Surah An-Nahl 16:90–100

النحل

Surah 16 · Ruku 13 of 16 · ayahs 90–100 · Juz 14 · pages 277–278 · Makki

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An-Nahl 16:90

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِٱلْعَدْلِ وَٱلْإِحْسَٰنِ وَإِيتَآئِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَيَنْهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلْفَحْشَآءِ وَٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱلْبَغْىِ ۚ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿90﴾

Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded.

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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
3Commandsيَأْمُرُya'muruF
4Justiceبِالْعَدْلِbil-'adliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+عَدْلِJustice
5And the goodوَالْإِحْسَانِwal-ihsaniCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+إِحْسَانِGood
6And givingوَإِيتَاءِwa-ita'iCBICONJ+Nوَand+إِيتَاءِGiving
7To relativesذِيdhiI
8To relativesالْقُرْبَىl-qurbaIالthe+قُرْبَىTo relatives
9And forbidsوَيَنْهَىwayanhaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَنْهَىForbids
10[from]عَنِ'aniH
11The immoralityالْفَحْشَاءِl-fahsha'iIالthe+فَحْشَاءِImmorality
12And the badوَالْمُنْكَرِwal-munkariCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+مُنْكَرِBad
13And the oppressionوَالْبَغْيِwal-baghyiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+بَغْيِOppression
14He admonishes youيَعِظُكُمْya'izukumCBFV+PRONATTيَعِظُHe admonishes+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
15So that you mayلَعَلَّكُمْla'allakumCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that you may+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
16Take heedتَذَكَّرُونَtadhakkarunaF

An-Nahl 16:91

وَأَوْفُوا۟ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا عَٰهَدتُّمْ وَلَا تَنقُضُوا۟ ٱلْأَيْمَٰنَ بَعْدَ تَوْكِيدِهَا وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُمُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَيْكُمْ كَفِيلًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ ﴿91﴾

And fulfill the covenant of Allah when you have taken it, [O believers], and do not break oaths after their confirmation while you have made Allah, over you, a witness. Indeed, Allah knows what you do.

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1And fulfilوَأَوْفُواwa-awfuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَوْفُواFulfil
2The covenantبِعَهْدِbi'ahdiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+عَهْدِThe covenant
3Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
4WhenإِذَاidhaI
5You have taken atعَاهَدْتُمْ'ahadttumF
6And do notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
7BreakتَنْقُضُواtanquduF
8Oathsالْأَيْمَانَl-aymanaIالthe+أَيْمَانَOaths
9Afterبَعْدَba'daI
10Their confirmationتَوْكِيدِهَاtawkidihaCBIN+PRONATTتَوْكِيدِTheir confirmation+هَاher / it / its
11While verilyوَقَدْwaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+قَدْWhile verily
12You have madeجَعَلْتُمُja'altumuF
13Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
14Over youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOver+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
15A suretyكَفِيلًاkafilanI
16IndeedإِنَّinnaH
17Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
18Knowsيَعْلَمُya'lamuF
19WhatمَاmaI
20You doتَفْعَلُونَtaf'alunaF

An-Nahl 16:92

وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّتِى نَقَضَتْ غَزْلَهَا مِنۢ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ أَنكَٰثًا تَتَّخِذُونَ أَيْمَٰنَكُمْ دَخَلًۢا بَيْنَكُمْ أَن تَكُونَ أُمَّةٌ هِىَ أَرْبَىٰ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ ۚ إِنَّمَا يَبْلُوكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦ ۚ وَلَيُبَيِّنَنَّ لَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ مَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ ﴿92﴾

And do not be like she who untwisted her spun thread after it was strong [by] taking your oaths as [means of] deceit between you because one community is more plentiful [in number or wealth] than another community. Allah only tries you thereby. And He will surely make clear to you on the Day of Resurrection that over which you used to differ.

