Surah An-Nahl 16:101–110

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Surah 16 · Ruku 14 of 16 · ayahs 101–110 · Juz 14 · pages 278–279 · Makki

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An-Nahl 16:101

وَإِذَا بَدَّلْنَآ ءَايَةً مَّكَانَ ءَايَةٍ ۙ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُنَزِّلُ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُفْتَرٍۭ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿101﴾

And when We substitute a verse in place of a verse - and Allah is most knowing of what He sends down - they say, "You, [O Muhammad], are but an inventor [of lies]." But most of them do not know.

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1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen
2We substituteبَدَّلْنَاbaddalnaF
3A verseآيَةًayatanI
4In placeمَكَانَmakanaI
5Of a verseآيَةٍayatinI
6And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah
7Is most knowingأَعْلَمُa'lamuI
8Of whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاOf what
9He sends downيُنَزِّلُyunazziluF
10They sayقَالُواqaluF
11OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
12YouأَنْتَantaI
13Are an inventorمُفْتَرٍmuftarinI
14NayبَلْbalH
15Most of themأَكْثَرُهُمْaktharuhumCBIN+PRONATTأَكْثَرُMost of+هُمْthem / their
16Do notلَاlaH
17Knowيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF

An-Nahl 16:102

قُلْ نَزَّلَهُۥ رُوحُ ٱلْقُدُسِ مِن رَّبِّكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ لِيُثَبِّتَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَهُدًى وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ ﴿102﴾

Say, [O Muhammad], "The Pure Spirit has brought it down from your Lord in truth to make firm those who believe and as guidance and good tidings to the Muslims."

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1SayقُلْqulF
2Has brought it downنَزَّلَهُnazzalahuCBFV+PRONATTنَزَّلَHas brought it down+هُhim / his / it
3The holy spiritرُوحُruhuI
4The holy spiritالْقُدُسِl-qudusiIالthe+قُدُسِHoly spirit
5FromمِنْminH
6Your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your
7In truthبِالْحَقِّbil-haqiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+حَقِّTruth
8To make firmلِيُثَبِّتَliyuthabbitaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يُثَبِّتَMake firm
9Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
10BelieveآمَنُواamanuF
11And as a guidanceوَهُدًىwahudanCBICONJ+Nوَand+هُدًىAs a guidance
12And glad tidingsوَبُشْرَىwabushraCBICONJ+Nوَand+بُشْرَىGlad tidings
13To the muslimsلِلْمُسْلِمِينَlilmusliminaCBIP+Nلِلfor the+مُسْلِمِينَMuslims

An-Nahl 16:103

وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّمَا يُعَلِّمُهُۥ بَشَرٌ ۗ لِّسَانُ ٱلَّذِى يُلْحِدُونَ إِلَيْهِ أَعْجَمِىٌّ وَهَٰذَا لِسَانٌ عَرَبِىٌّ مُّبِينٌ ﴿103﴾

And We certainly know that they say, "It is only a human being who teaches the Prophet." The tongue of the one they refer to is foreign, and this Qur'an is [in] a clear Arabic language.

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1And certainlyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly
2We knowنَعْلَمُna'lamuF
3That theyأَنَّهُمْannahumCBHACC+PRONATTأَنَّThat+هُمْthem / their
4SayيَقُولُونَyaqulunaF
5OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
6Teaches himيُعَلِّمُهُyu'allimuhuCBFV+PRONATTيُعَلِّمُTeaches+هُhim / his / it
7A human beingبَشَرٌbasharunI
8The tongueلِسَانُlisanuI
9Of the oneالَّذِيalladhiI
10They referيُلْحِدُونَyulhidunaF
11To himإِلَيْهِilayhiCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِhim / his / it
12Is foreignأَعْجَمِيٌّa'jamiyyunI
13While thisوَهَذَاwahadhaCBICONJ+DEMوَand+هَذَاWhile this
14Is a languageلِسَانٌlisanunI
15Arabicعَرَبِيٌّ'arabiyyunI
16ClearمُبِينٌmubinunI

An-Nahl 16:104

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَهْدِيهِمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿104﴾

Indeed, those who do not believe in the verses of Allah - Allah will not guide them, and for them is a painful punishment.

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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3Do notلَاlaH
4Believeيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minunaF
5In the versesبِآيَاتِbi-ayatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+آيَاتِThe verses
6Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
7NotلَاlaH
8Allah will guide themيَهْدِيهِمُyahdihimuCBFV+PRONATTيَهْدِيAllah will guide+هِمُthem / their
9Allah will guide themاللَّهُl-lahuI
10And for themوَلَهُمْwalahumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَهُمْFor them
11Is a punishmentعَذَابٌ'adhabunI
12PainfulأَلِيمٌalimunI

An-Nahl 16:105

إِنَّمَا يَفْتَرِى ٱلْكَذِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَٰذِبُونَ ﴿105﴾

They only invent falsehood who do not believe in the verses of Allah, and it is those who are the liars.

