Surah An-Nahl

النحل

Surah 16 · Ruku 5 of 16 · ayahs 35–40 · Juz 14 · page 271 · Makki

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وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا عَبَدْنَا مِن دُونِهِۦ مِن شَىْءٍ نَّحْنُ وَلَآ ءَابَآؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن دُونِهِۦ مِن شَىْءٍ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ فَهَلْ عَلَى ٱلرُّسُلِ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ ﴿35﴾

And those who associate others with Allah say, "If Allah had willed, we would not have worshipped anything other than Him, neither we nor our fathers, nor would we have forbidden anything through other than Him." Thus did those do before them. So is there upon the messengers except [the duty of] clear notification?

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And saidوَقَالَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid
Those whoالَّذِينَI
Associate partners with AllahأَشْرَكُواF
IfلَوْH
Allah had willedشَاءَF
Allah had willedاللَّهُI
NotمَاH
We would have worshippedعَبَدْنَاF
Other than himمِنْH
Other than himدُونِهِCBIN+PRONATTدُونِOther than+هِhim / his / it
AnyمِنْH
ThingشَيْءٍI
WeنَحْنُI
And notوَلَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
Our forefathersآبَاؤُنَاCBIN+PRONATTآبَاؤُOur forefathers+نَاus / our
And notوَلَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
We would have forbiddenحَرَّمْنَاF
Other than himمِنْH
Other than himدُونِهِCBIN+PRONATTدُونِOther than+هِhim / his / it
AnythingمِنْH
AnythingشَيْءٍI
ThusكَذَلِكَCBIP+DEMكَlike+ذَلِكَThus
DidفَعَلَF
Those whoالَّذِينَI
Were before themمِنْH
Were before themقَبْلِهِمْCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِWere before+هِمْthem / their
Then is thereفَهَلْCBHCONJ+INTGفَso / then+هَلْIs there
OnعَلَىH
The MessengersالرُّسُلِIالthe+رُسُلِMessengers
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
The conveyanceالْبَلَاغُIالthe+بَلَاغُConveyance
ClearالْمُبِينُIالthe+مُبِينُClear

وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ ٱلطَّٰغُوتَ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةُ ۚ فَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿36﴾

And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and avoid Taghut." And among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom error was [deservedly] decreed. So proceed through the earth and observe how was the end of the deniers.

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And certainlyوَلَقَدْCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly
We sentبَعَثْنَاF
IntoفِيH
EveryكُلِّI
NationأُمَّةٍI
A MessengerرَسُولًاI
ThatأَنِH
WorshipاعْبُدُواF
AllahاللَّهَI
And avoidوَاجْتَنِبُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اجْتَنِبُواAvoid
The false deitiesالطَّاغُوتَIالthe+طَاغُوتَFalse deities
Then among themفَمِنْهُمْCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTفَso / then+مِنْهُمْAmong them
Were some whomمَنْI
Allah guidedهَدَىF
Allah guidedاللَّهُI
And among themوَمِنْهُمْCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+مِنْهُمْAmong them
Were someمَنْI
Was justifiedحَقَّتْF
On themعَلَيْهِCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+هِhim / his / it
The strayingالضَّلَالَةُIالthe+ضَلَالَةُStraying
So travelفَسِيرُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+سِيرُواTravel
InفِيH
The earthالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
And seeفَانْظُرُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+انْظُرُواAnd see
HowكَيْفَH
WasكَانَF
The endعَاقِبَةُI
Of the deniersالْمُكَذِّبِينَIالthe+مُكَذِّبِينَOf the deniers

إِن تَحْرِصْ عَلَىٰ هُدَىٰهُمْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى مَن يُضِلُّ ۖ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّٰصِرِينَ ﴿37﴾

[Even] if you should strive for their guidance, [O Muhammad], indeed, Allah does not guide those He sends astray, and they will have no helpers.

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IfإِنْH
You desireتَحْرِصْF
[for]عَلَىH
Their guidanceهُدَاهُمْCBIN+PRONATTهُدَاTheir guidance+هُمْthem / their
Then indeedفَإِنَّCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+إِنَّIndeed
AllahاللَّهَI
Will notلَاH
GuideيَهْدِيF
WhomمَنْI
He lets go astrayيُضِلُّF
And not areوَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot are
For themلَهُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
AnyمِنْH
HelpersنَاصِرِينَI

وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَٰنِهِمْ ۙ لَا يَبْعَثُ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَمُوتُ ۚ بَلَىٰ وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿38﴾

And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths [that] Allah will not resurrect one who dies. But yes - [it is] a true promise [binding] upon Him, but most of the people do not know.

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And they swearوَأَقْسَمُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَقْسَمُواThey swear
By AllahبِاللَّهِCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah
StrongestجَهْدَI
Of their oathsأَيْمَانِهِمْCBIN+PRONATTأَيْمَانِOf their oaths+هِمْthem / their
Allah will not resurrectلَاH
Allah will not resurrectيَبْعَثُF
Allah will not resurrectاللَّهُI
One whoمَنْI
DiesيَمُوتُF
NayبَلَىH
It is a promiseوَعْدًاI
Upon himعَلَيْهِCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِhim / his / it
In truthحَقًّاI
ButوَلَكِنَّCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+لَكِنَّBut
MostأَكْثَرَI
Of the mankindالنَّاسِIالthe+نَاسِOf the mankind
Do notلَاH
KnowيَعْلَمُونَF

لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ كَٰذِبِينَ ﴿39﴾

[It is] so He will make clear to them [the truth of] that wherein they differ and so those who have disbelieved may know that they were liars.

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That he will make clearلِيُبَيِّنَCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يُبَيِّنَThat he will make clear
To themلَهُمُCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمُthem / their
ThatالَّذِيI
They differيَخْتَلِفُونَF
WhereinفِيهِCBHP+PRONATTفِيWherein+هِhim / his / it
And that may knowوَلِيَعْلَمَCBFCONJ+P+Vوَand+لِfor / to+يَعْلَمَThat may know
Those whoالَّذِينَI
DisbelievedكَفَرُواF
That theyأَنَّهُمْCBHACC+PRONATTأَنَّThat+هُمْthem / their
WereكَانُواF
LiarsكَاذِبِينَI

إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَىْءٍ إِذَآ أَرَدْنَٰهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ﴿40﴾

Indeed, Our word to a thing when We intend it is but that We say to it, "Be," and it is.

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OnlyإِنَّمَاCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
Our wordقَوْلُنَاCBIN+PRONATTقَوْلُOur word+نَاus / our
To a thingلِشَيْءٍCBIP+Nلِfor / to+شَيْءٍA thing
WhenإِذَاI
We intend itأَرَدْنَاهُCBFV+PRONATTأَرَدْنَاWe intend+هُhim / his / it
Is thatأَنْH
We sayنَقُولَF
To itلَهُCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
BeكُنْF
And it isفَيَكُونُCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+يَكُونُAnd it is

English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.