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1And do notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
2BeتَكُونُواtakunuF
3Like her whoكَالَّتِيka-allatiCBIP+RELكَlike+الَّتِيHer who
4UntwistsنَقَضَتْnaqadatF
5Her spun yarnغَزْلَهَاghazlahaCBIN+PRONATTغَزْلَHer spun yarn+هَاher / it / its
6AfterمِنْminH
7Afterبَعْدِba'diI
8StrengthقُوَّةٍquwwatinI
9Into untwisted strandsأَنْكَاثًاankathanI
10You takeتَتَّخِذُونَtattakhidhunaF
11Your oathsأَيْمَانَكُمْaymanakumCBIN+PRONATTأَيْمَانَYour oaths+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
12As a deceptionدَخَلًاdakhalanI
13Between youبَيْنَكُمْbaynakumCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَBetween+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
14BecauseأَنْanH
15IsتَكُونَtakunaF
16A communityأُمَّةٌummatunI
17[it]هِيَhiyaI
18More numerousأَرْبَىarbaF
19ThanمِنْminH
20Another communityأُمَّةٍummatinI
21OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
22Allah tests youيَبْلُوكُمُyablukumuCBFV+PRONATTيَبْلُوAllah tests+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
23Allah tests youاللَّهُl-lahuI
24By itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
25And he will make clearوَلَيُبَيِّنَنَّwalayubayyinannaCBFCONJ+LAM+V+PRONATTوَand+لَfor / to+يُبَيِّنَHe will make clear+نَّemphasis
26To youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
27On the dayيَوْمَyawmaI
28Of the resurrectionالْقِيَامَةِl-qiyamatiIالthe+قِيَامَةِOf the resurrection
29WhatمَاmaI
30You used toكُنْتُمْkuntumF
31In itفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هِhim / his / it
32DifferتَخْتَلِفُونَtakhtalifunaF

An-Nahl 16:93

وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً وَلَٰكِن يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَلَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿93﴾

And if Allah had willed, He could have made you [of] one religion, but He causes to stray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And you will surely be questioned about what you used to do.

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1And ifوَلَوْwalawCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+لَوْIf
2Allah had willedشَاءَsha'aF
3Allah had willedاللَّهُl-lahuI
4Surely he could have made youلَجَعَلَكُمْlaja'alakumCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+جَعَلَSurely he could have made+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
5A nationأُمَّةًummatanI
6OneوَاحِدَةًwahidatanI
7ButوَلَكِنْwalakinCBHCONJ+AMDوَand+لَكِنْBut
8He lets go astrayيُضِلُّyudilluF
9WhomمَنْmanI
10He willsيَشَاءُyasha'uF
11And guidesوَيَهْدِيwayahdiCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَهْدِيGuides
12WhomمَنْmanI
13He willsيَشَاءُyasha'uF
14And surely you will be questionedوَلَتُسْأَلُنَّwalatus'alunnaCBFCONJ+LAM+V+PRONATTوَand+لَfor / to+تُسْأَلُSurely you will be questioned+نَّemphasis
15About whatعَمَّا'ammaCBIP+RELعَنabout / from=مَاwhat
16You used toكُنْتُمْkuntumF
17Doتَعْمَلُونَta'malunaF

An-Nahl 16:94

وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ أَيْمَٰنَكُمْ دَخَلًۢا بَيْنَكُمْ فَتَزِلَّ قَدَمٌۢ بَعْدَ ثُبُوتِهَا وَتَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِمَا صَدَدتُّمْ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَلَكُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿94﴾

And do not take your oaths as [means of] deceit between you, lest a foot slip after it was [once] firm, and you would taste evil [in this world] for what [people] you diverted from the way of Allah, and you would have [in the Hereafter] a great punishment.

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1And do notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
2TakeتَتَّخِذُواtattakhidhuF
3Your oathsأَيْمَانَكُمْaymanakumCBIN+PRONATTأَيْمَانَYour oaths+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
4As a deceptionدَخَلًاdakhalanI
5Between youبَيْنَكُمْbaynakumCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَBetween+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
6Lest should slipفَتَزِلَّfatazillaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَزِلَّLest should slip
7A footقَدَمٌqadamunI
8Afterبَعْدَba'daI
9It is firmly plantedثُبُوتِهَاthubutihaCBIN+PRONATTثُبُوتِIt is firmly planted+هَاher / it / its
10And you wouldوَتَذُوقُواwatadhuquCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَذُوقُواYou would
11The evilالسُّوءَl-su'aIالthe+سُوءَEvil
12For whatبِمَاbimaCBHP+SUBبِwith / in+مَاFor what
13You hinderedصَدَدْتُمْsadadttumF
14Fromعَنْ'anH
15The wayسَبِيلِsabiliI
16Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
17And for youوَلَكُمْwalakumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَكُمْFor you
18Is a punishmentعَذَابٌ'adhabunI
19Greatعَظِيمٌ'azimunI

An-Nahl 16:95

وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا۟ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿95﴾

And do not exchange the covenant of Allah for a small price. Indeed, what is with Allah is best for you, if only you could know.

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1And do notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
2ExchangeتَشْتَرُواtashtaruF
3The covenantبِعَهْدِbi'ahdiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+عَهْدِThe covenant
4Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
5For a priceثَمَنًاthamananI
6LittleقَلِيلًاqalilanI
7Indeed whatإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
8Is withعِنْدَ'indaI
9Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
10ItهُوَhuwaI
11Is betterخَيْرٌkhayrunI
12For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
13IfإِنْinH
14You were toكُنْتُمْkuntumF
15Knowتَعْلَمُونَta'lamunaF

An-Nahl 16:96

مَا عِندَكُمْ يَنفَدُ ۖ وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ بَاقٍ ۗ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوٓا۟ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿96﴾

Whatever you have will end, but what Allah has is lasting. And We will surely give those who were patient their reward according to the best of what they used to do.