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1OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
2They inventيَفْتَرِيyaftariF
3The falsehoodالْكَذِبَl-kadhibaIالthe+كَذِبَFalsehood
4Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
5Do notلَاlaH
6Believeيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minunaF
7In the versesبِآيَاتِbi-ayatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+آيَاتِThe verses
8Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
9And thoseوَأُولَئِكَwa-ula'ikaCBICONJ+DEMوَand+أُولَئِكَThose
10TheyهُمُhumuI
11Are the liarsالْكَاذِبُونَl-kadhibunaIالthe+كَاذِبُونَAre the liars

An-Nahl 16:106

مَن كَفَرَ بِٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ إِيمَٰنِهِۦٓ إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهُۥ مُطْمَئِنٌّۢ بِٱلْإِيمَٰنِ وَلَٰكِن مَّن شَرَحَ بِٱلْكُفْرِ صَدْرًا فَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿106﴾

Whoever disbelieves in Allah after his belief... except for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith. But those who [willingly] open their breasts to disbelief, upon them is wrath from Allah, and for them is a great punishment;

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1WhoeverمَنْmanI
2DisbelievesكَفَرَkafaraF
3In Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah
4AfterمِنْminH
5Afterبَعْدِba'diI
6His beliefإِيمَانِهِimanihiCBIN+PRONATTإِيمَانِHis belief+هِhim / his / it
7ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
8One whoمَنْmanI
9Is forcedأُكْرِهَukrihaF
10While his heartوَقَلْبُهُwaqalbuhuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+قَلْبُWhile his heart+هُhim / his / it
11Is contentمُطْمَئِنٌّmutma'innunI
12With the faithبِالْإِيمَانِbil-imaniCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+إِيمَانِFaith
13ButوَلَكِنْwalakinCBHCONJ+AMDوَand+لَكِنْBut
14One whoمَنْmanI
15OpensشَرَحَsharahaF
16To disbeliefبِالْكُفْرِbil-kufriCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+كُفْرِTo disbelief
17His breastصَدْرًاsadranI
18Then upon themفَعَلَيْهِمْfa'alayhimCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTفَso / then+عَلَيْهِمْUpon them
19Is a wrathغَضَبٌghadabunI
20OfمِنَminaH
21Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
22And for themوَلَهُمْwalahumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَهُمْFor them
23Is a punishmentعَذَابٌ'adhabunI
24Greatعَظِيمٌ'azimunI

An-Nahl 16:107

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ ٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا عَلَى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ ﴿107﴾

That is because they preferred the worldly life over the Hereafter and that Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.

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1That isذَلِكَdhalikaI
2Becauseبِأَنَّهُمُbi-annahumuCBHP+ACC+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَنَّBecause+هُمْthem / their
3They preferredاسْتَحَبُّواistahabbuF
4The lifeالْحَيَاةَl-hayataIالthe+حَيَاةَLife
5Of the worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاOf the world
6Overعَلَى'alaH
7The Hereafterالْآخِرَةِl-akhiratiIالthe+آخِرَةِHereafter
8And thatوَأَنَّwa-annaCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+أَنَّThat
9Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
10Does notلَاlaH
11GuideيَهْدِيyahdiF
12The peopleالْقَوْمَl-qawmaIالthe+قَوْمَPeople
13The disbelieversالْكَافِرِينَl-kafirinaIالthe+كَافِرِينَDisbelievers

An-Nahl 16:108

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَسَمْعِهِمْ وَأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ ۖ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰفِلُونَ ﴿108﴾

Those are the ones over whose hearts and hearing and vision Allah has sealed, and it is those who are the heedless.

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1Thoseأُولَئِكَula'ikaI
2Are the onesالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3Allah has set a sealطَبَعَtaba'aF
4Allah has set a sealاللَّهُl-lahuI
5Overعَلَى'alaH
6Their heartsقُلُوبِهِمْqulubihimCBIN+PRONATTقُلُوبِTheir hearts+هِمْthem / their
7And their hearingوَسَمْعِهِمْwasam'ihimCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+سَمْعِTheir hearing+هِمْthem / their
8And their sightوَأَبْصَارِهِمْwa-absarihimCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَبْصَارِTheir sight+هِمْthem / their
9And thoseوَأُولَئِكَwa-ula'ikaCBICONJ+DEMوَand+أُولَئِكَThose
10They areهُمُhumuI
11The heedlessالْغَافِلُونَl-ghafilunaIالthe+غَافِلُونَHeedless

An-Nahl 16:109

لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّهُمْ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ ﴿109﴾

Assuredly, it is they, in the Hereafter, who will be the losers.

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1NoلَاlaH
2DoubtجَرَمَjaramaI
3That theyأَنَّهُمْannahumCBHACC+PRONATTأَنَّThat+هُمْthem / their
4InفِيfiH
5The Hereafterالْآخِرَةِl-akhiratiIالthe+آخِرَةِHereafter
6[they]هُمُhumuI
7Are the losersالْخَاسِرُونَl-khasirunaIالthe+خَاسِرُونَAre the losers

An-Nahl 16:110

ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا فُتِنُوا۟ ثُمَّ جَٰهَدُوا۟ وَصَبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿110﴾

Then, indeed your Lord, to those who emigrated after they had been compelled [to renounce their religion] and thereafter fought [for the cause of Allah] and were patient - indeed, your Lord, after that, is Forgiving and Merciful

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1ThenثُمَّthummaH
2IndeedإِنَّinnaH
3Your LordرَبَّكَrabbakaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّYour Lord+كَyou / your
4To those whoلِلَّذِينَlilladhinaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who
5EmigratedهَاجَرُواhajaruF
6AfterمِنْminH
7Afterبَعْدِba'diI
8WhatمَاmaH
9They had been put to trialsفُتِنُواfutinuF
10ThenثُمَّthummaH
11Strove hardجَاهَدُواjahaduF
12And were patientوَصَبَرُواwasabaruCBFCONJ+Vوَand+صَبَرُواWere patient
13IndeedإِنَّinnaH
14Your LordرَبَّكَrabbakaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّYour Lord+كَyou / your
15After itمِنْminH
16After itبَعْدِهَاba'dihaCBIN+PRONATTبَعْدِAfter+هَاher / it / its
17Surely is oft forgivingلَغَفُورٌlaghafurunCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+غَفُورٌSurely is oft forgiving
18Most MercifulرَحِيمٌrahimunI

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