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 61-65وَ لَوْAnd ifیُؤَاخِذُAllah were to seizeاللّٰهُAllah were to seizeالنَّاسَthe mankindبِظُلْمِهِمْfor their wrongdoingمَّاnotتَرَكَHe (would) have leftعَلَیْهَاupon itمِنْanyدَآبَّةٍmoving creatureوَّ لٰكِنْbutیُّؤَخِّرُهُمْHe defers themاِلٰۤیforاَجَلٍa termمُّسَمًّی ۚappointedفَاِذَاThen whenجَآءَcomesاَجَلُهُمْtheir termsلَاnotیَسْتَاْخِرُوْنَthey (will) remain behindسَاعَةًan hourوَّ لَاand notیَسْتَقْدِمُوْنَ they can advance (it) وَ یَجْعَلُوْنَAnd they assignلِلّٰهِto Allahمَاwhatیَكْرَهُوْنَthey dislikeوَ تَصِفُand assertاَلْسِنَتُهُمُtheir tonguesالْكَذِبَthe lieاَنَّthatلَهُمُfor themالْحُسْنٰی ؕ(is) the bestلَاNoجَرَمَdoubtاَنَّthatلَهُمُfor themالنَّارَ(is) the Fireوَ اَنَّهُمْand that theyمُّفْرَطُوْنَ (will) be abandoned تَاللّٰهِBy AllahلَقَدْcertainlyاَرْسَلْنَاۤWe have sentاِلٰۤیtoاُمَمٍnationsمِّنْbefore youقَبْلِكَbefore youفَزَیَّنَbut made fair-seemingلَهُمُto themالشَّیْطٰنُthe Shaitaanاَعْمَالَهُمْtheir deedsفَهُوَSo heوَلِیُّهُمُ(is) their allyالْیَوْمَtodayوَ لَهُمْand for themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentاَلِیْمٌ painful وَ مَاۤAnd notاَنْزَلْنَاWe revealedعَلَیْكَto youالْكِتٰبَthe Bookاِلَّاexceptلِتُبَیِّنَthat you make clearلَهُمُto themالَّذِیthat whichاخْتَلَفُوْاthey differedفِیْهِ ۙin itوَ هُدًیand (as) a guidanceوَّ رَحْمَةًand mercyلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleیُّؤْمِنُوْنَ who believe 16. An-Nahl Page 274وَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahاَنْزَلَsends downمِنَfromالسَّمَآءِthe skyمَآءًwaterفَاَحْیَاthen gives lifeبِهِby itالْاَرْضَ(to) the earthبَعْدَafterمَوْتِهَا ؕits deathاِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیَةً(is) surely a Signلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleیَّسْمَعُوْنَ۠who listen

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Translation of Verse 61-65

61. 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.

62. They attribute to Allah what they hate ˹for themselves˺, ⁵⁰¹ 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.

63. 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.

64. 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.

65. 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.

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Commentary

501. They say that Allah has daughters (i.e., the angels), although they themselves do not like to have daughters.