Surah An-Nahl

النحل

Surah 16 · Ruku 7 of 16 · ayahs 51–60 · Juz 14 · pages 272–273 · Makki

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وَقَالَ ٱللَّهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ إِلَٰهَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ ۖ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ ۖ فَإِيَّٰىَ فَٱرْهَبُونِ ﴿51﴾

And Allah has said, "Do not take for yourselves two deities. He is but one God, so fear only Me."

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And Allah has saidوَقَالَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَAllah has said
And Allah has saidاللَّهُI
Do notلَاH
TakeتَتَّخِذُواF
[two] godsإِلَهَيْنِI
TwoاثْنَيْنِI
OnlyإِنَّمَاCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
HeهُوَI
Is godإِلَهٌI
OneوَاحِدٌI
So me aloneفَإِيَّايَCBICONJ+PRONNASBفَso / then+إِيَّايَMe alone
You fear [me]فَارْهَبُونِCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+ارْهَبُYou fear [me]+ونِme

وَلَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَهُ ٱلدِّينُ وَاصِبًا ۚ أَفَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ تَتَّقُونَ ﴿52﴾

And to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and to Him is [due] worship constantly. Then is it other than Allah that you fear?

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And to him belongsوَلَهُCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَهُTo him belongs
WhateverمَاI
Is inفِيH
The heavensالسَّمَاوَاتِIالthe+سَمَوَاتِHeavens
And the earthوَالْأَرْضِCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْضِEarth
And to himوَلَهُCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَهُTo him
Is due the worshipالدِّينُIالthe+دِينُIs due the worship
ConstantlyوَاصِبًاI
Then is it other thanأَفَغَيْرَCBIINTG+CONJ+Nأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+غَيْرَIs it other than
AllahاللَّهِI
You fearتَتَّقُونَF

وَمَا بِكُم مِّن نِّعْمَةٍ فَمِنَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِذَا مَسَّكُمُ ٱلضُّرُّ فَإِلَيْهِ تَجْـَٔرُونَ ﴿53﴾

And whatever you have of favor - it is from Allah. Then when adversity touches you, to Him you cry for help.

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And whateverوَمَاCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَاWhatever
You haveبِكُمْCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
OfمِنْH
FavorنِعْمَةٍI
Is fromفَمِنَCBHCONJ+Pفَso / then+مِنْIs from
AllahاللَّهِI
ThenثُمَّH
WhenإِذَاI
Touches youمَسَّكُمُCBFV+PRONATTمَسَّTouches+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
The adversityالضُّرُّIالthe+ضُرُّAdversity
Then to himفَإِلَيْهِCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTفَso / then+إِلَيْهِTo him
You cry for helpتَجْأَرُونَF

ثُمَّ إِذَا كَشَفَ ٱلضُّرَّ عَنكُمْ إِذَا فَرِيقٌ مِّنكُم بِرَبِّهِمْ يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿54﴾

Then when He removes the adversity from you, at once a party of you associates others with their Lord

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ThenثُمَّH
WhenإِذَاI
He removesكَشَفَF
The adversityالضُّرَّIالthe+ضُرَّAdversity
From youعَنْكُمْCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
BeholdإِذَاI
A groupفَرِيقٌI
Of youمِنْكُمْCBHP+PRONATTمِنْOf+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
With their LordبِرَبِّهِمْCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+رَبِّTheir Lord+هِمْthem / their
Associate othersيُشْرِكُونَF

لِيَكْفُرُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ ۚ فَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ ۖ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿55﴾

So they will deny what We have given them. Then enjoy yourselves, for you are going to know.

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So as to denyلِيَكْفُرُواCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَكْفُرُواSo as to deny
That whichبِمَاCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاThat which
We have given themآتَيْنَاهُمْCBFV+PRONATTآتَيْنَاWe have given+هُمْthem / their
Then enjoy yourselvesفَتَمَتَّعُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَمَتَّعُواEnjoy yourselves
SoonفَسَوْفَCBHCONJ+FUTفَso / then+سَوْفَSoon
You will knowتَعْلَمُونَF

وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ نَصِيبًا مِّمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ ۗ تَٱللَّهِ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمْ تَفْتَرُونَ ﴿56﴾

And they assign to what they do not know a portion of that which We have provided them. By Allah, you will surely be questioned about what you used to invent.

