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 111-11916. An-Nahl Page 280یَوْمَ(On) the Dayتَاْتِیْ(when) will comeكُلُّeveryنَفْسٍsoulتُجَادِلُpleadingعَنْforنَّفْسِهَاitselfوَ تُوَفّٰیand will be paid in fullكُلُّeveryنَفْسٍsoulمَّاwhatعَمِلَتْit didوَ هُمْand theyلَا(will) notیُظْلَمُوْنَ be wronged وَ ضَرَبَAnd Allah sets forthاللّٰهُAnd Allah sets forthمَثَلًاa similitudeقَرْیَةً(of) a townكَانَتْ(that) wasاٰمِنَةًsecureمُّطْمَىِٕنَّةًand contentیَّاْتِیْهَاcoming to itرِزْقُهَاits provisionرَغَدًا(in) abundanceمِّنْfromكُلِّeveryمَكَانٍplaceفَكَفَرَتْbut it deniedبِاَنْعُمِ(the) Favors of Allahاللّٰهِ(the) Favors of Allahفَاَذَاقَهَاso Allah made it tasteاللّٰهُso Allah made it tasteلِبَاسَ(the) garbالْجُوْعِ(of) the hungerوَ الْخَوْفِand the fearبِمَاfor whatكَانُوْاthey used (to)یَصْنَعُوْنَ do وَ لَقَدْAnd certainlyجَآءَهُمْcame to themرَسُوْلٌa Messengerمِّنْهُمْfrom among themفَكَذَّبُوْهُbut they denied himفَاَخَذَهُمُso seized themالْعَذَابُthe punishmentوَ هُمْwhile theyظٰلِمُوْنَ (were) wrongdoers فَكُلُوْاSo eatمِمَّاof whatرَزَقَكُمُAllah has provided youاللّٰهُAllah has provided youحَلٰلًاlawfulطَیِّبًا ۪and goodوَّ اشْكُرُوْاAnd be gratefulنِعْمَتَ(for the) Favorاللّٰهِ(of) Allahاِنْifكُنْتُمْ[you]اِیَّاهُHim Aloneتَعْبُدُوْنَ you worship اِنَّمَاOnlyحَرَّمَHe has forbiddenعَلَیْكُمُto youالْمَیْتَةَthe dead animalوَ الدَّمَand the bloodوَ لَحْمَand the fleshالْخِنْزِیْرِ(of) the swineوَ مَاۤand whatاُهِلَّhas been dedicatedلِغَیْرِto other (than)اللّٰهِAllahبِهٖ ۚ[with it]فَمَنِBut (if) oneاضْطُرَّ(is) forcedغَیْرَwithout (being)بَاغٍdisobedientوَّ لَاand notعَادٍa transgressorفَاِنَّthen indeedاللّٰهَAllahغَفُوْرٌ(is) Oft-Forgivingرَّحِیْمٌ Most Merciful وَ لَاAnd (do) notتَقُوْلُوْاsayلِمَاfor that whichتَصِفُassertاَلْسِنَتُكُمُyour tonguesالْكَذِبَthe lieهٰذَاThisحَلٰلٌ(is) lawfulوَّ هٰذَاand thisحَرَامٌ(is) forbiddenلِّتَفْتَرُوْاso that you inventعَلَیaboutاللّٰهِAllahالْكَذِبَ ؕthe lieاِنَّIndeedالَّذِیْنَthose whoیَفْتَرُوْنَinventعَلَیaboutاللّٰهِAllahالْكَذِبَthe lieلَاthey will not succeedیُفْلِحُوْنَؕthey will not succeed مَتَاعٌAn enjoymentقَلِیْلٌ ۪littleوَّ لَهُمْand for themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentاَلِیْمٌ painful وَ عَلَیAnd toالَّذِیْنَthose whoهَادُوْاare JewsحَرَّمْنَاWe have forbiddenمَاwhatقَصَصْنَاWe relatedعَلَیْكَto youمِنْbeforeقَبْلُ ۚbeforeوَ مَاAnd notظَلَمْنٰهُمْWe wronged themوَ لٰكِنْbutكَانُوْۤاthey used (to)اَنْفُسَهُمْthemselvesیَظْلِمُوْنَ wrong 16. An-Nahl Page 281ثُمَّThenاِنَّindeedرَبَّكَyour Lordلِلَّذِیْنَto those whoعَمِلُواdidالسُّوْٓءَevilبِجَهَالَةٍin ignoranceثُمَّthenتَابُوْاrepentedمِنْۢafterبَعْدِafterذٰلِكَthatوَ اَصْلَحُوْۤا ۙand corrected themselvesاِنَّindeedرَبَّكَyour Lordمِنْۢafter thatبَعْدِهَاafter thatلَغَفُوْرٌ(is) surely Oft-Forgivingرَّحِیْمٌ۠Most Merciful

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Translation of Verse 111-119

111. ˹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.

112. 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.

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

114. 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˺.

115. He has only forbidden you ˹to eat˺ carrion, blood, swine, ⁵¹² 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.

116. 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.

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

118. To the Jews, We have forbidden what We related to you before. ⁵¹³ We did not wrong them, but it was they who wronged themselves.

119. 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.

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Commentary

512. See footnote for 2:173.

513. What is mentioned in 6:146.