْنَ اِلَيْهِ اَعْجَمِيٌّ وَّهٰذَا لِسَانٌ عَرَبِيٌّ مُّبِيْنٌ
Walaqad na'lamu annahum yaquuluuna innamaa yu'allimuhu basyarun lisaanul-ladzii yulhiduuna ilaihi a'jamii-yun wahadzaa lisaanun 'arabii-yun mubiinun
Surely We know well that they say about you: "It is only a human being who teaches him," (notwithstanding) that he whom they maliciously hint at is of foreign tongue, while this (Qur'an) is plain Arabic speech.
اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِۙ لَا يَهْدِيْهِمُ اللّٰهُ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ
Innal-ladziina laa yu'minuuna biaayaatillahi laa yahdiihimullahu walahum 'adzaabun aliimun
Surely Allah will not enable those who do not believe in the signs of Allah to be directed to the Right Way, and a painful chastisement awaits them.
اِنَّمَا يَفْتَرِى الْكَذِبَ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِۚ وَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْكٰذِبُوْنَ
Innamaa yaftariil kadzibal-ladziina laa yu'minuuna biaayaatillahi wa-uula-ika humul kaadzibuun(a)
(It is not the Prophet who invents lies), it is rather those who do not believe in the signs of Allah who invent lies. They are liars.
مَنْ كَفَرَ بِاللّٰهِ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ اِيْمَانِهٖٓ اِلَّا مَنْ اُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهٗ مُطْمَىِٕنٌّۢ بِالْاِيْمَانِ وَلٰكِنْ مَّنْ شَرَحَ بِالْكُفْرِ صَدْرًا فَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ ۗوَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيْمٌ
Man kafara billahi min ba'di iimaanihi ilaa man ukriha waqalbuhu muthma-innun bil-iimaani walakin man syaraha bil kufri shadran fa'alaihim ghadhabun minallahi walahum 'adzaabun 'azhiimun
Except for those who were forced to engage in infidelity to Allah after believing the while their hearts remained firmly convinced of their belief, the ones whose hearts willingly embraced disbelief shall incur Allah's wrath and a mighty chastisement lies in store for them.
ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمُ اسْتَحَبُّوا الْحَيٰوةَ الدُّنْيَا عَلَى الْاٰخِرَةِۙ وَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ الْكٰفِرِيْنَ
Dzalika biannahumuus-tahabbuul hayaatad-dunyaa 'ala-aakhirati wa-annallaha laa yahdiil qaumal kaafiriin(a)
That is because they love the life of this world more than the Hereafter; and Allah does not guide those who are ungrateful to Allah for His favours.
اُولٰۤىِٕكَ الَّذِيْنَ طَبَعَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى قُلُوْبِهِمْ وَسَمْعِهِمْ وَاَبْصَارِهِمْۗ وَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْغٰفِلُوْنَ
Uula-ikal-ladziina thaba'allahu 'ala quluubihim wasam'ihim wa-abshaarihim wa-uula-ika humul ghaafiluun(a)
They are the ones upon whose hearts and hearing and eyes Allah has set a seal. They are utterly steeped in heedlessness.
لَا جَرَمَ اَنَّهُمْ فِى الْاٰخِرَةِ هُمُ الْخٰسِرُوْنَ
Laa jarama annahum fii-aakhirati humul khaasiruun(a)
No doubt they shall be losers in the Hereafter.
ثُمَّ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِيْنَ هَاجَرُوْا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا فُتِنُوْا ثُمَّ جَاهَدُوْا وَصَبَرُوْاۚ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ ࣖ
Tsumma inna rabbaka lil-ladziina haajaruu min ba'di maa futinuu tsumma jaahaduu washabaruu inna rabbaka min ba'dihaa laghafuurun rahiimun
And surely your Lord will be Most Forgiving and Most Merciful towards those who left their homes after they were persecuted, and who thereafter struggled hard and remained constant.
۞ يَوْمَ تَأْتِيْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ تُجَادِلُ عَنْ نَّفْسِهَا وَتُوَفّٰى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُوْنَ
Yauma ta'tii kullu nafsin tujaadilu 'an nafsihaa watuwaffa kullu nafsin maa 'amilat wahum laa yuzhlamuun(a)
Allah's judgement will come about them all on the Day when everyone shall come pleading in his defence, and everyone shall be fully requited for his deeds and none shall be wronged in the least.
وَضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلًا قَرْيَةً كَانَتْ اٰمِنَةً مُّطْمَىِٕنَّةً يَّأْتِيْهَا رِزْقُهَا رَغَدًا مِّنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فَكَفَرَتْ بِاَنْعُمِ اللّٰهِ فَاَذَاقَهَا اللّٰهُ لِبَاسَ الْجُوْعِ وَالْخَوْفِ بِمَا كَانُوْا يَصْنَعُوْنَ
Wadharaballahu matsalaa qaryatan kaanat aaminatan muthma-innatan ya'tiihaa rizquhaa raghadan min kulli makaanin fakafarat bian'umillahi fa-adzaaqahaallahu libaasal juu'i wal khaufi bimaa kaanuu yashna'uun(a)
Allah sets forth the parable of (the people of) a town who were secure and content and whose sustenance came in abundance from every quarter. But then the people of the town showed ingratitude towards Allah for His bounties, so Allah afflicted them with hunger and fear in punishment for their evil deeds.
وَلَقَدْ جَاۤءَهُمْ رَسُوْلٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوْهُ فَاَخَذَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ وَهُمْ ظٰلِمُوْنَ
Walaqad jaa-ahum rasuulun minhum fakadz-dzabuuhu fa-akhadzahumul 'adzaabu wahum zhaalimuun(a)
Most certainly a Messenger came to them from among them; but they rejected him, calling him a liar. Therefore chastisement seized them while they engaged in wrong-doing.
فَكُلُوْا مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللّٰهُ حَلٰلًا طَيِّبًاۖ وَّاشْكُرُوْا نِعْمَتَ اللّٰهِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ اِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُوْنَ
Fakuluu mimmaa razaqakumullahu halaalan thai-yiban waasykuruu ni'matallahi in kuntum ii-yaahu ta'buduun(a)
So eat out of the lawful and good sustenance that Allah has bestowed upon you, and thank Allah for His bounty, if it is Him that you serve.
اِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةَ وَالدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ الْخِنْزِيْرِ وَمَآ اُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللّٰهِ بِهٖۚ فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍ وَّلَا عَادٍ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ
Innamaa harrama 'alaikumul maitata waddama walahmal khinziiri wamaa uhilla lighairillahi bihi famaniidhthurra ghaira baaghin walaa 'aadin fa-innallaha ghafuurun rahiimun
Allah has forbidden you only carrion, and blood, and the flesh of swine; also any animal over which the name of any other than Allah has been pronounced. But whoever eats of them under compelling necessity - neither desiring it nor exceeding the limit of absolute necessity - surely for such action Allah is Much Forgiving, Most Merciful.
وَلَا تَقُوْلُوْا لِمَا تَصِفُ اَلْسِنَتُكُمُ الْكَذِبَ هٰذَا حَلٰلٌ وَّهٰذَا حَرَامٌ لِّتَفْتَرُوْا عَلَى اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَۗ اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يَفْتَرُوْنَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُوْنَۗ
Walaa taquuluu limaa tashifu alsinatukumul kadziba hadzaa halalun wahadzaa haraamun litaftaruu 'alallahil kadziba innal-ladziina yaftaruuna 'alallahil kadziba laa yuflihuun(a)
And do not utter falsehoods by letting your tongues declare: "This is lawful" and "That is unlawful," thus fabricating lies against Allah. Surely those who fabricate lies against Allah will never prosper.
مَتَاعٌ قَلِيْلٌ ۖوَّلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ
Mataa'un qaliilun walahum 'adzaabun aliimun
Brief is their enjoyment of the world, and thereafter they shall suffer a painful chastisement.
وَعَلَى الَّذِيْنَ هَادُوْا حَرَّمْنَا مَا قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ مِنْ قَبْلُ ۗوَمَا ظَلَمْنٰهُمْ وَلٰكِنْ كَانُوْٓا اَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُوْنَ
Wa'alaal-ladziina haaduu harramnaa maa qashashnaa 'alaika min qablu wamaa zhalamnaahum walakin kaanuu anfusahum yazhlimuun(a)
We have already recounted to you what We prohibited to the Jews. In so doing We did not wrong them; it is they who wronged themselves.
ثُمَّ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِيْنَ عَمِلُوا السُّوْۤءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ تَابُوْا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ وَاَصْلَحُوْٓا اِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ ࣖ
Tsumma inna rabbaka lil-ladziina 'amiluussuu-a bijahaalatin tsumma taabuu min ba'di dzalika wa-ashlahuu inna rabbaka min ba'dihaa laghafuurun rahiimun
But to those who commit evil out of ignorance and then repent and amend their ways, thereafter your Lord will be Much Forgiving, Most Merciful.
