Surah An-Nahl 16:111–119

النحل

Surah 16 · Ruku 15 of 16 · ayahs 111–119 · Juz 14 · pages 280–281 · Makki

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An-Nahl 16:111

يَوْمَ تَأْتِى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ تُجَٰدِلُ عَن نَّفْسِهَا وَتُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ ﴿111﴾

On the Day when every soul will come disputing for itself, and every soul will be fully compensated for what it did, and they will not be wronged.

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1On the dayيَوْمَyawmaI
2When will comeتَأْتِيta'tiF
3EveryكُلُّkulluI
4SoulنَفْسٍnafsinI
5PleadingتُجَادِلُtujadiluF
6Forعَنْ'anH
7ItselfنَفْسِهَاnafsihaCBIN+PRONATTنَفْسِItself+هَاher / it / its
8And will be paid in fullوَتُوَفَّىwatuwaffaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تُوَفَّىWill be paid in full
9EveryكُلُّkulluI
10SoulنَفْسٍnafsinI
11WhatمَاmaI
12It didعَمِلَتْ'amilatF
13And theyوَهُمْwahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُمْThey
14Will notلَاlaH
15Be wrongedيُظْلَمُونَyuzlamunaF

An-Nahl 16:112

وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا قَرْيَةً كَانَتْ ءَامِنَةً مُّطْمَئِنَّةً يَأْتِيهَا رِزْقُهَا رَغَدًا مِّن كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فَكَفَرَتْ بِأَنْعُمِ ٱللَّهِ فَأَذَٰقَهَا ٱللَّهُ لِبَاسَ ٱلْجُوعِ وَٱلْخَوْفِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَصْنَعُونَ ﴿112﴾

And Allah presents an example: a city which was safe and secure, its provision coming to it in abundance from every location, but it denied the favors of Allah. So Allah made it taste the envelopment of hunger and fear for what they had been doing.

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1And Allah sets forthوَضَرَبَwadarabaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ضَرَبَAllah sets forth
2And Allah sets forthاللَّهُl-lahuI
3A similitudeمَثَلًاmathalanI
4Of a townقَرْيَةًqaryatanI
5That wasكَانَتْkanatF
6SecureآمِنَةًaminatanI
7And contentمُطْمَئِنَّةًmutma'innatanI
8Coming to itيَأْتِيهَاya'tihaCBFV+PRONATTيَأْتِيComing to+هَاher / it / its
9Its provisionرِزْقُهَاrizquhaCBIN+PRONATTرِزْقُIts provision+هَاher / it / its
10In abundanceرَغَدًاraghadanI
11FromمِنْminH
12EveryكُلِّkulliI
13PlaceمَكَانٍmakaninI
14But it deniedفَكَفَرَتْfakafaratCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+كَفَرَتْBut it denied
15The favors of Allahبِأَنْعُمِbi-an'umiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+أَنْعُمِThe favors of Allah
16The favors of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
17So Allah made it tasteفَأَذَاقَهَاfa-adhaqahaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَذَاقَAllah made it taste+هَاher / it / its
18So Allah made it tasteاللَّهُl-lahuI
19The garbلِبَاسَlibasaI
20Of the hungerالْجُوعِl-ju'iIالthe+جُوعِOf the hunger
21And the fearوَالْخَوْفِwal-khawfiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+خَوْفِFear
22For whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاFor what
23They used toكَانُواkanuF
24Doيَصْنَعُونَyasna'unaF

An-Nahl 16:113

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ وَهُمْ ظَٰلِمُونَ ﴿113﴾

And there had certainly come to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they denied him; so punishment overtook them while they were wrongdoers.

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1And certainlyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly
2Came to themجَاءَهُمْja'ahumCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَCame to+هُمْthem / their
3A MessengerرَسُولٌrasulunI
4From among themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom among+هُمْthem / their
5But they denied himفَكَذَّبُوهُfakadhabuhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+كَذَّبُوBut they denied+هُhim / his / it
6So seized themفَأَخَذَهُمُfa-akhadhahumuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَخَذَSeized+هُمُthem / their
7The punishmentالْعَذَابُl-'adhabuIالthe+عَذَابُPunishment
8While theyوَهُمْwahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُمْWhile they
9Were wrongdoersظَالِمُونَzalimunaI

An-Nahl 16:114

فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ حَلَٰلًا طَيِّبًا وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿114﴾

Then eat of what Allah has provided for you [which is] lawful and good. And be grateful for the favor of Allah, if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.

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1So eatفَكُلُواfakuluCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+كُلُواEat
2Of whatمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat
3Allah has provided youرَزَقَكُمُrazaqakumuCBFV+PRONATTرَزَقَAllah has provided+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
4Allah has provided youاللَّهُl-lahuI
5LawfulحَلَالًاhalalanI
6And goodطَيِّبًاtayyibanI
7And be gratefulوَاشْكُرُواwa-ushkuruCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اشْكُرُواBe grateful
8For the favorنِعْمَتَni'mataI
9Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
10IfإِنْinH
11[you]كُنْتُمْkuntumF
12Him aloneإِيَّاهُiyyahuI
13You worshipتَعْبُدُونَta'budunaF

An-Nahl 16:115

إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَيْتَةَ وَٱلدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ ٱلْخِنزِيرِ وَمَآ أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ ٱللَّهِ بِهِۦ ۖ فَمَنِ ٱضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍ وَلَا عَادٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿115﴾

