Surah 16. An-Nahl

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Verses [Section]: 1-9[1], 10-21 [2], 22-25 [3], 26-34 [4], 35-40 [5], 41-50 [6], 51-60 [7], 61-65 [8], 66-70 [9], 71-76 [10], 77-83 [11], 84-89 [12], 90-100 [13], 101-110 [14], 111-119 [15], 120-128 [16]

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Quran Text of Verse 35-4016. An-Nahl Page 271وَ قَالَAnd saidالَّذِیْنَthose whoاَشْرَكُوْاassociate partners (with Allah)لَوْIfشَآءَAllah (had) willedاللّٰهُAllah (had) willedمَاnotعَبَدْنَاwe (would) have worshippedمِنْother than Himدُوْنِهٖother than Himمِنْanyشَیْءٍthingنَّحْنُweوَ لَاۤand notاٰبَآؤُنَاour forefathersوَ لَاand notحَرَّمْنَاwe (would) have forbiddenمِنْother than Himدُوْنِهٖother than Himمِنْanythingشَیْءٍ ؕanythingكَذٰلِكَThusفَعَلَdidالَّذِیْنَthose whoمِنْ(were) before themقَبْلِهِمْ ۚ(were) before themفَهَلْThen is (there)عَلَیonالرُّسُلِthe messengersاِلَّاexceptالْبَلٰغُthe conveyanceالْمُبِیْنُ clear وَ لَقَدْAnd certainlyبَعَثْنَاWe sentفِیْintoكُلِّeveryاُمَّةٍnationرَّسُوْلًاa MessengerاَنِthatاعْبُدُواWorshipاللّٰهَAllahوَ اجْتَنِبُواand avoidالطَّاغُوْتَ ۚthe false deitiesفَمِنْهُمْThen among themمَّنْ(were some) whomهَدَیAllah guidedاللّٰهُAllah guidedوَ مِنْهُمْand among themمَّنْ(were) someحَقَّتْwas justifiedعَلَیْهِon themالضَّلٰلَةُ ؕthe strayingفَسِیْرُوْاSo travelفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthفَانْظُرُوْاand seeكَیْفَhowكَانَwasعَاقِبَةُthe endالْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ (of) the deniers اِنْIfتَحْرِصْyou desireعَلٰی[for]هُدٰىهُمْtheir guidanceفَاِنَّthen indeedاللّٰهَAllahلَا(will) notیَهْدِیْguideمَنْwhomیُّضِلُّHe lets go astrayوَ مَاand not (are)لَهُمْfor themمِّنْanyنّٰصِرِیْنَ helpers وَ اَقْسَمُوْاAnd they swearبِاللّٰهِby Allahجَهْدَstrongestاَیْمَانِهِمْ ۙ(of) their oathsلَاAllah will not resurrectیَبْعَثُAllah will not resurrectاللّٰهُAllah will not resurrectمَنْ(one) whoیَّمُوْتُ ؕdiesبَلٰیNayوَعْدًا(it is) a promiseعَلَیْهِupon Himحَقًّا(in) truthوَّ لٰكِنَّbutاَكْثَرَmostالنَّاسِ(of) the mankindلَا(do) notیَعْلَمُوْنَۙknow لِیُبَیِّنَThat He will make clearلَهُمُto themالَّذِیْthatیَخْتَلِفُوْنَthey differفِیْهِwhereinوَ لِیَعْلَمَand that may knowالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَفَرُوْۤاdisbelievedاَنَّهُمْthat theyكَانُوْاwereكٰذِبِیْنَ liars اِنَّمَاOnlyقَوْلُنَاOur Wordلِشَیْءٍto a thingاِذَاۤwhenاَرَدْنٰهُWe intend itاَنْ(is) thatنَّقُوْلَWe sayلَهٗto itكُنْBeفَیَكُوْنُ۠and it is

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Translation of Verse 35-40

35. 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?

36. 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!

37. 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.

38. 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.

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

40. If We ever will something ˹to exist˺, all We say is: "Be!" And it is!

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