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And they assignوَيَجْعَلُونَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَجْعَلُونَThey assign
To whatلِمَاCBIP+RELلِfor / to+مَاWhat
NotلَاH
They knowيَعْلَمُونَF
A portionنَصِيبًاI
Of whatمِمَّاCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat
We have provided themرَزَقْنَاهُمْCBFV+PRONATTرَزَقْنَاWe have provided+هُمْthem / their
By AllahتَاللَّهِCBIP+PNتَby (oath)+اللَّهِBy Allah
Surely you will be askedلَتُسْأَلُنَّCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+تُسْأَلُSurely you will be asked+نَّemphasis
About whatعَمَّاCBIP+RELعَنabout / from=مَاwhat
You used toكُنْتُمْF
InventتَفْتَرُونَF

وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ ٱلْبَنَٰتِ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ ۙ وَلَهُم مَّا يَشْتَهُونَ ﴿57﴾

And they attribute to Allah daughters - exalted is He - and for them is what they desire.

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And they assignوَيَجْعَلُونَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَجْعَلُونَThey assign
To AllahلِلَّهِCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah
DaughtersالْبَنَاتِIالthe+بَنَاتِDaughters
Glory be to himسُبْحَانَهُCBIN+PRONATTسُبْحَانَGlory be to+هُhim / his / it
And for themوَلَهُمْCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَهُمْFor them
Is whatمَاI
They desireيَشْتَهُونَF

وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ ﴿58﴾

And when one of them is informed of [the birth of] a female, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.

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And whenوَإِذَاCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen
Is given good newsبُشِّرَF
To one of themأَحَدُهُمْCBINUM+PRONATTأَحَدُTo one of+هُمْthem / their
Of a femaleبِالْأُنْثَىCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+أُنْثَىOf a female
TurnsظَلَّF
His faceوَجْهُهُCBIN+PRONATTوَجْهُHis face+هُhim / his / it
DarkمُسْوَدًّاI
And heوَهُوَCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَHe
Suppresses griefكَظِيمٌI

يَتَوَٰرَىٰ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ مِن سُوٓءِ مَا بُشِّرَ بِهِۦٓ ۚ أَيُمْسِكُهُۥ عَلَىٰ هُونٍ أَمْ يَدُسُّهُۥ فِى ٱلتُّرَابِ ۗ أَلَا سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ ﴿59﴾

He hides himself from the people because of the ill of which he has been informed. Should he keep it in humiliation or bury it in the ground? Unquestionably, evil is what they decide.

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He hides himselfيَتَوَارَىF
FromمِنَH
The peopleالْقَوْمِIالthe+قَوْمِPeople
Because ofمِنْH
The evilسُوءِI
Of whatمَاI
He has been given good newsبُشِّرَF
AboutبِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
Should he keep itأَيُمْسِكُهُCBFINTG+V+PRONATTأَis it? / did?+يُمْسِكُShould he keep+هُhim / his / it
InعَلَىH
HumiliationهُونٍI
OrأَمْH
Bury itيَدُسُّهُCBFV+PRONATTيَدُسُّBury+هُhim / his / it
InفِيH
The dustالتُّرَابِIالthe+تُرَابِDust
UnquestionablyأَلَاHأَنْthat=لَاnot
EvilسَاءَF
Is whatمَاI
They decideيَحْكُمُونَF

لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ مَثَلُ ٱلسَّوْءِ ۖ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْمَثَلُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ﴿60﴾

For those who do not believe in the Hereafter is the description of evil; and for Allah is the highest attribute. And He is Exalted in Might, the Wise.

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For those whoلِلَّذِينَCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who
Do notلَاH
BelieveيُؤْمِنُونَF
In the HereafterبِالْآخِرَةِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+آخِرَةِHereafter
Is a similitudeمَثَلُI
Of the evilالسَّوْءِIالthe+سَوْءِOf the evil
And for AllahوَلِلَّهِCBICONJ+P+PNوَand+لِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah
Is the similitudeالْمَثَلُIالthe+مَثَلُIs the similitude
The highestالْأَعْلَىIالthe+أَعْلَىHighest
And heوَهُوَCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَHe
Is the all mightyالْعَزِيزُIالthe+عَزِيزُIs the all mighty
All wiseالْحَكِيمُIالthe+حَكِيمُAll wise

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.