He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

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1OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
2He has forbiddenحَرَّمَharramaF
3To youعَلَيْكُمُ'alaykumuCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
4The dead animalالْمَيْتَةَl-maytataIالthe+مَيْتَةَDead animal
5And the bloodوَالدَّمَwal-damaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+دَمَBlood
6And the fleshوَلَحْمَwalahmaCBICONJ+Nوَand+لَحْمَThe flesh
7Of the swineالْخِنْزِيرِl-khinziriIالthe+خِنْزِيرِOf the swine
8And whatوَمَاwamaCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَاWhat
9Has been dedicatedأُهِلَّuhillaF
10To other thanلِغَيْرِlighayriCBIP+Nلِfor / to+غَيْرِOther than
11Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
12[with it]بِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
13But if oneفَمَنِfamaniCBICONJ+CONDفَso / then+مَنْBut if one
14Is forcedاضْطُرَّudturraF
15Without beingغَيْرَghayraI
16DisobedientبَاغٍbaghinI
17And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
18A transgressorعَادٍ'adinI
19Then indeedفَإِنَّfa-innaCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+إِنَّIndeed
20Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
21Is oft forgivingغَفُورٌghafurunI
22Most MercifulرَحِيمٌrahimunI

An-Nahl 16:116

وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ ٱلْكَذِبَ هَٰذَا حَلَٰلٌ وَهَٰذَا حَرَامٌ لِّتَفْتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُونَ ﴿116﴾

And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, "This is lawful and this is unlawful," to invent falsehood about Allah. Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed.

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1And do notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
2SayتَقُولُواtaquluF
3For that whichلِمَاlimaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+مَاThat which
4AssertتَصِفُtasifuF
5Your tonguesأَلْسِنَتُكُمُalsinatukumuCBIN+PRONATTأَلْسِنَتُYour tongues+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
6The lieالْكَذِبَl-kadhibaIالthe+كَذِبَLie
7ThisهَذَاhadhaI
8Is lawfulحَلَالٌhalalunI
9And thisوَهَذَاwahadhaCBICONJ+DEMوَand+هَذَاThis
10Is forbiddenحَرَامٌharamunI
11So that you inventلِتَفْتَرُواlitaftaruCBFP+Vلِfor / to+تَفْتَرُواSo that you invent
12Aboutعَلَى'alaH
13Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
14The lieالْكَذِبَl-kadhibaIالthe+كَذِبَLie
15IndeedإِنَّinnaH
16Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
17InventيَفْتَرُونَyaftarunaF
18Aboutعَلَى'alaH
19Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
20The lieالْكَذِبَl-kadhibaIالthe+كَذِبَLie
21They will not succeedلَاlaH
22They will not succeedيُفْلِحُونَyuflihunaF

An-Nahl 16:117

مَتَٰعٌ قَلِيلٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿117﴾

[It is but] a brief enjoyment, and they will have a painful punishment.

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1An enjoymentمَتَاعٌmata'unI
2LittleقَلِيلٌqalilunI
3And for themوَلَهُمْwalahumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَهُمْFor them
4Is a punishmentعَذَابٌ'adhabunI
5PainfulأَلِيمٌalimunI

An-Nahl 16:118

وَعَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ حَرَّمْنَا مَا قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَمَا ظَلَمْنَٰهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ ﴿118﴾

And to those who are Jews We have prohibited that which We related to you before. And We did not wrong them [thereby], but they were wronging themselves.

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1And toوَعَلَىwa'alaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+عَلَىTo
2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3Are jewsهَادُواhaduF
4We have forbiddenحَرَّمْنَاharramnaF
5WhatمَاmaI
6We relatedقَصَصْنَاqasasnaF
7To youعَلَيْكَ'alaykaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+كَyou / your
8BeforeمِنْminH
9BeforeقَبْلُqabluI
10And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
11We wronged themظَلَمْنَاهُمْzalamnahumCBFV+PRONATTظَلَمْنَاWe wronged+هُمْthem / their
12ButوَلَكِنْwalakinCBHCONJ+AMDوَand+لَكِنْBut
13They used toكَانُواkanuF
14ThemselvesأَنْفُسَهُمْanfusahumCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسَthemselves+هُمْthem / their
15WrongيَظْلِمُونَyazlimunaF

An-Nahl 16:119

ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ عَمِلُوا۟ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَٰلَةٍ ثُمَّ تَابُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوٓا۟ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿119﴾

Then, indeed your Lord, to those who have done wrong out of ignorance and then repent after that and correct themselves - indeed, your Lord, thereafter, is Forgiving and Merciful.

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1ThenثُمَّthummaH
2IndeedإِنَّinnaH
3Your LordرَبَّكَrabbakaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّYour Lord+كَyou / your
4To those whoلِلَّذِينَlilladhinaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who
5Didعَمِلُوا'amiluF
6Evilالسُّوءَl-su'aIالthe+سُوءَEvil
7In ignoranceبِجَهَالَةٍbijahalatinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+جَهَالَةٍIgnorance
8ThenثُمَّthummaH
9RepentedتَابُواtabuF
10AfterمِنْminH
11Afterبَعْدِba'diI
12ThatذَلِكَdhalikaI
13And corrected themselvesوَأَصْلَحُواwa-aslahuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَصْلَحُواCorrected themselves
14IndeedإِنَّinnaH
15Your LordرَبَّكَrabbakaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّYour Lord+كَyou / your
16After thatمِنْminH
17After thatبَعْدِهَاba'dihaCBIN+PRONATTبَعْدِAfter that+هَاher / it / its
18Is surely oft forgivingلَغَفُورٌlaghafurunCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+غَفُورٌIs surely oft forgiving
19Most MercifulرَحِيمٌrahimunI

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