Surah An-Nahl 16:51–60

النحل

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

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An-Nahl 16:51

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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1And Allah has saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَAllah has said
2And Allah has saidاللَّهُl-lahuI
3Do notلَاlaH
4TakeتَتَّخِذُواtattakhidhuF
5[two] godsإِلَهَيْنِilahayniI
6TwoاثْنَيْنِithnayniI
7OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
8HeهُوَhuwaI
9Is godإِلَهٌilahunI
10OneوَاحِدٌwahidunI
11So me aloneفَإِيَّايَfa-iyyayaCBICONJ+PRONNASBفَso / then+إِيَّايَMe alone
12You fear [me]فَارْهَبُونِfa-irhabuniCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+ارْهَبُYou fear [me]+ونِme

An-Nahl 16:52

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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1And to him belongsوَلَهُwalahuCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَهُTo him belongs
2WhateverمَاmaI
3Is inفِيfiH
4The heavensالسَّمَاوَاتِl-samawatiIالthe+سَمَوَاتِHeavens
5And the earthوَالْأَرْضِwal-ardiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْضِEarth
6And to himوَلَهُwalahuCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَهُTo him
7Is due the worshipالدِّينُl-dinuIالthe+دِينُIs due the worship
8ConstantlyوَاصِبًاwasibanI
9Then is it other thanأَفَغَيْرَafaghayraCBIINTG+CONJ+Nأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+غَيْرَIs it other than
10Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
11You fearتَتَّقُونَtattaqunaF

An-Nahl 16:53

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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1And whateverوَمَاwamaCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَاWhatever
2You haveبِكُمْbikumCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
3OfمِنْminH
4Favorنِعْمَةٍni'matinI
5Is fromفَمِنَfaminaCBHCONJ+Pفَso / then+مِنْIs from
6Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
7ThenثُمَّthummaH
8WhenإِذَاidhaI
9Touches youمَسَّكُمُmassakumuCBFV+PRONATTمَسَّTouches+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
10The adversityالضُّرُّl-duruIالthe+ضُرُّAdversity
11Then to himفَإِلَيْهِfa-ilayhiCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTفَso / then+إِلَيْهِTo him
12You cry for helpتَجْأَرُونَtaj'arunaF

An-Nahl 16:54

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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1ThenثُمَّthummaH
2WhenإِذَاidhaI
3He removesكَشَفَkashafaF
4The adversityالضُّرَّl-duraIالthe+ضُرَّAdversity
5From youعَنْكُمْ'ankumCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
6BeholdإِذَاidhaI
7A groupفَرِيقٌfariqunI
8Of youمِنْكُمْminkumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْOf+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
9With their LordبِرَبِّهِمْbirabbihimCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+رَبِّTheir Lord+هِمْthem / their
10Associate othersيُشْرِكُونَyushrikunaF

An-Nahl 16:55

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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1So as to denyلِيَكْفُرُواliyakfuruCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَكْفُرُواSo as to deny
2That whichبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاThat which
3We have given themآتَيْنَاهُمْataynahumCBFV+PRONATTآتَيْنَاWe have given+هُمْthem / their
4Then enjoy yourselvesفَتَمَتَّعُواfatamatta'uCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَمَتَّعُواEnjoy yourselves
5SoonفَسَوْفَfasawfaCBHCONJ+FUTفَso / then+سَوْفَSoon
6You will knowتَعْلَمُونَta'lamunaF

An-Nahl 16:56

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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1And they assignوَيَجْعَلُونَwayaj'alunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَجْعَلُونَThey assign
2To whatلِمَاlimaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+مَاWhat
3NotلَاlaH
4They knowيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF
5A portionنَصِيبًاnasibanI
6Of whatمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat
7We have provided themرَزَقْنَاهُمْrazaqnahumCBFV+PRONATTرَزَقْنَاWe have provided+هُمْthem / their
8By Allahتَاللَّهِtal-lahiCBIP+PNتَby (oath)+اللَّهِBy Allah
9Surely you will be askedلَتُسْأَلُنَّlatus'alunnaCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+تُسْأَلُSurely you will be asked+نَّemphasis
10About whatعَمَّا'ammaCBIP+RELعَنabout / from=مَاwhat
11You used toكُنْتُمْkuntumF
12InventتَفْتَرُونَtaftarunaF

An-Nahl 16:57

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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1And they assignوَيَجْعَلُونَwayaj'alunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَجْعَلُونَThey assign
2To AllahلِلَّهِlillahiCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah
3Daughtersالْبَنَاتِl-banatiIالthe+بَنَاتِDaughters
4Glory be to himسُبْحَانَهُsubhanahuCBIN+PRONATTسُبْحَانَGlory be to+هُhim / his / it
5And for themوَلَهُمْwalahumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَهُمْFor them
6Is whatمَاmaI
7They desireيَشْتَهُونَyashtahunaF

An-Nahl 16:58

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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1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen
2Is given good newsبُشِّرَbushiraF
3To one of themأَحَدُهُمْahaduhumCBINUM+PRONATTأَحَدُTo one of+هُمْthem / their
4Of a femaleبِالْأُنْثَىbil-unthaCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+أُنْثَىOf a female
5TurnsظَلَّzallaF
6His faceوَجْهُهُwajhuhuCBIN+PRONATTوَجْهُHis face+هُhim / his / it
7DarkمُسْوَدًّاmuswaddanI
8And heوَهُوَwahuwaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَHe
9Suppresses griefكَظِيمٌkazimunI

An-Nahl 16:59

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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1He hides himselfيَتَوَارَىyatawaraF
2FromمِنَminaH
3The peopleالْقَوْمِl-qawmiIالthe+قَوْمِPeople
4Because ofمِنْminH
5The evilسُوءِsu'iI
6Of whatمَاmaI
7He has been given good newsبُشِّرَbushiraF
8AboutبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
9Should he keep itأَيُمْسِكُهُayumsikuhuCBFINTG+V+PRONATTأَis it? / did?+يُمْسِكُShould he keep+هُhim / his / it
10Inعَلَى'alaH
11HumiliationهُونٍhuninI
12OrأَمْamH
13Bury itيَدُسُّهُyadussuhuCBFV+PRONATTيَدُسُّBury+هُhim / his / it
14InفِيfiH
15The dustالتُّرَابِl-turabiIالthe+تُرَابِDust
16UnquestionablyأَلَاalaHأَنْthat=لَاnot
17Evilسَاءَsa'aF
18Is whatمَاmaI
19They decideيَحْكُمُونَyahkumunaF

An-Nahl 16:60

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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1For those whoلِلَّذِينَlilladhinaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who
2Do notلَاlaH
3Believeيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minunaF
4In the Hereafterبِالْآخِرَةِbil-akhiratiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+آخِرَةِHereafter
5Is a similitudeمَثَلُmathaluI
6Of the evilالسَّوْءِl-saw'iIالthe+سَوْءِOf the evil
7And for AllahوَلِلَّهِwalillahiCBICONJ+P+PNوَand+لِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah
8Is the similitudeالْمَثَلُl-mathaluIالthe+مَثَلُIs the similitude
9The highestالْأَعْلَىl-a'laIالthe+أَعْلَىHighest
10And heوَهُوَwahuwaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَHe
11Is the all mightyالْعَزِيزُl-'azizuIالthe+عَزِيزُIs the all mighty
12All wiseالْحَكِيمُl-hakimuIالthe+حَكِيمُAll wise

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