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1WhateverمَاmaI
2Is with youعِنْدَكُمْ'indakumCBILOC+PRONATTعِنْدَIs with+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
3Will be exhaustedيَنْفَدُyanfaduF
4And whateverوَمَاwamaCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَاWhatever
5Is withعِنْدَ'indaI
6Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
7Will be remainingبَاقٍbaqinI
8And surely we will payوَلَنَجْزِيَنَّwalanajziyannaCBFCONJ+LAM+V+PRONATTوَand+لَfor / to+نَجْزِيَSurely we will pay+نَّemphasis
9Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
10Are patientصَبَرُواsabaruF
11Their rewardأَجْرَهُمْajrahumCBIN+PRONATTأَجْرَTheir reward+هُمْthem / their
12To the bestبِأَحْسَنِbi-ahsaniCBIP+Nبِwith / in+أَحْسَنِTo the best
13Of whatمَاmaI
14They used toكَانُواkanuF
15Doيَعْمَلُونَya'malunaF

An-Nahl 16:97

مَنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُۥ حَيَوٰةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿97﴾

Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do.

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1WhoeverمَنْmanI
2Doesعَمِلَ'amilaF
3Righteous deedsصَالِحًاsalihanI
4WhetherمِنْminH
5MaleذَكَرٍdhakarinI
6OrأَوْawH
7FemaleأُنْثَىunthaI
8While heوَهُوَwahuwaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَWhile he
9Is a believerمُؤْمِنٌmu'minunI
10Then surely we will give him lifeفَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُfalanuhyiyannahuCBFCONJ+LAM+V+PRONATTفَso / then+لَfor / to+نُحْيِيَSurely we will give him life+نَّemphasis+هُhim / his / it
11A lifeحَيَاةًhayatanI
12GoodطَيِّبَةًtayyibatanI
13And we will pay themوَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْwalanajziyannahumCBFCONJ+LAM+V+PRONATTوَand+لَfor / to+نَجْزِيَWe will pay them+نَّemphasis+هُمْthem / their
14Their rewardأَجْرَهُمْajrahumCBIN+PRONATTأَجْرَTheir reward+هُمْthem / their
15To the bestبِأَحْسَنِbi-ahsaniCBIP+Nبِwith / in+أَحْسَنِTo the best
16Of whatمَاmaI
17They used toكَانُواkanuF
18Doيَعْمَلُونَya'malunaF

An-Nahl 16:98

فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ فَٱسْتَعِذْ بِٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ ﴿98﴾

So when you recite the Qur'an, [first] seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].

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1So whenفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاWhen
2You reciteقَرَأْتَqara'taF
3The Quranالْقُرْآنَl-qur'anaIالthe+قُرْآنَQuran
4Seek refugeفَاسْتَعِذْfa-ista'idhCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اسْتَعِذْSeek refuge
5In Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah
6FromمِنَminaH
7The devilالشَّيْطَانِl-shaytaniIالthe+شَيْطَانِDevil
8The accursedالرَّجِيمِl-rajimiIالthe+رَجِيمِAccursed

An-Nahl 16:99

إِنَّهُۥ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ سُلْطَٰنٌ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ ﴿99﴾

Indeed, there is for him no authority over those who have believed and rely upon their Lord.

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1Indeed heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it
2NotلَيْسَlaysaF
3For himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
4Is any authorityسُلْطَانٌsultanunI
5Onعَلَى'alaH
6Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
7BelieveآمَنُواamanuF
8And uponوَعَلَىwa'alaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+عَلَىUpon
9Their LordرَبِّهِمْrabbihimCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّTheir Lord+هِمْthem / their
10They put their trustيَتَوَكَّلُونَyatawakkalunaF

An-Nahl 16:100

إِنَّمَا سُلْطَٰنُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَوَلَّوْنَهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِهِۦ مُشْرِكُونَ ﴿100﴾

His authority is only over those who take him as an ally and those who through him associate others with Allah.

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1OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
2His authorityسُلْطَانُهُsultanuhuCBIN+PRONATTسُلْطَانُHis authority+هُhim / his / it
3Is overعَلَى'alaH
4Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
5Take him as an allyيَتَوَلَّوْنَهُyatawallawnahuCBFV+PRONATTيَتَوَلَّوْنَTake him as an ally+هُhim / his / it
6And those whoوَالَّذِينَwa-alladhinaCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose who
7[they]هُمْhumI
8With himبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
9Associate partnersمُشْرِكُونَmushrikunaI

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