اِنَّ اِبْرٰهِيْمَ كَانَ اُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِّلّٰهِ حَنِيْفًاۗ وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَۙ
Inna ibraahiima kaana ummatan qaanital(n)-lillahi haniifan walam yaku minal musyrikiin(a)
Indeed Abraham was a whole community by himself, obedient to Allah, exclusively devoted to Him. And he was never one of those who associated others with Allah in His Divinity.
شَاكِرًا لِّاَنْعُمِهِ ۖاجْتَبٰىهُ وَهَدٰىهُ اِلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيْمٍ
Syaakiran an'umihiijtabaahu wahadaahu ila shiraathin mustaqiimin
He rendered thanks to Allah for His bounties so that Allah chose him (for His favours) and directed him to the Right Way.
وَاٰتَيْنٰهُ فِى الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً ۗوَاِنَّهٗ فِى الْاٰخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصّٰلِحِيْنَ ۗ
Waaatainaahu fiiddunyaa hasanatan wa-innahu fii-aakhirati laminash-shaalihiin(a)
We bestowed good upon him in this world, and in the Hereafter he shall certainly be among the righteous.
ثُمَّ اَوْحَيْنَآ اِلَيْكَ اَنِ اتَّبِعْ مِلَّةَ اِبْرٰهِيْمَ حَنِيْفًا ۗوَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ
Tsumma auhainaa ilaika aniittabi' millata ibraahiima haniifan wamaa kaana minal musyrikiin(a)
Then We revealed to you: "Follow the way of Abraham with exclusive devotion to Allah. He was not one of those who associated others with Allah in His Divinity."
اِنَّمَا جُعِلَ السَّبْتُ عَلَى الَّذِيْنَ اخْتَلَفُوْا فِيْهِۗ وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ فِيْمَا كَانُوْا فِيْهِ يَخْتَلِفُوْنَ
Innamaa ju'ilassabtu 'alaal-ladziina-akhtalafuu fiihi wa-inna rabbaka layahkumu bainahum yaumal qiyaamati fiimaa kaanuu fiihi yakhtalifuun(a)
As for the Sabbath, it was made incumbent only on those who differed about its laws. Certainly your Lord will judge on the Day of Resurrection between them regarding the matters they disputed.
اُدْعُ اِلٰى سَبِيْلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُمْ بِالَّتِيْ هِيَ اَحْسَنُۗ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ ضَلَّ عَنْ سَبِيْلِهٖ وَهُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِيْنَ
Ad'u ila sabiili rabbika bil hikmati wal mau'izhatil hasanati wajaadilhum biillatii hiya ahsanu inna rabbaka huwa a'lamu biman dhalla 'an sabiilihi wahuwa a'lamu bil muhtadiin(a)
(O Prophet), call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and reason with them in the best manner possible. Surely your Lord knows best who has strayed away from His path, and He also knows well those who are guided to the Right Way.
وَاِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُوْا بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوْقِبْتُمْ بِهٖۗ وَلَىِٕنْ صَبَرْتُمْ لَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لِّلصّٰبِرِيْنَ
Wa-in 'aaqabtum fa'aaqibuu bimitsli maa 'uuqibtum bihi wala-in shabartum lahuwa khairun li-shshaabiriin(a)
If you take retribution, then do so in proportion to the wrong done to you. But if you can bear such conduct with patience, indeed that is best for the steadfast.
وَاصْبِرْ وَمَا صَبْرُكَ اِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا تَكُ فِيْ ضَيْقٍ مِّمَّا يَمْكُرُوْنَ
Waashbir wamaa shabruka ilaa billahi walaa tahzan 'alaihim walaa taku fii dhaiqin mimmaa yamkuruun(a)
And bear with patience, (O Muhammad) - and your patience is only because of the help of Allah - and do not grieve over them, nor feel distressed by their evil plans.
اِنَّ اللّٰهَ مَعَ الَّذِيْنَ اتَّقَوْا وَّالَّذِيْنَ هُمْ مُّحْسِنُوْنَ ࣖ ۔
Innallaha ma'al-ladziina-attaqau waal-ladziina hum muhsinuun(a)
For surely Allah is with those who hold Him in fear and do good.
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surah An-Nahl?
Surah An-Nahl has 128 verses (ayat).
What number is Surah An-Nahl in the Quran?
Surah An-Nahl (النَّحْل) is chapter 16 of the Quran and is found in Juz 14.
Is Surah An-Nahl Meccan or Medinan?
Surah An-Nahl is a Meccan surah.
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